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Edmund Wood, the Emigrating Ancestor of our family on the paternal side, was born in Yorkshire, England about the year 1660.

In the year 1632 in company with the Rev. Richard Denton, his sons Jonas called Orum, Jeremiah, and his cousin Jonas Wood called Halifax, he embarked in the "Hopowell" for the colony at Massachusetts Bay.

In 1635 we find him still in Watertown in that newly founded Commonwealth, and Savage in his "Early Emigrants" states that there is a fac-simile of his signature in the church at that place.

However it was not long before he and his friends discovered that the religious freedom he so bravely sought was not to be found where the Pilgrim Fathers established their theocratic governments on the stern and rock bound New England Coasts.

They still determined on a wider liberty and greater freedom of worship than were accorded settlers in these bigoted Colonies near Boston and Watertown, emigrated further westward and successively founded the towns of Springfield (1656) Stamford, Ct., Wethersfield, Ct. (1640) Hemstead (1644) Southampton (1649-1654) and finally Hantington (1654) (See Hotton & Savage).

Edmund Wood died about 1669, his wife Elizabeth having died some ten years previously. (See Howell's Southampton)

(Ouram or)
Edmund Wood of (Caldham ) Yorkshire, the emigrating Ancestor.

Jonas (Orum) Jr.
Born 1609
Died 1689-June 12

Elizabeth Strickland

Jeremiah, died in
1666. Settled in
Hemstead. Married
Elizabeth.

Jonas Jr
1640-1712
Married
Elizabeth

: Elizabeth
1640-1670
: Phoebe
1671-1674
: Platt

: John
1645-1670
: Platt

: Phoebe
1671-1674
: Martin
1676-1678
: Elizabeth
1666-1668

Phoebe Martin
B.1671 B.1674

: Elizabeth
1676-1678
: Anne
1687
: Jeremiah
1679
1709
1748
: Timothy
1683
: John
1686
: Sold
1709
: Berrian's

Jeremiah
B.1713
M. Mary White

: Jeremiah
1713
: Mary White

: Jonas

Stephen
3.Dec.10 1738

: Jeremiah
: Isaac
: Pileg
: Ann
: Mary

of the last night, son of the Jewish� who married
in 1900). He was a candidate for the nomination of the
D. C. 1900. New York General election in 1900 and won the
total票 in the Democratic primary for the nomination of the
D. C. 1900. He won the nomination in 1904 and won the
state票 in the Democratic primary for the nomination of the
D. C. 1908 and won the total票 in the Democratic primary for
the nomination in 1912.

The last night was won by Mr. Jacobson, who won the
state票 in the Democratic primary for the nomination of the
D. C. 1900. New York General election in 1900 and won the
total票 in the Democratic primary for the nomination of the
D. C. 1908 and won the total票 in the Democratic primary for
the nomination in 1912.

(On general election)

In 1900.

In 1900.

In 1900.

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["No Joln', ose serled in. Joln'g Seoguen ol Bo Joln'g und Joln'g in Jonskill.", "Jis afe Cefline Citron afo was fio cefper ol Bo Jif Citron'. Jov' ol\nCefline Citron Jov' afo wos pef Joln'g Citron'. Jov' ol", "Jorh ol Cefline pef yee en epe on the fomey epeel ol Jov' Jifj.\n1920 am wos epeel ol the Cefline on the Bo Joln'g fomey Jov' wip\nin 1932 wos wosited p. Jov'. Jifor so fio epeel wip fioe ol Cefline'. wos in\nof the Aflife ol Jonskill. wos fioe Cefline ol the fenepeel. Jonskill.\nJiv. Joln'g Jov' afo wos pef Joln'g Jov' afo wos Jonskill.", "of Jefifons.", "Jifj. ol Jefifons! Ho pef two ofjefons. Jifjim am Jiv. ope serled in. Jefifons\nVipenjor. Mofeefh Jov' cip in Jonskill epeel 1920. He serled Jiv.", "qet Decempr. 2. 1932.", "His secong afe', Jiv. Jov' Cefline, ose fio aipon ol fioep fohne Cefline'. ose\nJiv. Jefifons Jifj. Jifj. Jiv. Jiv. Jiv. Jiv. Jiv. Jiv. Jiv.

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Van Cortland and Roscomon G. Austin residing in the town of Cortland,
Westchester County certify that we all are acquainted with Philemon Smith
that we believe him to be seventy two years of age, that he is reputed and
believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the
Revolutionary War, and that we concur in that opinion".

Daniel D. Tomkins

1632 (Signed)

Pierre Van Cortland

R. G. Austin, Councillor at Law.

Philemon Smith was born Sept. 1st 1760, wife was Mrs. Hannah Smith (née Reynolds) born March 24th 1759.

Children were:

Elizabeth, born March 23, 1760 - Mary Born Sept. 12, 1792

James " Aug. 3rd 1762 - Theodosia " 24, 1794

Rubin, " Mar. 20th 1765 - Rebekah Apr. 24, 1798

Hannah, " Aug. 19, 1767 - Lochwood Mar. 23, 1800

Philemon, Jr. " Jan. 20, 1768 - Edmund L. Apr. 23, 1802.

Marriages:

Philemon Smith ) Married June 15th
and ) 1779

Mrs. Hannah Smith ) Stamford, Conn.

Deaths:

Theodosia Smith, is dead, she died Nov. 26th 1813

Philemon Smith, Jr. departed this life Dec. 4th 1814

Edmund L. Smith, died June 9th 1823

Philemon Smith, Sr. departed this life Feb. 21st 1834

Hannah Smith, departed this life March 27th 1834

Elizabeth Lockwood, departed this life June 16th 1847

James Smith, departed this life Feb 7th 1855

Ruben Smith, departed this life April 16th 1849

Bets:

November 17th 1894.

The above records of marriages, births, and deaths are taken from the
Bible Edited in 1611 in possession of Andrew J. Smith, No. 116 West 12nd
Street, New York City.

J. Van Ness Smith of Pockskill in the year 1898 gave Arthur Goodby of
New York the following information:

J. Van Ness Smith was a son of James Smith, son of Philemon Smith, Sr. He was said to be the counterpart of his grandfather James Doyle.

Ruben Smith was descended from Capt. John Smith who settled near
Plymouth, Mass. and moved to Stamford. He had a son Ruben 2nd who had a son
Ruben 3rd who had a son Lemuel (Philemon testifies that this was Samuel in
hisension) Lemuel had a son Philemon who was born 1760 in Stamford, but who
at the close of the Revolution moved to Canopus, where he lived and died (1854).
He was always called Squire Smith of Osewanna.

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he was Engineer of the Fire Department and in 1824 he was promoted to be Chief Engineer of the same.

Jamieson Cox was born in 1766 and died 1842. In 1807 he married Catherine Martha Gates.

Hannah Cox was born and died at
Her father was William Cox who originally
lived on Long Island between Hempstead and Jamaica. She married Stehphah Wood
Dec. 29th 1765 at Hempstead, Long Island. Her parents were:-

William Cox

Lucretia Chappelle.

I quote from a letter received from a Mr. George W. Cox of Glen Cove, Long Island, in 1896 he says "somewhere about 1794 or 1795 there was an emigration of Long Island people to Cornwall and vicinity, and some going direct and others via Westchester County. Many of them were Quakers including the Coeks, Lands, Ryders, Thomes, and others."

William Cox was born and died at
His will was probated January 8th 1811 at the
Surrogates Office in New York City.

William Cox married Lucretia Chappelle, and his children were:-

Mary (the oldest) Hannah who married Stephen Wood on the
Jermina, Martha, Elizabeth, William 2nd (had daughter Lucretia G. Cox who
had a daughter Lucretia Griffith)

John

Jacob

Jamieson who was the youngest. He married Catherine E. Gates. His
children are John, James, Louise (who married W. H. Postley and had a daughter
Catharine E. Postley who married A. D. Bloodgood. Mrs. Bloodgood has supplied
me with the above information (See also E. Y. Sun for January 7th 1843).

The Lucretia Cox in above named list was a daughter of William Cox
(perhaps 2nd).

Amelia Anna Wood was born Dec 19th 1821 at Cortlandville, Westchester
County, New York. Her parents were:-

Samuel Smith Wood, born May 31st 1799 and Mary Ann Smith born April
10th 1808.

She married Thomas Goadby on the 26th of Feb'y 1857 at the house of her
Uncle Alexander McCready Smith 122 West 15th Street, New York by the Rev.
George Gordon of Peekskill. Her Children were:-

Clarence, born Dec 14th 1857
Eugene, born May 28th 1861
Minnie, born Mar 18th 1863 and died Mar 15th 1868
Arthur, born Feb. 19th 1867

Amelia A. Wood was born at the Old Wood Homestead at Cortlandville, Westchester, near the State of the Piero Van Cortlands.

Mrs. Thomas Goadby is a Daughter of the Revolution, having qualified as an eligible member of that Society through descent from Philemon Smith, her great-grandfather, a soldier of the Revolution serving in the New York Troops and Connecticut.

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Thomas Goadby was born at Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, Dec. 15th 1814 - he died in New York City February 4th, 1892.

Arthur Goadby born February 19th 1867 at 21 West 35th Street, New York City. His parents were (a) Thomas Goadby born at Hinckley, Leicestershire, England.

(b) Amelia Anna Wood born at Cortlandville, Westchester County New York on December 19th 1881.

Arthur's name was originally Arthur McMaster, receiving his name in honor of the Hon. William McMaster, of Toronto, Member of the Canadian Parliament, President of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Founder of the McMaster Theological Seminary (Baptist) of Toronto, The Hon. William McMaster married the widow of James Goadby, brother of Thomas Goadby.

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Jonas Wood called Halifax has often been confused with Jonas Wood, Jr. Halifax, however, has a pretty clear history of which we search the records right. For instance, in the Huntington Farm Records we find that he was a deputy to New Haven in 1656 - Vol. 1; p.7 - that he married Johanna Strickland p.347 - that he was drowned in Peconic Bay about 1660 and that Johanna Wood was his administratrix in 1662. He was an original settler of Katertown in 1635 etc. and that his children were Jonas, Jeremiah, Timothy, and John.

In the Evening Mail of May 6th 1905 in the Genealogical column edited by Annie A. Bexton appeared the following note:

"No. 6627. All searches of the Wood family have been puzzled and mislead by the statement of Silas Wood, the historian, that Jonas (Halifax) had only one son, namely Samuel, born 1637 but this (Samuel) is noretold the son of Jonas Wood and the Grandson of Jonas (H) who was drowned in 1660. The name of the sons of Jonas (H) as given me by Henry Underdonk, Jr. nearly fifty years ago are Jonas, John, Jeremiah, and Timothy, and this certain Jonas (H) married Johanna (not Elizabeth) Strickland and had John Wood who married Anna - and indentured his son to John Smith (Rock) 1662 at four years of age." RAW

The above note is to me throughly convincing and conclusive.

Edmund Wood had a brother or cousin namea Jonas Wood (Halifax) who died at Hemstead in 1660, married Johanna Strickland and his children were Jonas, Jeremiah, Timothy, and John? (See Annie Arneux Bexton Genealogical editor of the N. Y. Evening Mail No. 6627 Henry Underdonk to B.A.W.)

The above chart seems to be the most satisfactory way of relating the many "WOODS" that figure in the early history of Long Island. Mr. W. W. Wood the local historian I understand has the same solution. Mr. W. W. Wood lives in Huntington. This genealogical arrangement seems to best give the key to the records of the family as they are found in "The Huntington Town Records" etc.

## Bibliography

The references to the early Woods are found in Howell's Southampton, p.305; The Town records of Huntington; Thompsons history of Long Island, I-330 to 467 and Vol. 11-5, 6, 105.

Woods history of Long Island, Hemstead Records, liber I-p.223; E.C.Platt "Old Times in Huntington" p.43.

From the Huntington Town Records I cite the following records; Vol. 11-p.503; Vol.p. 506; Vol. 11-p.423, p.463.

Early History of Long Island, G.S. Moore annals of Hemstead (Underdonk); this book is evidently correct in its genealogical references.

Further records concerning the Wood family might be found in "Records of the First Church of Huntington;" - G.S.Sammis; Town Club Records, Jamaica; and Law Records, Jamaica.

History of Orange County, Ruttenberg Newburgh Town Records. Archives at Albany; Fenimore Revolutionary M.SS (at Astor Library).

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After the Pilgrims had set sail to found a colony of religious and civil freedom on the "stern and rock bounds" of New England coast, they were the forerunners of a steady stream of brave and devout men who preferred to brave the dangers they knew not of than bear the trials they already had-

Certain it was that England suffered a great depletion of the devout and pious people, much to her great loss no doubt, for we have it from a worthy bishop of the English that it is so. Lately (1906-Dec) the good Bishop Ridley, speaking of Torquay, England, said "Yes I found a great deal of savagery among the heathen in my diocese of Caledonia, British Columbia, but my life in Yorkshire had prepared me for that kind of thing."

Edmund Wood had a son Jeremiah, who died in 1686, whose children were
Jonas (3.1659)

M. Lydia

See Howells Southampton page 443.

Joseph of Hampstead

M. Bunice Jarvis and had
son, Jarvis Wood.

Jeremich, who had son Samuel
(See Vol. I-p.63 - Huntington Record)

Mary
Elizabeth
Phoebe

These however are not in our direct line.

Jonas Wood (Crum) was born 1609 and died June 12th 1689. The Historian, Savage, says that he married Elizabeth, daughter of John Strickland (see Howells Southampton, p.439 and the will in the Surrogate office New York (see Liber M,p21) His father was Edmund Wood, born 1680, died 1689 (see Huntington Record Vol.I,p.148)

Jonas Wood (Called Crum) was the Justice, Jonas Wood Halifax probably his cousin was the early purchaser of land around Hampstead - Silas Wood erroneously stated that Jonas Wood (Crum) had only one son (Samuel). He was a very interesting character and his biography can be read in B. O. Platt's interesting "Old Times in Huntington (1676). Also see Huntington Town Records 1-148, Hampstead Town Records.

Jonas Wood, Jr., was born in 1640 and died in 1712. His father was Jonas Wood (called Crum) born 1609 and died 1689. See New York Documentary History Vol.II, p. 308, p.55, p.347-52

He was Justice of Huntington in 1661 and Lieutenant in 1687 elected by the
township to act with the East and West (Long Island) in Gov. Leisler's revolt called
the "Protest Revolution". He was appointed Lieutenant by Gov. Leisler. (See Doc-
umentary History Vol. II, p.347-52.

His son was Jeremiah Wood, (see Huntington Town Records Vol. I-p.505, Vol. II p.506.) In documentary History of New York Colonial period on page 582 edited by B. Fornon there is a letter to Jonas Wood from Gov. Nichols.

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Jonas Wood (jr) Children were,
John, born April 18, 1677

Jeremiah, born August 18, 1679

Jonas, born December 6, 1687

Timothy, born July 17, 1693

Elizabeth, born February 26, 1668 (M. Isaac Platt)

Theba, born May 14, 1671 (M. Spinelus Platt)

Ann, born August 11, 1687

Vol. I-p503

Martha, born June 29, 1675

Considerable confusion has been caused in genealogical registers through the mistake of certain biographers in confusing Jonas Wood, Jr. who died in 1712 and had the above children, with the Jonas Wood (Called Crum) who died in 1669 and the Jonas (Called Halifax) who died in 1660. The records of these men do appear very conflicting, but on the whole the present record is most satisfactory. It is not likely that the Jonas Wood's who were patentees of Huntington in 1644, and so must have been born in 1624, could have begun having children at 44 yrs of age and left off at 67 years.

Jeremiah Wood was born 1679 and died in 1748, and was married to
in 1769.

His parents were Jonas Wood, Jr., born 1640 and died 1712. His children were,
Jonas,

Jeremiah, born November 17, 1713. (See History of Suffolk County, Huntington Town Records Vol. I-p.503.)

Jeremiah Wood was born November 17, 1713 at
and died

at

See Huntington Town Records Vol. II-p.423 & 483. He married Mary White of Southampton (daughter of Stephen White of Southampton). His children were; Stephen, Mary, Jeremiah, Naomi, Isaac, Peleg.

There is a book in the possession of S. W. Wood of Huntington that was formerly
owned by Jeremiah Wood and his name appears on the fly leaf and is dated February
7, 1760. It is entitled "An Account of the Life and Travels and Christian Experiences
in the work in the ministry of Samuel Formas". This book gives also the births, names
and marriages and deaths of his immediate family, his wife's name was Keray White and
their children were,

Stephen, born September 18, 1738

Mary, born March 15, 1741

Jeremiah, born June (July or Jan?) 1744

Naomi, born August 13, 1746

(on second page)

Isaac, born October 9, 1749

Peleg, born April 9, 1752.

Stephen Wood was born September 18, 1738 and married Jermina Smith June 24, 1758 (See p.200, New York Genealogical and Biographical Record of the N. Y. Gen. &alog. Society). Stephen is supposed to have died during the Revolution (see also the Bible of Levi Lodge, son of John Perkins Lodge who married the daughter of Stephen Wood and Jermina Smith)

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His children were:

Stephen, born 1759 who married Hannah Cox

Thurstan, was a elderman of New York,

Timothy, born 1765 married Eleanor Ryder, Newburgh, New York,

Jane, who married John Dodge by whom she had Ann who married a Mr. Perry.
Her daughter was Charlesetta Perry who married Fischer. Her daughter was Helen
Fischer (now 1897) Lirectress of the New York Genealogical Society.

Spanetus, lived in Hyde Park?

Abanezer, moved to Ohio?

Bartha, married Gabriel Merrit.

Jemima, lived in New York, had a son who was born in 1789, had son Augustus L.
of New York who had a son Charles Wood of Jersey City.

On Stephen Wood's marriage register to Jerzima Smith, there appear the names
as Witness "Morris Flemwelling Boatsman". Manwelling was li 1776 Supervisor of
Newburgh, New York.

It is very likely that they were married in St. George's Chapel, Newburgh
by Rev. John Watkins.

Miss Fischer told me of a tradition in mother's family that Stephen Wood,
Jermina Smith's husband died during the revolution; he had lived near Cornwall and
was buried on Crows Nest, his widow afterwards married William Johnson (Captain
of a Sloop) and lived in Newburgh, dying then in 1830 - 92 years of age, and had
a son called Michael Johnson. She herself is buried in Little Britain. In the Bible
of Levi Dodge the following records appear;

Stephen Wood marriedina Smith and William Johnson married the widow Mina
Smith - Father and Mother of Jane Wood Dodge. Jane Wood was born Dec. 2, 1769 and
and married John Perkins Dodge.

In the supplement to O'Callan's marriage license records we find that Jermina
Smith was married to William Johnson in April 16, 1787 by Rev. John Close at New-
burgh, (See original register 1773 to 1796) Newburgh Historical Society. In the
marriage Bonds Vol. 41 in the archivist's Office at Albany, we read that Stephen
Wood (Tailor) of Ulster Co. married Jermina Smith (a spinster) of Ulster Co.
June 26, 1758. It is a curious fact that a man named John Godby seals the bond.
According to this Stephen and Jermina were married either in Newburgh or New Windsor,
Miss Helen Fischer directress of the New York Genealogical Society writes me that
her mother who was a great-granddaughter of Jermina Smith well remembered having lived
in the same house with Jermina Smith in Newburgh when she was a girl of ten years of
age, that she lived until 1830 to be 92 years of age and was buried "in the old
grave-yard near New Mills". Miss Fischer stated that to get to the Wood Homestead
she had to walk about four miles from Newburgh.

Stephen Wood was born August 17, 1759, and died about 1815, he married Hannah
Cox who was born August 9, 1764 and died about 1854. He married Hannah Cox December
29, 1765 at Hempstead, Long Island in St. George's Chapel and lived in New York on
January 1, 1832 for she signed a receipt to Samuel Smith Wood on that date.

His children were:

Samuel Smith, born May 31, 1759

Stephen, born March 23, 1757

William, born February 2, 1792

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Mary Miller, born Aug. 24, 1789, who married William E. Chambers
who was born Jan. 17, 1783 in London, England.

Timothy, was born Nov. 5, 1786.

The Records of Births is here given; it was copied from the Bible
of Timothy Wood, Cold Spring, New York, Grandfather of Mrs. Miscomex;

Stephen, born Aug. 17, 1759

Hannah, born Aug. 9, 1764

Timothy, born Nov. 5, 1786

Mary Born Aug. 23, 1789

William, born Feb. 5, 1792

(7) Stephen, born Mar. 23, 1797

Samuel Smith Wood, born May 31, 1799

Copied by Mrs. Thomas Goaday at Cold Spring 1897.

The above record agrees exactly with the record found in the Bible
of Samuel Wood Chambers, of New York City.

In the New York directory there is only one Stephen Wood living
between 1798 and 1810. He was Stephen Wood, Cartman, No. 26 - 2nd Street,
near Pump Street (1802-1803 See Trows Directory). There was also a Peter
Wood, Cartman, living in 26 Second Street in 1807-1808. As there never was
a Peter Wood in our family this proves that the Cartman above was no re-
lation of ours, as much as we regret that fact.

book

I have the receipt of Stephen Wood in which his address in 1801 is
given as the "Corner of Cherry & George Streets".

It would seem as if about in 1750 some of our Wood ancestors moved
from Long Island to Newburgh or New Windsor, at any rate Stephen Wood
married Jerzima Smith there in 1758, that Stephen his son was born there,
also that they were living there during the Revolution. It is impossible
to determine whether they were loyalist's or republicans and whether they
signed the pledge to uphold the Revolution or not. Records give so many
Stephens along the West Bank of the Hudson known as the Palitine, that we
cannot be certain which one was loyal to the English, or was loyal to the
Colonist's. Therefore believe it best to make no claim for them for loyalty
to one cause or the other, it is sufficient and possible only to say that
one Stephen in 1758 married Hannah Cox in Hempstead, but this by no means
proves that he had always lived there. The Revolutionary War shifted many
young men about and it is probable that had Stephan been disloyal to his
country he would have been acceptable to so excellent a family as the Cox
family of New York and Long Island which was always thought of and re-
pected.

There are many references to Stephen Woods during these years in the
following books; Berthold Amere-Archives at Albany; Revolutionary Wars
at Astor Library, New York; Sagen History of Orange Co. p.99 p.532; New
York in the Revolution - Roberts.

I have received a letter from the Record Offices of both Albany and
Washington, both of which deny that there is any record of desertion on the
part of "Stephen Wood"; at any rate there were Stephen's in Dutchess,
Orange, Suffolk, Westchester and Ulster Counties. Comptroller Roberts in
his excellent "New York in the Revolution" on p.414 says "Tosarter, written

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after a name must not be taken too seriously, frequently men absent
themselves to gather crops, to attend a sick wife, or to bury a child,
but it was found that the soldier generally was again taken up on the rolls.

Gary Miller Wood was born on August 22, 1769 in New York City and died in Williamsburgh Sept. 20, 1862. She married William Eos Chambers at Christ Church Aug. 26, 1809 in old Anthony Street, New York. Her husband William A. Chambers was the oldest odd fellow in America when he died. He found ed the first Lodge on Fulton Street. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Williamsburgh.

He designed and built the "Morning Star" which won the first inter-
national rowing race in 1824, when Lafayette was visiting this country.
It was presented to him (Lafayette) and exists to this day at the Lafayette
State "La Grange" France. (See Harpers Weekly, Commercial Advertiser
from 1824).

He was born in London, England on January 17, 1783 and died May 30,
1871 in Brooklyn, New York (See Obituaries) in the Evening Post of December
9, 1824 appears this notice;

POSTSCRIPT: One o'clock p.m. great boat race. The Boat Race for $1,000.00 between Capt. Harris's boat called the "Eart" and the "American Star" owned by Mr. Chambers and belonging to the White Hall Boys took place about half past twelve to-day. The "American Star" came off victorious. She beat the English boat about three hundred yards. (See below)

In the same paper in the issue of November 24, 1824 is the following announcement;

"New York owned by the Snickerbocker Club against the American Star owned by Mr. John Chambers of Brooklyn, New York."

The concourse of spectators that assembled on the Battery and lined
the wharfs on the North River to witness the race was immense, not less than
fifty thousand. The time of running the four miles was 22 minutes. The White
Pallars made 46 strokes to the minute, but the English only 39. The victors
rowed immediately after round Castle Garden to White Hall where the boat was
hoisted up amidst the reiterated cheers of the populace. A band of music
all the time playing Yankees Doodle. The American Boat was rowed by Corn-
elius Gannseyer, Richard Robins, and Samuel Betty with John Maginus as Cox-
swain. The English Boat was rowed by four men from the Frigate, Capt. Harris
steering. (See also Frank Leslie Magazine June 24, 1871)

The children of W. S. Chambers and Mary Miller Wood were, George,
Elizabeth, Samuel, John, Ann, Zilliac, Hannah, Mary, and Solomon. John was
named John Horpool Chambers and died in New York in
The following obituary appeared on the following day:

He was deputy City Inspector in 1845-1846. Secretary to the Board of Health, East. Clerk and Deputy Clerk of the Common Council 1846-1854. Collector of Assessments 1861. Librarian and Registrar 1875-1889. He was a life long Democrat and an intimate friend of the late John Kelly.

The late John Kelly was the celebrated "3033" of Tammany Hall after
the palsy days of the Tweed Ring - He was known as the Boss of the Tammany
Reformation.

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Her children were:

Alexander C. Snowden, M.D., a physician of Peekskill and one time President of the Medical Board of Westchester County.

Thomas Snowden, a graduate of Annals of Medicine and officer in the United States Navy. He married Laddie Smith, daughter of J. Van Ross Smith of Peekskill.

John Snowden, who married Rachael Hobby, a Capitalist and retired merchant of Peekskill.

Percy Clinton Snowden, a physician residing in Peekskill. He married Augusta Hortan of Crotan and afterwards of Peekskill.

Katharine, who married Robert M. Doyle, U. S. Navy.

Mary, who married Charles Nelson Atwater, U. S. Navy.

Samuel Seymour Wood, married Mrs. Fischar, a widow with several children, one of whom married William A. Brower, for thirty years President of the Washington Life Insurance Co. of New York.

S. S. Wood, Jr. was for many years a paymaster in the U. S. Navy.

Samuel S. Wood was born in New York and began his career in Janieson Cox's Cracker Manufacturing, and became the inspector and buyer of flour for the firm. On marriage with Mrs. Odell of Peekskill in 1829, he seems to have settled on the farm in Courtlandville, where he resided until about 1834, when he and his family moved into Peekskill. He was very genial, a large handsome man, about the year 1834 he seems to have made several firm friends in his neighborhood, and there is extant a letter written by old General Pierre Van Cortlandt to Governor William I. Marcy, recommending him highly for the position of Inspector General of Flour in the City of New York. This letter lies before me (1806) although in some places quite torn and illegible.

(dated) 1834.

To His Excellence
William L. Marcy,
Governor Sir:-

The Petition of the undersigned members of the Democratic Republican Party of the State of New York to the Governmental Chair of which your honor has recently been triumphantly reelected, beg leave to recommend unto your honour Samuel S. Wood an old and decided of the present National State Administration, and a Gentleman, "capable" honest and worthy of the appointment of Inspector General of Flour in the City of New York. The undersigned have long known Mr. Wood, and they take great pleasure in anything unto your honour that he is adequately unexceptionable in his private character and principles as he is in his political views. He has uniformly belonged to the great Democratic Republican Party, has ever been found at his post, ready to devote his time, and (a considerable) portion of his limited means to the (advancement and) success of these political principles (in which you yourself?) believe and most nearly attain, (to the welfare?) and perpetuity of (our Republic?) (Mr. Wood has been a capable?) mechanic, a baker, (and is familiar with the details of his trade, well aware of the necessity (for its growth) and extension, demanded by the citizens of the City of New York. (He is therefore highly qualified to discharge (the duties of the office) to which your petitioners (sincerely hope that your) Honour will find it agreeable to appoint him. They know of no one who is more justly entitled to it as a stern (Democratic) Republican, and they believe themselves safe in saying that no one would receive the appointment from your hands with satisfaction to a more

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Nicaragua after many hardships. He seems to have found enough gold how-
ever to start him up in business, for in 1852 after three years he estab-
lished a trading post at San Juan or Graytown. His business thrives with
remarkable success and he was on a fair way to make a fortune when political
complications in Nicaragua both internal and in her relations to our Govern-
ment lead to the bombardment of Graytown by the U.S. Ship Cyane and my
grandfathers wharves, property and buildings were leveled to the ground.

Mary Ann Smith, the wife of Samuel Smith Wood, was the daughter of James Smith who married Julia Ann Loyle.

James Smith was the son of Philémon Smith of Phillipstown, Putnam County, New York.

James Smith lived in Oregon, New York. His wife Julia Ann Loyle died near Peabşkill, May 2, 1858

Philemon Smith was born Sept. 1st 1750 in Stamford, His father was Samuel Smith (Lemuel) His wife was Hannah Reynolds born March 24, 1759 at Stamford, Conn. and was reputed to be of the family of Sir Joshua Reynolds.

In 1832 he applied for and received a pension from the U. S. Government
for services in the Army during the Revolution (See original affidavit filled
in the Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C.) His first enlistment was in the
Spring of 1776 when he entered as a private, Captain Abraham Coade's Co.
of the Regular Connecticut State Troops, Col. Sullivan Commanding. He was
present at the battle of Flatbush, Long Island, and there is a memorandum
attached to his application signed by Aaron Peck which reads "Smith was
in the action of Flatbush, L. I. and in that engagement and on all other
occasions said Smith conducted himself as a faithful and brave soldier active
and diligent in the discharge of his duties and sworn this 3rd day of Aug.
1832 before Sir Reynolds, Justice of the Peace.

In this enlistment he served for six months.

For two months he served as private in Captain Baldens Company of Foot
Stamford Connecticut "to guard StamfordARBor".

He served also in Col. Thomas' Regiment. He helped in the capture of
Captain Williams and others at Throggs Peak. He captured alone a British
Sergeant and there is an affidavit to this effect by his Corporal Aaron Peek.

He served eight months as a private in Captain Benjamin Stephen's Co.
of Rangers. "My next enlistment was for the period of eight months in Capt.
Beng. Stephen's Company of Rangers in the State of New York. This term of
enlistment I faithfully served out, ranging about from place to place in
various quarters between the lines of the two armies in the County of West-
chester".

"His name appears on the pay rolls of Capt. Banj. Stevensens Company, dated March 8th 1778, which shows that his service commenced Sept. 9th 1777." Letter from the Record and Pension Office dated July 26th 1897 to Arthur E. Goadby.

This record confirms the statement on the pension application, Capt.
Stevenson's Company was a part of Col. Thomas' Second Regiment of Westchester
County Militia.

The battle of White Plains occurred during my absence and while sick at
home at Stamford I could hear the firing of the two armies. I joined my company
while they were lying East of Peabşkill. I was honorably discharged at Wrights
Mills in the town of New Castle.

"Appended to his application is the following endorsement:
We Daniel B. Tompkins clergymen residing in the town of Phillipstown, Pierre

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Van Cortland and Roscoff C. Austin residing in the town of Cortland,
Westchester County certify that we all are acquainted with Philémon Smith
that we believe him to be seventy two years of age, that he is reputed and
believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the
Revolutionary War, and that we concur in that opinion".

Daniel L. Tomkins

1832 (Signed) Pierre Van Cortland

R. C. Austin, Councillor at Law.

Children were:

Elizabeth, born March 23, 1780 - Mary Born Sept. 12, 1792

James " Aug. 3rd 1782 - Theodosia " 24, 1794

Ruben, " Mar. 20th 1765 - Rebekah Apr. 24, 1798

Hannah, " Aug. 19, 1787 - Lochwood Mar. 23, 1800

Philemon, Jr. " Jan. 20, 1788 - Edmund L. Apr. 23, 1802.

Marriages:

Deaths:

Note:

November 17th 1854.

The above records of marriages, births, and deaths are taken from the Bible edited in 1811 in possession of Andrew J. Smith, No. 116 West 12th Street, New York City.

J. Van Hes Smith of Teckskill in the year 1895 gave Arthur Goadby of
New York the following information:

J. Van Hes Smith was a son of James Smith, son of Philémon Smith, Sr. He was said to be the counterpart of his grandfather James Doyle.

Ruben Smith was descended from Capt. John Smith who settled near
Plymouth, Mass. and moved to Stamford. He had a son Ruben 2nd who had a son
Ruben 3rd who had a son Lemuel (Philemon testifies that this was Samuel in
hisension); Lemuel had a son Philanon who was born 1760 in Stamford, but who
at the close of the Revolution moved to Canopus, where he lived and died (1834).
He was always called Squire Smith of Oceannum.

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Children of James Smith, son of Philémon:—

Harrison Peekskill
J. Van Ness Peekskill
Mary Ann Smith (Odell Wood) Peekskill
Alexander McCready Smith New York
James Peekskill
Philippe Peekskill
Benson, Benjamin New York
Sarah Smith (Married John E. Conklin) Shrub Oaks

Children of Hannah Smith daughter of Philémon Smith, who married
Eilas Chapman;—

Hannah Chapman who married Mr. Curry.

Alexander McCready Smith, married Miss Martha Weeks of New York. His
children were:

Alexander McCready
Mary
James
Daniel
Robert
George W.
Julia
Martha

Mary married Captain Charles Norton, U.S.A. afterwards Rear Admiral.
He was in command of the Navy Yard at Washington, D. C. 1858 and during
the war with Spain.

December 1st 1906. I have just been calling on a very dear and charming
old lady named Mrs. Curry, who is eighty years of age and well remembers my
great-grandfather Philémon Smith. Mrs. Curry is remarkably youthful in
appearances and until a few months ago had never known a day of illness. She
has a very remarkable memory and was most bright and interesting.

She said that Philémon Smith was a tall fine looking man a "gentleman
farmer" she called him, and that he had a pair of white horses which he drove
to a phaeton, the first stylish looking carriage in the country. He was also
the first man in that part of the country to have fine woven carpets in his
house. He was highly esteemed and was called Beacon Smith. His house and farm
are still in existence and are situated on the road to Lake Oswego a few
miles above Oregon, Putnam County, New York.

Jamieson Cox, uncle of Samuel Smith Wood, was quite a prominent man in
New York City. In 1829 he was appointed Collector of Assessments of the City
of New York. He was appointed Register in 1830. Commissioner of Alms Houses
in 1831, and Superintendent of the Alms House, Bridewell and Penitentiary,
Bellevue. He was Deputy Postmaster in 1842 but there appears to be no record
of his appointment doubtless on account of his immediate death. In 1869 he
was appointed a Matross in the 3rd Regiment of Artillery, and in 1810 Sargeant
of the same. In 1811 he was promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant of the same. In 1822

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Jamieson Cox was born in 1786 and died 1842. In 1807 he married Catherine Martha Gates.

Hannah Cox was born at
and died
Her father was William Cox who originally
lived on Long Island between Hempstead and Jamaica. She married Stehphane Wood
Dec. 29th 1785 at Hempstead, Long Island. Her parents were:-

William Cox

Lucretia Chappelle.

I quote from a letter received from a Mr. George W. Cox of Clan Cove, Long Island, in 1895 he says "somewhere about 1784 or 1785 there was an emigration of Long Island people to Cornwall and vicinity, and some going direct and others via Westchester County. Many of them were Quakers including the Coeks, Lands, Ryders, Thomas, and others."

William Cox was born at
and died
His will was probated January 6th 1811 at the
Surrogates Office in New York City.

Mary (the oldest) Hannah who married Stephen Wood on the
Jermine, Martha, Elizabeth, William 2nd (had daughter Lucretia G. Cox who
had a daughter Lucretia Griffith)

John

Jacob

Jacob

Jamieson who was the youngest. He married Catherine M. Gates. His children are John, James, Louise (who married E. H. Postley and had a daughter Catherine M. Postley who married A. B. Bloodgood. Mrs. Bloodgood has supplied me with the above information (See also E. Y. Sun for January 7th 1843).

Amelia Anna Wood was born Dec 19th 1831 at Cortlandville, Westchester County, New York. Her parents were:-

She married Thomas Goadby on the 26th of Feb'ly 1857 at the house of her
Uncle Alexander Mooready Smith 122 West 13th Street, New York by the Rev.

Clarence, born Dec 14th 1857

Eugene, born May 26th 1861

Arthur, born Feb. 19th 1867

Amelia A. Wood was born at the Old Wood Homestead at Cortlandville, Westchester, near the Estate of the Pierre Van Cortlands.

Mrs. Thomas Goadby is a Daughter of the Revolution, having qualified as an eligible member of that society through descent from Philemon Smith, her great-grandfather, a soldier of the Revolution serving in the New York Troops and Connecticut.