New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-01
CHILDREN OF REVOLUTIONARY SIZES.

A paragraph was printed In The Tribune some weeks
ago. mcntioning-not rs n fact but opinion. and
not The Trbune's own opinion hut that " an es-
tcemed Western exchangc-that certain persons therein
referred to the only surviving children OF Rcvo-
luionary sircs. Since that time The Tribune has
printed at least a score OF more Of persons
claiming like parenage. The various paragraphs
upon the subject by Tribune readers, copied
Into and commented upon by other newspapers, have
elected many such names all OF which goes 10
justify the belief several times expressed by The Trb
une that the roll was susceptible OF considerable
extension. These persons have been reported since
the last reference was made in these columns:
Alexander Edminster. DiXmcnt Centre, Me-. nged
sixty five Of Noah. who enlisted in so ut the
OF fifteen Charles Butler Ii. d.. OF Medad Conn.,;
Major General Francis T.. Pinto Of William Conn.,
Hiram Clarke. son OF Watrous: Dwight Morris. son OF
Captain John CONN.,: John De Puyster Douw, son
OF J. De Puyster ALBANY County, n. "; John l..
Ill., son OF Nicholas New York;; Henry Vaudeville.
son Of Henry II. New-Jersey) these four children
Of Jared Knapp, who was OF washlngtons life
guards and escorted Andre to his execution Charles
H.. aged eighty ninc Warsaw y. y; George W.. aged
eighty five Bellevue. Mich. Julius b., aged seventy
four dwatcr. Mich, and Mrs. Jane f. Human. aged
eighty three, Ietaluma. Cal; Mrs. julia a. Monroe,
aged eighty -thrcc. Wcavervlllc, Cal. daughter of
Jesse Wooden Conn.,; Albert storer. Ncw-iork
city, son Of Lieutenant Ebenczcr, and present pos
SCISSOR OF his fathers sword and certificate OF mem
bershp In the Order OF tho Cincinnati; NJ NJ bullock
aged eighty seven, IIsdalc. y. Y, Of Comfort;
Mrs. Nancy ;. smith, Washington Heights (Ncw York
city, aged eighty one. daughter OF Ezra Schoield who
six feet inches high yet the smallest II seven
brothers who served In the Revolution; Miss Mary
Is nch Egbcrs, aged ninety four Albany, y. T.. daugh
tr OF Anthony these four children OF Elisha
Clifford Of Putnam County, " y: The Rev. Elisha, OF
Cambridge. Mass. aged less than sixty Van Il. (resi
dcrce not given Miss LoIdiska (rcsdcncc not gven),
and Mrs. Nancy A. Warren. Of stamford. Conn:
Caleb Baldwin, Orange, y. j., age nearly
ninety three, OF Caleb; Mrs l.. A. Cole Passaic.
y. j. daughter of EnOch Iaskin. OF Norwich. Conn.
a boy teamster Francis j. and susan Chadwick, Cam
eron County Penn. jeremiah Chadwick southport.
Penn: John &. Corwln. Friendship, ~ Y; Noah aud
William Frazee, Of Jonas. who was buried In the
Nerc. Cemetery, near Cincinnati, Ohio. Caleb Munger,
To,0ra, Ohio aged nearly ninety, sister, aged ninety
two. and brother. aged eighty, children OF Eben Nun
eighty nine THIN, ohio. daughter Of William Harris,
n native of Philadelphia Mrs. sarah Ann Crosby. aged
nearly ninety one, Anclcc. Fla daughter Of jeremiah
CaprDn. John ". Rcdngton. scranton, Penn, Joseph
A Rcdington Cleveland children of John RedingtOn
Comm: MR.. Rachel Elvir, scott aged eighty four.
Vienna, Trumbull County. ohio. daughter Of AmaSa
scoyIlle Comm: Luciu> II. Wing. aged seventy, OF
Newark OHIO. and Colonel Joseph n Wing. aged eighty
two NOrth bloomfield. ohio. sons Of Bani Mrs. Kate
HUT Robinson aged eighty three probably living In
springfield Mo-. daughter 81 John HUT va. these
four children ~ Willard Church: The Rev Nolney aged
eighty nine East saginaw. Mich the Rev. Leroy. aged
seventy nine Chicago the Rev. Lafayette aged seventy
six tratot County. Mich. and Mrs. Iiuldah Wood,
aged eighty Six Adrian. Mich.