Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-24
CLEvELANDs GRANDMOTHER.
Something About His Family on the Ma
ternal Side.
Springfield (KaSs.) Repu5licq,s.


In various papers there have been &C.
counts of Gov. CleYeland's paternaI an.
cestry, but none of the maternal, which
to this part Of the country should be es.
pecially interesting. At the foot of Mount
TekOa IS large tWO-stOry dwelling
known as the Falley house. Richard Fai-
ley, the progenitor of the Falley families
a native of the Isle of Guernsey, came
here with the early settlers
of New England and built the
mansion still standing, though so often
remodeled that the present building ON
the original foundation could not be re-
cOgnlZed by the builder. Passing up the
Montgomery road on the right of the
house is a deep rocky ravine. through
which, until the town of Westfield with
a sacrilegious hand diverted it from its
natural bed, there ran one of the purest
Of mountain streams. On a spot near the.
present reservoirs Richard FaIley, pre-
ViOus to the Revolution, built a gun fac
tory, and, safely hid from British spies.
assisted by his sons Russell and Richard.
did good service to their countrymen in
the manufacture of muskets.
Richard Falley was the father of seven
boys and three girls. The second of these
girls, Margaret Falley, became the wife
e william Cleveland, Ruth FalIey of
samuel Allen, and Loyieo Falloy Of No
dad Fowler, whom old Inhabitants recall
as a resident Of Westfeld, living at the
east end Of Silver street. Among her
cnlldfen was Margaret, who became the
wife of Deacon j. H. W. Atkins. who
lived and died in the old Fowler house on
SILVER street. The youngest of her family.
LoYlsa, was the wife of Alvin Fowler.
ana stlll lives on Silver street, and she
and her brother in the West are the
only surviving members of their
generation. When the site of the
present Methodist church was chosen
another old Landmark fell under the march
OF m6ern improvement. WestfieId peo-
pie recall the old DIR. Holland house.
Wnlel stood for so many years on the
south side OF the green and was known
10 lne previous generation as the AtWater
mouse. Probably the present generation
are net aware that this house was built
ana for many years occupied by the Fall
ley FAMILY, and here it is supposed that
Margaret Falley, the grandmother of
Gr.Ver Cleveland, was born, spent her
eaIy days, and was married to William
CIVeland, then removing from Westfield |
IoNOrWlch, Conn. Some of the FalleY |
ianly are buried in the old cemetery and |
OILERS in the cemetery on Mount Tekoa. !
Fessneld has not only been the home of |
Tn immediate ancestors of Grover CIeye-
lad, but 1t is still the home of his blood |
reatOns, Mrs. Alvin Flower being his |
own cousin. AT quite recent date the |
Mmnt Tekoa homestead of Richard Fail |
leyWas visited by Is or 30 of his descend |
ans, one of them an influential gentle |
mn in business circles of New York CITY. /
Wose elegant home is in Connecticut. |
We're reside several others of the party,
a eager to take their part in electing |
tfIr klnsman President of the
Tilted States. The party rolled along
tb shady ways to the foot of the
muntain, and rested under the two |
lace maple trees in front OF the house:
thy We're most kindly escorted about
Mr.. WillistOn, whose family are the
resent occupants; they examined the old
one walls, stood on the huge stone steps
here Russell, Richard, Ruth, Margaret
nd Loyisa may have eaten their bread
adj molasses or hominy and milk, climbed !
! the immense fiat rock where they
tnced, and to the summit of Mount Te-
La, the lookout for British spies; admired
6 remarkably fine plum, peach. pear
I'D apple orchards, first set out by Rich
al Falley, and searched for the exact To-
dlon OF the gun factory, but dense woods
al changed water courses made the
arch not entirely successful,