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LEMUNYON - LAMUNYON FAMILIES OF AMERICA

It may be presumptuous to compile a long report intended to be read by others, when the compiler does not know how to spell the first word of the title! In our defense, we offer the following, written in a letter May 17, 1961 by Mr. Clarkson A. Collins, 3rd, librarian of the Rhode Island Historical Society: "One of the great difficulties in tracing the Lemunion family lies in the large number of different ways in which the name is spelled. I find for instance the following variations: Munyon, Munion, Munnion, Aomunion, LaMerion, Lamorion, and I believe that Manion may be another. Without doubt some of these mistakes in transcription."

Adding to the difficulties is the great number of "family traditions" encountered which usually run contrary to what we find to be the truth. This is compounded by families actually changing the spelling used by their fathers.

As an example, descendants of Edward Munyon of Salem, Mass. as well as descendants of Thomas Munyon of Dartmouth, Mass. claim their ancestors came from the Isle of Jersey, and were French Huguenots escaping religious persecution. Father Michael LeMoignan wrote, in 1972, "Genealogie des Familles LeMoignan", a French family that was in the Isle of Jersey as early as the 1300's. He states that by 1623, the Church of England had gained dominance there, so if our ancestors came from there, they were Englishmen in religion and allegiance - Frenchmen only in name and language. Mr. George F. LeFeuvre, in an English language preface to the above book also explained that the name was derived from the old Norman-French word, Moignon, meaning "the stump of an amputated limb". (Possibly still available at: LaSociety Historique de la Gaspesie, Case Postale 680, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada).

A French dictionary, "Nouveau Petit Larousse Illustre" in their supplemental 'History and Geography' lists Guillaume de LaMoignon (1617-1677) as the first president in Parliament of Paris, and was an enlightened and virtuous man. His grand-son, Guillaume-Henri was Chancellor of France under Louis XV, and father of Malesherbes - (Chretien-Guillaume DeLamoignon), Secretary of State, then Minister of State under Louis XVI. He defended the King before the Convention and died on the scaffold.(1721-1794)

In the publications of the Huguenot Society of London, under "Letters of Denization and Acts of Naturalization for Aliens in England" is listed one John Lamynion of More Kerchill, Dorset, priest, aged 54 & above, in England 20 years, 1 July, 1544. In roll 361-18, 11 July, 1544 is listed John LaMynyon, clerk, and roll 36H8 lists 1 July, 1544, John Lemoynge, priest ISI, born Normandy, age 55 years, in England 20 years.

Rhode Island Historical Tracts", vol. 1, Series 5 is devoted to a discussion of 'The Frenchtown Settlement' by about 48 French gentlemen, Hugueonots, of Naragansett county agreeing on a place, first Newberry, later changed to Rochester. Among the signers was the name Le moine. This name, pronounced with the French nasal 'n' would closely approximate the pronunciation of LeMunyon without the final "n" We recall that Thomas Lamunyon of Dartmouth, in 1719, married Esther Howard of Rochester.

Hotten's "Lists of Emigrants of America 1600-1700" lists William LaMyn age 21 - "Theis underwritten names are to be transported to St. Christophus, imbaroued in 'Paul' of London, Jo. Acklin, Mr., bound thither; there was cent brought from the minister of St. Katherines of their conformitie, of their discipline, and orders to ye Church of England, the men did take the oath of alliegence and supremacie".

Is it possible the above was William Lemunyon? Could the following possibly pertain to the same man? From "Rhode Island Land Evidences, 1648-1696", #19: William Minnion to Edward Inman & John Mowry; Wm. Minnion of Punkkipage, Colony of Mass. freely gives to Inman and Mory of Providence, 2,000 acres 14 May, 1666.

Wit: Daniel Abbott & John Steere. Mark of William Minion Mark of Joseph William Mynions, coson (nephew).

Also, 3 years later, same deed: William Mananion to Edward Inman, Wm. Mananion, Indian, living at Punkapoge Alias Paline, for 20 Pounds paid by Edward Inman, late of Providence have given 500 acres at Wansaakitt Hill, 13 May, 1669. Wit: Samuel Gorton, Jr. & Jonathan Blisse. Mark of William Manannion.

#20: - King Philip to Edward Inman..."Wee, King Phillip, Joseph Mannionon, Totarams, widow names Kewatam & William Mannionon, uncle called by the name Jeffry released to E. Inman...13 May, 1669. King Phillip, his mark Samuel Gorton, Wit. J. Bliss, Wit.

Circulating among amateur genealogists searching for their LaMunyon-Lemunyon ancestry is a three page typescript of research evidently from French sources. The authorship has escaped us, for which we apologize, but the author gave no sources for his report. He claimed LaMoignon was an ancient family of Nevernais, owing its name to a "fief" or estate situated at Donzi which it has possessed since the 13th century...it had for its head in 1400, Pierre LaMoignon who was married to Margarete de Fougeray. He went on to mention many others of the line who were soldiers, writers, magistrates and people of importance, but of only minor interest to readers of this report until we find the actual immigrant ancestor, and have some general idea of what area he came from.

A George Munion held land in James City, Virginia in 1639 and a Pierce Munyon in 1670. There were people in Massachusetts as early as 1689 who used the name Munyon but the earliest use of the prefix Le or La(Munyon) was in records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts and Tiverton, Rhode Island. The published verified records of Rochester, Plymouth County, Mass. record the marriage intentions of Easter 'Howard' and Thomas Monyon. The marriage is recorded as "Easter Howard and Thomas Hammon, married Jan. 31, 1719/20." Another record from Tiverton, Rhode Island states: "Thomas Aomunion of Dartmouth & Esther Howard of Rochester married Jan. 31, 1719/20 by Job Almy, J.P.

Also, the published verified records of Dartmouth, Mass. has the following record:

Munyon, Elizebath, dau. Thomas, July 14, 1724 " , Philip, son of Thomas, b. Oct. 18, 1720 " , John, son of Thomas & Hester, b. Jan. 11, 1727 " , Mary, dau. Thomas, Mar. 14, 1721/2 " , Samuel, s. Thomas & Hester, b. Feb. 18, 1728

Lest the reader be confused, let us point out that Rochester, Mass. is probably no more than 20 miles from Dartmouth, Mass., and Tiverton, Rhode Island was taken, in part, from Dartmouth, Mass. in 1746.

No other records of this family appear in the area until 1750, Samuel Munyon (some records say Lamunyon) married Phoebe Sherman and the birth of four sons in Tiverton, named Philip, Thomas, John, and Howard. The duplication of the male names, and the fourth son Howard perhaps named for his mother's maiden name - a common practice in those days are the reasons we feel Samuel of the 1750 marriage was the Samuel, son of Thomas and Hester.

In that same year, 1750, records of the Dutch Reform Church of New Paltz, Ulster County, New York, record the marriage of "John Mounin, y.m. from Rhode Island to Elizabeth Clark, y.d. of Kleine Esophus." Later records of New Paltz show that a John LeMunyan Jr. served during the American Revolution from New Paltz. Philip and John LeMunyan were heads of families in 1790 in New Paltz, and several girls of that name were married in New Paltz. Each of the girls, as well as Philip and John had children named John and Elizabeth! There was also a Thomas LeMunyan in the early records who disappeared before 1790, and one girl who was named Esther. Philip (of the 1790 census) went to Yates County, New York, and lived (so the census records say) to be at least 103 years old. He lived in, or near Penn Yann, perhaps about 20 miles or so from Manchester, Ontario County, New York where Philip, John and Howard Lemunyon had settled around 1800, coming from Tiverton, Rhode Island.

The 1790 census of the state of New Jersey has been lost or destroyed, but a few tax rolls for Monmouth County lead up to believe that there was a Lemunyon family there at the period, probably headed by a Richard Lemunyon who was born by or before 1743, and he seems to have had sons, Thomas, John, Cornelius and David and probably others. These sons seemed to have gone to Greene County, Pa. about 1800 although David (or his descendants) seem to have gone back to New Jersey. It appears that Thomas dropped the Le prefix, but the family tradition was that the name had previously been Lemunyon and the evidence seems to bear this out.

Early tax rolls of New Paltz, Ulster County, New York, once listed a Richard Munion. Also, 1880 census rolls of two children of Philip LaMunyon of New Paltz indicate those children were born in New Jersey! This seems contrary to other evidence we have, but perhaps it serves to show an early tradition of New Jersey background.

There were also Munyans in Salem, Mass. An LDS record states that Edward Munyan, born about 1672 came first to Lynn and married Sarah Proctor. Larned's History of Windham states "James Leavens sold in 1721 at Quinnatisset, No. of Killingly, 100 acres East of Hascalls extending nearly to Rhode Island to Edward Munyan of Salem who was a weaver and had come from England about 1700. He arrived from Salem with wife Sarah, son and two daughters, 6 cows, 10 sheep, and 4 hogs." (Sarah Proctor, Edward's wife was a daughter of John and Elizabeth Proctor, accused of witchcraft in the infamous witchcraft trials. He father was hanged as a witch.

It is interesting to note that Samuel Lemunyon of Tiverton, Rhode Island was called a weaver also.

Briefly, in the 1790's, there seems to be three groups of Lemunyons: Those of Tiverton, Rhode Island, Ulster Co., New York and Monmouth Co., New Jersey, all of whom may be related. Let us explore the evidence:

It seems plausible that the more people we can interest in the Lemunyon Family History, the more chance we have that someone will find more and better evidence of the origin of the family. Let us then show the descendants we know of, starting with the Tiverton group:

SAMUEL LEMUNYON (1728-18--)

After the birth of Samuell Munyon to Thomas and Hester Munyon of Dartmouth, Mass. on February 18, 1728, we are unable to find any record, civil or church, of this family until April 21, 1750, when Samuel Munion of Dartmouth and Phebe Sherman of Tiverton announced marriage intentions. Verified records of Tiverton, Rhode Island show that Samuel Lemunion of Dartmouth and Phebe Sherman, daughter of Ebenezer were married by Weston Hicks, J.P., June 13, 1750.

North Bristol Deeds (Bristol Co. Mass), 1:136-7-8 has 31st October, 1750, I, Ebenezer Sherman of Tiverton in County of Newport, Colony of Rhode Island, Yoeman, for, and in consideration of the love good will & affection which I have & do bear towards my well beloved son-in-law, Samuel Munyon, Weaver, now residing in sd. Tiverton, & to my daughter, Phebe Munyon, his wife, I give and grant to sd. Sam'l and Phebe Munyon, 10 1/2 acres in Tiverton, land I bought of Richard Tripp...24th yr. of his majesties reign annoque Domini, 1750.

Wit: Wm. Willcock Restcome Sanford Ebenezer Sherman (L.S.)

Tiverton, Rhode Island Birth (Arnold, vol. 4) show the birth of the following:

Lamunyon, Phillip of Samuel & Phebe, b. Sept. 9, 1756 " , Thomas " " b. July 1, 1764 " , John " b. June 1, 1766 " , Howard " " b. Oct. 13, 1773 " , Richard & Sarah" b. Jan. 5, 1782

Samuel and Phebe (Sherman) Lemunyon had other children although the town records do not show them. Peleg Burrough's Journal (he was a Baptist Minister and neighbor of Samuel Lemunyon from 1775 to 1800) states that on the 5th month, the 19th day of 1782, he "...rode as far as Samuel Lamunyons and joined his daughter, Rebekah in marriage to William Hart, son of Smyton.

A death record from Westport, Bristol County, Mass. identifies another daughter: "10 April, 1846, Lois Manchester, wife of Benajer, daug. of Samuel & Phebe Lamonion died of Consumption, age 76.

Samuel and Phebe Lemunyon very probably had other daughters. In the 1790 (First Federal) census Samuel had one male under 16, one over 16, and 3 females in his household. In Tiverton Land Evidences, 3:286, Nov. 6, 1782, Samuel and Phoebe LaMunyon conveyed land to Philip LaMunyon, laborer. So, we know Phebe was alive then. If she was only 16 in 1750 when she married Samuel, she would be only 48 in 1782, and 50 in 1784. It was not unusual for women to bear children that old in those days of large families. (We know she had a son, Howard born in 1773.) That land record is the last record we have found to date for Phebe. The last date we had on Samuel is April 2, 1803, when he attested to his signature on the will of Stephen Cook which he had witnessed 7 Sept., 1788.

There were four female Lemunyons in Tiverton whom we have not positively identified (from 1750 to 1800). Since we have found no evidence of any other Lemunyons in the region after 1728 except Samuel and his children, it seems logical these four are related to him. In 1798, one Phebe Lamunyon married Stephen King. The Pierce Notebooks 61:44 states he married Phebe Lemunyon, "dau. of Samuel of French descent." One of the daughters of this marriage was Mary L. King who married Benj. F. Maxfield. She died Jan. 12, 1904 in Providence, RI. Another marriage, 25 Aug., 1798 was between Martha LeMunyon of Tiverton and Joseph (or James) Manchester. They had a daughter, Phebe born at Tiverton 13, March, 1805 who married 3 Sept., 1829, Gilbert Tripp.

Sarah Lamunyon is shown in the Tiverton Town Records as the mother of Richard Lamunyon, b. 5 January 1782. In volume 7 of Arnold's Rhode Island Verified Records is shown the 2nd marriage of Arowit Lamunyon, aged 72, who in July 4, 1868 stated he was a son of Sarah Lamunyon. His wife, the widow Lydia H. Tripp named both her parents. Sarah Lamunyon "who had been a great sinner..." was taken into the Baptist congregation by Peleg Burroughs and baptized Aug. 20, 1789. In March of 1795 she ran off with Samuel Edes, a married man and they were both out of the church. In a town like Tiverton, the city fathers looked into such matters so that illegitimate children did not become a burden on the town, and entered those proceedings in the town records. Yet, to date, we've not discovered any such enquiry about Sarah. We can only conclude that Samuel, probably her father, vouched for her. We did, however, find the following in Tiverton Town Records, v5:p53.. "3 April, 1797, voted that the Indenture of Richard Lamunyon to Isaac Baley, Esq. be delivered up & that sd Richard Lamunyon be bound to Thomas Lamunyon upon the conditions with the addition of Learning a Cooper's Trade." When, about 1800, Philip, John and Howard Lemunyon removed to Manchester in Ontario County, New York, Richard Lemunyon appears with them in early records and appears to have settled near them in, or near Wayne County, New York.

Quite probably, the youngest of the unidentified Lamunyon females was Nancy who was born 3 May, 1784. She married as 2nd wife, Nicholas E. Durfee and their children were:

Hope B., b. 26 Feb., 1818 Fanny H., b. 27 Nov., 1819 Lydia Ann, b. 4 March, 1821 Peter, b. 30 Aug., 1824, d. unm., July 1895 Sarah, b. 15 April, 1828

We feel it is quite possible she (Nancy) was a daughter of Sarah since Phebe must have been at least 50 in 1784!

Other records concerning Samuel Lemunyon are as follows: Tiverton Town Meetings, 1754-1798, pg. 1, 17 April, 1754, Samuel LaMunyon propounded for a freeman. On 2nd June, 1768, David Stafford of Tiverton donated land for a school, and made a covenant with 12 others, including Samuel Lamunion (all of Tiverton) to hold shares in the school. 21st Dec., 1772, Samuel Lamunyon, weaver, of Tiverton, and wife Phebe sold 10 1/2 acres to Abial Tripp "being my homestead farm where I now live..." (bounded in part by land of Ebenezer Sherman), record North Dist. Bristol Co., Mass., 1:315/6. Samuel Lamunyon was head of a family in the 1774 census of Tiverton. In the Military Census of 1777 he was listed as between 16 and 50 years, unable to serve. In a town census of 1702, he had 3 males under 16, 1, 16-22; 3 females under 16 and 5 females, 22 to 50! Bristol Deeds (Mass.) vol. 1, pp 337/8/9 show that on 28th Dec., 1772, Ebenezer Sherman sold 20 acres in Tiverton to Samuel Lamunyon, and Phebe, his wife, a parcel called "a neck of Topland." We fail to find Samuel Lemunyon in the 1800 census but he could be the older couple that appear in the household of John Lemunyon of Westport, Bristol Co., Mass. We know it is not John's wife parents, Obediah and Ruth Dennis for they were dead before 1800.

PHILIP LEMUNYON (1756-1850)

Arnold's "Vital Records of Rhode Island", vol. 4 page 93 (published at Providence, R.I., 1893) show that Phillip Lemunyon, son of Samuel and Phebe, was born at Tiverton, Rhode Island, Sept. 7, 1756. He had brothers, Thomas, John, and Howard. There is a stone in the Pioneer Cemetery, three miles east of Manchester, Ontario County, New York, for Philip Lemunyon who died July 24, 1850, in his 92nd year, and for Sylva, wife of Philip who died January 24, 1832, in her 81st year.

The reader will note we already have a discrepancy in dates, for Philip should have been in his 94th year at the time of his death. We will find other variations as we go on, and in the spelling of his name also, but since we have his pension papers, his will, and a statement by two of his brothers, we have proof beyond reasonable doubt of whom we are writing.

Philip's Pension: Philip Lamunyon (#S28783) : State of New York, Ontario County:

On this twenty-eighth day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the County Court now sitting, Philip Lamunyon resident of the town of Manchester, County and State aforesaid, aged Seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 7 June 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated:

1st At Tiverton in the State of Rhode Island, in May, 1775 in Captain Thomas Gray's Company in Colonel Church's Regiment, he enlisted for nine months and marched through Warren and Tauton to Roxbury, and was ordered to Prospect Hill and then helped to build the Fort, and there done duty until his time expired when he was honorably discharged.

2nd At Tiverton as aforesaid, in February, 1776, he enlisted for one year in Captain Christopher Manchester's Company, in Colonel Richmond's Regiment, was first marched to Bristol and encamped on the island opposite Bristol, and there done (sic) duty the whole year and then discharged. Saw General Putnam there. The British ships lay off this place and he could often hear the Sentinels on board the ships at night.

3rd At Tiverton as aforesaid, after a few days he enlisted in February or 1st March, 1777, in Captain Bailey's Company in Colonel Topping's Reg't, enlisted for eighteen months, and served out the whole time. Was first marched to Rhode Island into Newport and was driven off by the British. Nearly all summer worked in the Fort, done duty all winter and in the spring was doing duty at "Fogland" after this was returned to the Island and worked in the Fort until the Fall of 1778, when about 300 men was detached under Command of Colonel Barton to go to Long Island to Sag Harbor to capture the stores and ammunition of the enemy at that place, and got 150 muskets, about 300 lb. powder, took 23 prisoners, killed 16 persons and then returned to New Haven. The expedition was in Whale Boats and we lost only one man. After 3 or 4 days we took the boats and returned to New Port where General Ezekiel Corning had command at this time. In about a week after this a British fleet of about 60 sail arrived in Newport Harbour, and he was then ordered to drive all the cattle off the Island, was pursued by the British who burned the Ferry House. Soon after this he was discharged at Howland's Ferry.

4th Immediately after enlisted for one year in Captain Philip Palmer's Company in Colonel Barton's Regiment and was employed in building the fort at Howland's Ferry and continued there during the year. At this time General Sullivan was in command and I went to the Island with him and came off with him, and at the end of my term of service, was discharged at Howland's Ferry and went home to Tiverton.

5th After this and about a week after my return home, was drafted in the Miltia Captain Humphry Sherman's Company Colonel Crary's Regiment and was on guard for three months in the vicinity of Howland's Ferry. We hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.

He has no documentary evidence. He was born in Tiverton, 7th December, 1756 (Arnold shows b. September 7, 1756), and lived there until 1800 and then moved to Manchester where he now resides. His brothers John Lamunyon and Howard Lamunyon know that he was in the service during the Revolutionary War, but did not serve with him and he knows of no person now living who served with him.

Sworn & Subscribed to the day and year aforesaid in open court "Philip Lamunyon"

"We, John Lamunyon & Howard Lamunyon both residing in the town of Manchester in the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Philip Lamunyon who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion and we further certify that we know the said Philip Lamunyon to have been a soldier or the Revolution.

"Subscribed and sworn the John Lemunyon day and year aforesaid in open court"

Pension was allowed of $80 per annum from March 1, 1831.

Although at the time of application he appears not be have any evidence of service except "traditional", Arnold's "Vital Records of Rhode Island", v.12:204 show Philip Lemunyon, private in Col. Crary's Co., 1776, pay due # 13.6, 1. The National Archives has a copy which appears to have been abstracted from an original roll which shows Philip Lemunyon in Col. Crary's Regiment, R.I. State Troops, dated Bristol, Nov. 13, 1777, showing one month and two months; days wages, 1, 4; Philip Lemunyon on Roll of Col. Archibald Crary's Regiment, R.I. State Troops showing the sum of # 13, 6, 1.

In the 1840 census he was listed as a pensioner of the American Revolution as Philip Lemagnon, aged 85, living with Parson Butts in Manchester, Ontario County, New York. (From a list, "Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary Service", page 90, published in 1841. Pardon Butts was one of his sons in-law.

6 Nov., 1782: Samuel & Phebe Lemunyon of Tiverton conveyed land to Philip Lemunyon for 3 Lb. Silver, land adjacent to Samuel's homestead, to Philip, laborer.

Wit: Thomas Durfee William Hart Tiv. Land Recs: 3:286

1782: Tiverton Census: Philip LaMorian, head of family. 1783: Daughter Ruth born to Philip & Silva Lemunyon. (Ruth Butts 1783-1844, married Pardon Butts - D.A.R. Lineages, 160-46.

9 March, 1790: John Stafford of Tiverton for $20 silver conveyed 1 1/2 acres to Philip Lemunyon, Yoeman. (Tiv. 3:662). 1790: First Federal Census, Tiverton; Philip LaMorian, head of a family, 1 male over 16, 4 females.

1797 (?) A list purporting to be a list of members present February 13, 1797, at Baptist Church of Farmington, Ontaio Co., N.Y. lists Philip, John, Richard, Polly, Sylvia, and Ruth Lemunyon, but evidence points to their coming in 1800 or even later.

29 March, 1790: Philip & Silva Lemunyon convey to Amos Mosher (Tiverton recs: 5:259).

1800: 2nd Federal Census: Tiverton: Philip Lamunyon, 1 male, 26-45; 1 female 10-16, 1, 16-26. l over 45 (his wife was older, born ca 1753).

5 January, 1801: Philip & Silvia Lemunyon of Tiverton conveyed to George Durfee. (Tiverton recs: 6:215).

"History of Ontario County, New York" Evarts, Ensign & Evarts, N.Y., Phila., 1876 states that the 1st settlers on Staffort St., in Manchester were Zuriel Fish and Philip LaMunion from R.I. in the winter of 1799-1800.

Conover's "History of Ontario County, New York", N.Y., 1893, page 330 lists as a settler of Manchester, Philip LaMueuix!

1810: 3rd Federal Census: Manchester, Ontario County, New York, Philip Munyon headed a family with 1 male over 45; 1 female, 16-26, and 1, 45 or older.

1820: 4th Federal Census: Manchester: #531, Philip Lemunyon, 1 male over 45; 2 females under 10; 1, 26-45; one 45 or older. Next to him, #532 was son-in-law, Pardon Butts, and #534 was probably another son-in-law, Abraham Fish. Philip has not been found in the 1830 census, but possibly, was living son-in-law Pardon Butts, as he was in the 1840 census.

1844: LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF PHILIP LEMUNYON:

I, Phillip Lemunion considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of sound mind and memory (blessed be the Almighty God for the same) do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, (that is to say) first I give and bequeath unto my daughter Amy Osgood the sum of Two dollars; also I give and bequeath unto the heirs of Abram Fish, and my daughter Patience Fish, wife of Abram now deceased the Sum of two dollars also. I give and bequeath unto my granddaughters Mary VanWagoner and Elisa Chapell, children of my daughter Ruth, the sum of two dollars to be paid to them so soon as one year after my decease shall be Expired. Also I give and devise to my grand daughters Silvia Butts and Phebe Butts children of my daughter Ruth, their heirs and assigns all that messuage pertainement (?) situated lying and being in the said town and county and state aforesaid together with all my other freehold Estate whatever to be held by them their heirs and assigns for ever, and lastly as to all the rest, residue and remainder of my personal estate, goods and chattels of what kind and nature soever, I give and bequeath the same to my Grand daughters Silvia Butts and Phebe Butts after payment of my debts, legacies, and funeral expenses. I do give and bequeath unto them their heirs and assigns to use for their own use and benefit absolutely, and I do hereby constitute and appoint my said grand daughter Silvia Butts Sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament, In witness whereof I have made set my hand and seal the ----day of Sept., in the year of our Lord, 1844.

His Philip X Lemunion Mark

The Will and probate record of Philip is found in the Surrogate's Office, Box 758, Canandaigua, Ontaio County, New York.

A petition by Samuel and Lovina Walker named the heirs of Philip Lemunyon:

His daughter, Amy, wife of Elihu Osgood; grandchildren, Polly Risley of Crawford Co., Pa., Ridell Fish of same place; Lyman Fish, Abraham Fish of Hillsdale Co., Mich.; Barbara Smith, wife of Aaron. in Michigan: Philip & Thomas Fish of Manchester: Catherine Rice, wife of Myron Rice, children of Patience Fish, deceased daughter of testator.

Eliza Chappel, wife of James; Phebe B. Chappel & Silvia, children of Ruth Butts, deceased daughter of Philip; Albert E., and Amelia VanWaggoner, children of Mary VanWaggoner, deceased daughter of Ruth Butts; all heirs of age except Albert E. and Amelia J. VanWaggoner.

Samuel Walker; Sylvia Walker

CITATION OF HEIRS: From the "Albany Argus", Amy Osgood, wife of Elihu; Philip Fish; Thomas Fish; Catherine Rice, wife of Myron Rice; Eliza Chappel, wife of James; Phebe Butts & Sylvia Walker, wife of John; Riall Fish; Lynn Fish of Hillsdale Co., Mich; Barbara Smith, wife of Aaron, in Michigan; Albert & Amelia J. VanWaggoner, infants, of Manchester.

According to Philip's stone in the Pioneer Cemetery at Manchester, he died July 24, 1850, in his 92nd year. The Town Records of Tiverton say he was born Sept. 7, 1756 (according to Arnold) and in his pension application, Philip in 1832, was listed as 74 years old, born December 7, 1756. Upon checking the actual 1840 census, Philip was clearly shown to be Philip Lemunyon, aged 86, living with Pardon Butts of Manchester, not 'Lemagnon', aged 85 in the published version! In 1972, we reported to the Ontario County Historical Society at Canandaigua that Philip's grave, while well marked, was not marked by the DAR or SAR as a Revolutionary Veteran. We were told that in the spring or summer of 1973 this would be taken care of.

The 1850 Federal Census of Manchester (supposedly reported 8th Aug., 1850):- p 616: 106:106 Walker, Samuel, ae 33, b. NY " , Sylvia, 31 " " , Lorina M. 2 " " , Edgar E. 1 " Lamunion , Philip 96 RI Butts , Phebe 23 NY

THE DAUGHTERS OF PHILIP LEMUNYON OF MANCHESTER, NEW YORK

We must admit to being careless with dates which may add to the confusion, but we think Philip's Last Will and Testament was written in 1844, so some ladies mentioned then were single, and married by the time the will was probated after his death in 1850.

He mentioned three daughters, Amy, wife of Elihu Osgood, Patience, wife of Abram Fish now deceased, and the daughters of his daughter Ruth, not stating if Ruth was then alive. Ruth had died 21 May, 1844, so it was probably after her death. Abram Fish died in July of 1845 so the will's reference to 'deceased' must have applied to Patience, wife of Abram.

RUTH (LEMUNYON) BUTTS (1783-1844)

The "Ontario Repository" of Jan. 13, 1818 reported that Pardon Butts married Ruth Lameon, both of Farmington, in Farmington, Ontario County, New York. The Chapman Family Cemetery on Stafford Road, Palmyra, NY, has monuments for Anson S. Butts, son of Pardon and Ruth, d. 10 Jan., 1826, age 1yr 6mos, and Ruth, wife of Parson Butts d. 21, May, 1844, age 62.

Pardon Butts was a pensioner of the War of 1812. After his discharge in Feb., 1814, he lived at Manchester, NY, Maple Grove Mich, and Auburn, Ohio. His daughter, Sylvia (Butts) Walker of Geagua Co., Ohio stated in an affidavit 5 Apr., 1881 that Pardon Butts d. 3 Nov., 1880 in Geagua Co., that he had married Ruth Butts as his first wife and she d. 21 May, 1844, Manchester, N.Y. He then married 6 Apr., 1847 to Hannah, widow of Barton VanWagoner at Coonsville, Manchester, Ontario Co., NY.

The will of Philip Lemunyon in 1844 named 4 grand daughters, children of his deceased daughter Ruth Butts. They were Mary VanWaggoner, Elisa Chappel, Silvia Butts and Phebe Butts. They are further identified (in the 1850 probate proceedings) in a citation of heirs as Eliza Chappel, wife of James; Sylvia Walker, wife of Simeon (Samuel?) Walker; Phebe Butts, and infants. Albert E. and Amelia J. VanWaggoner, children of Mary VanWaggoner, deceased.

Two of the grand daughters appeared with their grandfather in the 1850 census:

The 1850 Federal Census of Manchester (supposedly reported 8th Aug., 1850):- p 616: 106:106 Walker, Samuel, age 33, b. NY " , Sylvia, 31 NY " , Lorina M. 2 " " , Edgar E. 1 " Lemunion , Philip 96 RI Butts , Phebe 23 NY

Next door, family 105:105 was another grand daughter:

Chappel, James G., 34, b. NY. farmer " , Eliza 30, " " , William H ll, " " , James N. 9, " " , Melvin(?) 7, " " , Franklin A 5, " " , Cynthia 3, "

We could not read the VanWaggoner family too well in the 1850 census of Mancester - we had the father listed as Darius but later census' and other records show he was Tobias Van Wagoner, ae abt 27, his wife then was Festina (or Faustina), age about 20, son Albert VanWaggoner age 6 and Amelia, age 5, and another child we read an Ezekiel and did not record the age. In the 1860 census of Maple Grove Twp., Barry Co., Mich. that child is listed as OLY age 10, Amelia is 14, Albert 16, William 8, Anna B. 3, and Douglas 9 1/2. Albert died in service in 1862.

7 Aug., 1890, Tobias B. VanWagner of Nashville, Barry Co., Mich filed for pension (#468548) as father of Albert B. VanWagner who d. 24 Dec., 1862, Camp Dudley, Louisianna of Typhoid fever - no widow or child left. Albert had enlisted at Charlotte, MI., Aug. 1862, Co. I, 6th Mi. Infantry. He enlisted for 3 years, aged 18, farmer, brown eyes, sandy hair, 5' 9". Tobias had married his wife 12 May, 1843 at Manchester, Ontario Co. NY. She died 16th May, 1849 at Manchester. (Sunnyside Cemetery - Outlet Rd. - Coonsville (Manchester), Mary C. Manchester, wife of Tobias d. 1 May, 1849 ae 30 years. In the 1870 census of Maple Grove Twp., Barry Co., Mich., Amelia VanWaggoner, ae 24 is still in her father's home, but not there in the 1880 census.

The Briar Hill Cemetery in Russell Twp., Geagua Co., Ohio has these monuments:

Walker, Samuel, 1816 - 1876 " , Silvia, 1818 - 1902 " , Augustus, 1854 - 1891 Butts, Phebe M. d. 25 Sept. 1855 age 29 (verify this!)

The history of Geagua Co. Ohio lists Melvin and Frank Chappel as soldier in the Civil War. The families of J. G. Chappell and S. Walker are enumerated in the 1860 census of Russell Twp., Geagua Co., Ohio, and in a nearby home of D.R. Bray is an A.F. Chappell, 15 and A.A. Butts, 28 as farm laborers.

PATIENCE (LEMUNYON) FISH

The Will of Philip Lemunyon written in 1844 left Two dollars to the heirs of Abram Fish and his daughter, Patience Fish, wife of Abram now deceased. A petition in 1850 by Samuel and Lovina Walker further identified the heirs of Abram and Patience (Lemunyon) Fish as: Polly Risley of Crawford Co., PA; Ridell Fish of the same place; Lyman Fish; Abraham Fish of Hillsdale Co., Mich; Barbara Smith, wife of Aaron, in Michigan; Philip & Thomas Fish of Manchester; Catherine Rice, wife of Myron Rice, children of Patience Fish, deceased daughter of testator. The citation of heirs added that Polly was wife of John Risley and named Riall Fish of Hilldale Co., Mich, and Lynn Fish but did not name Abraham.

Abraham Fish, Sr. was b. 1773 in Tiverton, RI, a son of Zuriel and Alice (Hart) Fish. He married Patience, daughter of Philip and Sylvia Lemunyon of Farmington, Ontario County, New York. His sister, Martha, born in 1772, married Howard Lemunyon of Farmington which was later divided, becoming Manchester, Ontario County, New York. Following are two obituaries of Mr. Fish:

from: "Rochester Daily Advertiser," issue of 25 July, 1845, p2, col. 3: "A Mr. Fish, farmer of Manchester has recently died from the effects as appears in evidence of a coroners inquest of a blow inflicted by Isaac Lockwood. The latter person was at large at the last date. So says the "Canandaigua Messenger."

from: "The Rochester Daily Democrat" July 25, 1845, p2 col. 6: "HOMICIDE: Mr. Abram Fish, a respectable farmer of the town of Manchester, residing about four miles south from this village died on the 17th Inst. aged 72.

A week previous he was struck on the head with a club by a man by the name of Isaac Lockwood, a hired laborer to Mr. Fish and his death resulted from the injury thus received. We do not learn that there has been any controversy or unfriendly mis-understanding between them. Lockwood has for year been habitually intemperate and is supposed to have been partially in a fit of delirium tremors at the time he gave the unprovoked and fatal blows. O cruel monster alcohol! Lockwood fled shortly after the death of his victim but is pursued and will no doubt be arrested and properly dealt with. "Taken from the 'Wayne Sentinel.'"

The 1850 census of Manchester has families of the three grandchildren names as living in Manchester:

p622 family 152:152 - Fish, Thomas, 33, b. NY, farmer " , Deliav, 34 " " , Harvey, 16 " " , Laura, (?) 13 "

p644, family 333:333 Rice, Myron 41, b. NY farmer " , Almira 39, (Catherine Almira?)" " , Catherine 19, " " , Luther 16, " " , Sophia 14, " " , Lemuel 12 " Downer, Betsey 16 " " , Jacob 13 "

p 652, family 392:392 - Fish, Philip 38 b. NY Laborer " , Louisa 33 ? " " , Myron 8 " " , Ann 7 " " , Nelson 6 " " , Edwin 4 " " , Roseta 1 "

1850, Pittsford Twp., Hillsdale Co., Mich. 30:30 Fish, Abram 26 b. NY farmer " , Clarissa 21 " (m. within the yr " , Myron? E. 3 1/2 Mich

84:84 Fish, Lyman 42 b. NY, farmer " , Elizabeth 48 " " , Catherine 14 " " , Jane 11 " " , Sarah 7 " " , Helen 1 Mich.

1850 Conneaut Twp., Astabula Co., Ohio - (fam. 123:138) Risley, John 45, b NY Laborer R?E $150. " , Polly 45, NY " , Henry 23, NY Laborer " , Abram 12 PA " , Charles 9 PA

"Wayne Sentinel", Palmyra, NY, 2 Oct., 1830, Miss Barbara Fish m. Aaron Smith, Locust Cemetery, Hillsdale Co., Mich.: "Aaron Smith, 2/6/1804 - 4/29/1881 Barbary, wf. A.S. 3/19/1812 - 1/25/1863"

AMY (LEMUNYON) OSGOOD

The will of Philip Lemunyon (1844) named among his three daughters, Amy, wife of Elihu Osgood, and the Citation of Heirs published in the Albany Argus, 1850, identified her as a resident of Manchester, Ontario Co., New York.

The 1855 State Census of the 1st Ward of Manchester, Ontario Co., N.Y., family 65:69 - Osgood, Elinu, 75, b. VT Farmer " , Amy 70 RI 53 years a resident " , Edmund 28, son, b. Ontario Co., farmer " , Calvin 23, b. Warren, MI servant

From: "A History of Ontario County, New York," Milliken, Lewis Historical Pub. Co., NY., 1911, vol. 2, page 226: -

"ELIHU OSGOOD, a native of Barre, Vermont, went to Ontario county very early in the last century, and locating in the then newly-settled town of Manchester, he found employment with Mr. Pierce, one of the early proprietors. A year after his arrival, he purchased a farm, which he brought to a good state of fertility, and this property has even since been known as the Osgood homestead. He married Amy LaMunion and has a family of eleven children."

FROM: "OSGOOD FAMILY" by Ira Osgood, Salem, Mass., 1894, pp 115/6: "ELIHU OSGOOD of Manchester, N.Y., born 5 May, 1779, died 8 January, 1863, married Amy Lemunion of Newport, R.I. He was a farmer and removed to Manchester, N.Y. when the country was new, cleared up a farm on which he lived, and died there. Children -

1175: Maria S., b. 1806, d.y. 1176: Amanda, b. 1808, m. 1830, Orrin Reed, farmer of Manchester. (One child, Ellen H.) 1177: Sophia, b. 1810, d. 1831, m. Hambleton Wentworth, farmer of Palmyra, N.Y. Child: Legrand, b. 1830 1178: Lucinda, b. 1812, d. 1843, unmarried. 1179: Calvin, b. 1814, m. 1832, Dianthe McUmber of Freeport New York. no issue. 1180: Thomas, b. 1816, m. 1847, Mary Fish. chn: Mary J., b. 1848; Hattie, b. 1860 1181: Burras, b. 1818, m. (1) 1841, Maria S. West who d. 1847; m. (2) Sarah E. Pierce, chn: Charlos P. 1858; Eddie E. 1859. 1182: Harriet, b. 1820, d. 1844, unmarried. 1183: Lyman, b. 1823, d. 1848, m. Cynthia Howland; chn: Lyman, b. 1845, d. Army, 1863; Frances, b. 1846. 1184: Myron, of Manchester, N.Y., farmer, b. 1824, d. s.p. at Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, 1850, m. M.E. Reynolds. 1185: Edward, b.1826, m. 1855, Lucy M. Booth: chn - Carrie, b. 1857.

In the 1850 census of Manchester, p 657, family 411:411 (home of Cyrenius (?) Macumber, we found:- Osgood, Calvin 38, b. N.Y. Laborer " , Diantha 34, b. N.Y.

FROM: "A HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY, NEW YORK", Milliken, pp 226/7: - "BURRAS OSGOOD, son of Elihu and Amy (LaMunion) Osgood, was born in Manchester, June 27, 1818. He owned a farm and obtained good results as a reward for his labor, using much of his leisure time for the benefit of his fellow townsmen. He serves with marked ability in many positions of responsibility and trust, invariably discharging his duties in an upright and satisfactory manner, and owing to the implicit confidence inspired by his sterling integrity, he was frequently called upon to act as executor and trustee of estates, a business which absorbed much of his attention for more than fifty years. Mr. Osgood died Sept. 20, 1901. He married (first) Maria Jane West, who died without issue, and in 1847, he married (second) Sarah Pierce, daughter of Ezra and Eliza (Guiley) Pierce. Children: Carlos Pierce (see forward); Addie E., born Jan. 6, 1859, married (first) Joseph Clark; married (second) Frank Short.

CARLOS PIERCE, son of Burrus and Sarah (Pierce) OSGOOD, was born at the family homestead in Manchester, March 11, 1857. His studies in the public schools was supplemented by a course at the Canandaigua Academy, and graduating from that institution, he taught school for some time. At the age of twenty-one, he went to Iowa, and jointly with W.H. Wilson, who had accompanied him thither, he assumed the management of a large tract of wild land owned by parties in Pittsburg, Pa.

He also engaged in farming on an extensive scale. In the Spring of 1883, he went to the then territory of Dakota, where he engaged extensively in the raising of wheat, and in the company with others founded the town of Newark, located some forty miles from the nearest post office. In addition to his farming interests, he conducted a profitable real estate, loan and mortgage business, and was the first justice of the peace elected in Marshall county. In 1889, he returned to the homestead again in Manchester, which he carried on for some three years and for the succeeding ten years he acted as district agent for the Traveler's Insurance Company, covering five counties. For the past eight years Mr. Osgood has been prominently identified with the independent telephone movement in western New York. In 1902 he established the line in Manchester and Shortsville, with a toll line to Clifton Springs, connecting with the independent line in that locality, and encouraged by the success attending his first venture in this direction, in the following year, he organized and incorporated the Red Jacket Telephone Company, turning over to that Corporation his lines already established and becoming its president and general manager. The Red Jacket Company is now in the full tide of prosperity and its success is mainly due to the ability and sound judgment of its promoter. He is a Master Mason and a member of Canandaigua Lodge #394.

Mr. Osgood was married January 22, 1889, to Miss Daisy D. Allen, born in West Waterville, Maine, June 10, 1868, daughter of Stephen Allen. They have two children: (1) Joseph Clark, b. in Jan., 1890, died the same year, and (2) Carlos Allen, b. Aug. 6, 1894, died Sept. 13, 1895"

The 1855 State Census of Manchester:

Reed, Orron, 51, farmer b. Ontario Co. " , Amanda, 47, wife " , Ellen E. 13 Daughter Osgood, Cesyy (?) 31, servant

A Wentworth Genealogy, vol. 2, p 721: -

"Alexander Hamilton Wentworth b. 25 Oct., 1804 m. 1st Oct., 1829, Sophia Osgood who d. June, 1834; he m. 2nd, Mary Hine, and lived in Palmyra NY. By his 1st wife he had: Child, d. Sept., 1833; #5571, Legrand Dougherty Wentworth b. Manchester, NY 27 Apr., 1834. A small cemetery in Sec. 21, Manchester twp. between Manchester & Palmyra: "Alfred, son of A.H. & Sophia Wentworth d. 4 Sept., 1833 ae 1yr 7 mo.;Sophia, wife A.H. Wentworth d. 16 June, 1837 age 24 yrs."

Palmyra Cemetery: Hamilton Wentworth - 1804 - 1872 Legrand D. Wentworth, son, 1834-1900

1850 Census, Manchester, NY:- Osgood, Thomas, 37, farmer b. Ontario Co. " , Mary 26, " , M.J. 6, dau.

64:68 Osgood, Burrous, 36, farmer " , Sarah E. 26 wife Walker, Sarah 11 servant

Cynthia Howland, widow of Lyman Osgood must have remarried. The following census shows two Osgood children: family 32:33, 1st Ward, Manchester, 1855 State census: Westfall, Samuel 32 farmer, b. Dutchess " , Cynthia 30 wife Osgood , Lyman 6 son " , Frances 7 dau. Westfall, John 5 son " , Alice 1 dau. Howland , Diantha 55 mother-in-law " , Lois 17 sister-in-law

THOMAS LAMUNYONN (JULY 1, 1764 - AUGUST 3, 1849)

Arnold's "Vital Records of Rhode Island", vol. 4, p93, published in Providence, R.I., in 1893, show that Thomas Lamunyon, son of Samuel and Phebe Lamunyon was born July 1, 1764, at Tiverton, Rhode Island. On the 12th of December, 1849, Lydia, widow of Thomas LaMunyon applied for a pension as a widow of a Revolutionary War Soldier, and stated that Thomas LaMunyon had died August 3, 1849. In 1833 when Thomas made application for a pension, he stated his age as 69, saying he was born at Tiverton, Rhode Island, July 1, 1763, the day and the month being the same as the Arnold record, but the year was one year earlier. It further stated that proof of his age is in the Town Records of Tiverton. A list of his periods of service states he first served 9 months stating in July of 1779, "just being of 17 years of age" which would indicate even one more year earlier - that is to say, born in 1762.

One can, however, quite easily understand the confusion as a later affidavit by the widow indicates she did not remember the month they were married in - stating they were married in September or October of 1790. Another affidavit by their eldest daughter stated she never know her parents to keep a family record, but that they had repeatedly told her she was the eldest of 19 children, born 12, May, 1791.

Thomas LaMunyon was granted a pension from 4 March, 1834 for $36.66 per annum on "traditional" evidence, his documents being listed as "defective". (Award W2566).

When he died, Aug. 3, 1849, in Stockbridge, Madison Co., New York, his widow, Lydia, daughter of Benjamin Sawdy of Tiverton, was granted his pension (Cert. 638) starting August 3, 1849, for the same amount, $36.66 per annum.

His was record indicates he served 9 months from July 1779 under Captain Michael Durfee and Col. Benjamin Howland's Rhode Island Regiment; from the last of June, 1780, he served one month under Cap't. Alexander Thomas and Col. John Cook in a Rhode Island Regiment and in October, 1780, served another month in the same company. He also stated he served as a "minuteman" nights for several months - the writing is not clear as to his exact duties at that time.

Thomas further stated in his pension application that after the war, he continued to reside at Tiverton until 1801 when he went to Sangerfield, Oneida Co., N>Y> where he lived until 1811, when he removed to Eaton, Madison Co., N.Y. where he resided at the time of his application. Daniel Hascall, a Clergyman, and Joseph Macomber a neighbor (and brother-in-law) declared they knew Thomas to be a good and truthful person and they believed his statements.

THE WIDOW'S DECLARATION; State of New York, Madison County, N.Y.: On this twelfth day of December, 1849, personally appeared before me James W. Nye, County Judge of the said County of Madison in the said State of New York, Lydia LaMunyon, a resident of the town of Stockbridge, in the said County, aged 76 years, who being --(?) from according to law, doth in her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 4, 1836 and March 3rd, 1837--any of any and every other act of Congress under which she may be entitled to claim: That she was married to Thomas LaMunyon, late of Stockbridge aforesaid deceased, who was a soldier of the army of the United States in the War of the Revolution, and at the time of his death a pensioner of the United States. She further declares that she was married to the said Thomas Lamunyon and to the best of her recollection in September or October in the year 1790 at Tiverton in the State of Rhode Island by Reverent Peleg Burroughs a Minister of the Baptist order. That she has no record thereof, the said Thomas LaMunyan, her said late husband died in the town of Stockbridge aforesaid on the 3rd day of August, 1849, and that she has remained a widow ever since as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.

her Lydia X LaMunyon Mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the 12th day of December, 1849, and I certify, that the said Lydia LaMunyon on account of bodily infirmity in my opinion is unable to attend in open court to make this declaration "six interview and "August"--(?) and "October---interview"

James W. Nye Judge of Madison County

A DAUGHTER'S DECLARATION:

State of New York, Madison County, N.Y.: Salome Knapp being duly sworn deposes and says that she is the widow of James Knapp late of Parma in the county of Monroe and in the said State, deceased, and is the daughter of Thomas Lamunyon and Lydia Lamunyon, the former a pensioner of the United States at the time of his death which took place in the town of Stockbridge in the county of Madison in the State of New York where he had resided several years before his death, and the said Lydia as deponent is informed being now an applicant for a pension that she was, as she has always been informed and believes, the first born of nineteen children which the said Thomas and Lydia had born after their marriage. That she was always acknowledged and treated in the family of the said Thomas and Lydia by them and all their children as their oldest child. That she has no record of her age and never knew that her parents kept any record of any of their children's ages, never saw any such record in their family. That she believes that she was born on the twelfth day of May in the year of our Lord 1791. This deponent further says that she was brought up by said Thomas and Lydia in their family and knows that they lived together as husband and wife from her earliest recollection, until he died--that she took care of him in his last sickness and was with him when he died.

her Salome X Knapp Mark

Subscribed & Sworn to before me this 8th day of June, 1850 & I further certify that I know the said Salome Knapp & believe her to be a credible witness, in testimony whereby I have hereunto set my hand---(???)

DEPOSITION OF A SISTER:

State of New York, Madison Co., N.Y.: On the 9th day of March in the year of our Lord, 1850, Margaret Macomber, wife of Joseph Macomber of the Town of Hamilton in said County appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peach of the said town of Hamilton, in the said County, duly authorized to administer oaths, and be me duly sworn according to law, deposed &...(?) being....(?) says as follows to wit: "I am a sister to Lydia Lamunyon, who is widow of Thomas LaMunyon, late of the town of Stockbridge in said county of Madison, deceased who was a pensioner of the United States when he died. Benjamin Sawdy was the father of Mrs. Lamunyon and my self--said Lydia LaMunyon is older than I am. I remember when said Lydia was married to the said Thomas Lamunyon. The marriage took place at the dwelling house of said Benjamin Sawdy in the Town of Tiverton in Rhode Island. I was present at the said marriage, and saw the marriage ceremony performed. They were married by Elder Peleg Burroughs a Baptist Minister who preached in that place many years. The marriage took place in the Fall of the year 1790. I remember that the said Lydia was then seventeen years of age and I was fifteen.

Margaret X Macomber Mark

Subscribed and Sworn 4 March, 1850, certified by J. Mason, Jr., Justice of the Peach.

WILL OF THOMAS LA MUNYON OF STOCKBRIDGE

In the name of God Amen, I Thomas Lamunyon of Stockbridge in the County of Madison State of New York do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following:

FIRST: I deign my soul into the hand of Almighty God, hoping and believing in a redemption (?) of my sins by the merits and ministration of Jesus Christ, and my body commit to the earth to be buried at the discretion of my Executor (?) hereafter named and my worldly state I give and devise as follows:

FIRST: I give and devise unto my wife all that my said --- and tenements with the appurtenances belonging thereto situated in the town of Stockbridge County of Madison New York State with the lands and hereditaments, thereunto belonging and the rents --- and profits thereof also all of my personal property for and during the term of her natural life. And --- and after the decease of my said wife I give and bequeath firstly forty dollars to my Eldest daughter Siloma to have and hold to my daughter Siloma her heirs and assigns forever. Also I give and devise to my second daughter Sybil forth dollars to have and to hold to my said daughter Sybil her heirs forever. Also I give and devise to my third daughter Mary Forty dollars to have and to hold and to my said daughter Mary her heirs and assigns forever; Also I give and devise to my fourth daughter Phebe forty dollars to have and to hold to my said daughter Phebe her heirs and assigns forever. Also I give and devise to my fifth daughter Nancy forty dollars her heirs and assigns forever to have and to hold. Also I give and devise to my sixth daughter Lydia forty dollars to have and to hold to my said daughter Lydia her heirs and assigns forever. Also I give and devise to my seventh daughter Rhoda forth dollars to have and to hold to my daughter Rhoda her heirs and assigns forever. Also from and after the death of my said wife I give and devise to my sons, Asa, David, Abel, and Isaac the sum of one dollar each to have and to hold to my sons, Asa, David, Abel, and Isaac, forever.

Also from and after the demise of my said wife, I give and bequeath all that my land and tenements-lands and herediments unto my son Philip to have and to hold to my said son Philip his heirs and assigns forever. And I do hereby appoint my son Philip Lamunyon executor of this my last will and testament. And my will is and I do -------that my said executor his executor or executrix shall not be charged or chargeable with or accountable for more of the before said estate or money and jewels than he or they shall actually receive or shall come into his or their---future hands by virtue of this my will or with or for any && which shall happen or the said money or estate hereby by me given to the said heirs mentioned or of any part of my personal estate so such --- happen without his or their willful default and neglect, and also it shall and may be lawful for him my said executor and his executor or executrix in the first place and of the said premises respectively and out of the residue of my personal estate to direct and ---him and themselves respectfully all such---(ton?) costs charges and expenses as he or they shall sustain spend or---(the balance of the page seems to be instruction for the payment of debts, instructions to the executor, etc.)

The will was signed: Thomas Lamunyan (L.S.) Wit: Jesse Bridge of Stockbridge Jesse Bridge, Jr.

CITATION OF HEIRS: (In "Albany Argus" for 6 consecutive weeks, starting 2 Sept., 1850):-

Lydia Lamunyon of Stockbridge. Lydia, wife David Hurlburt of Augusta, Oneida Co. NY. Mary, wife Abner Negus of Eaton, Madison Co., NY. Phoebe Lamunyon of Madison, Madison Co., NY. Sybil Lamunyon of Madison, Madison Co., NY. Siloma Knapp of Fabius, Onondaga Co., N.Y. Abel Lamunyon of Farmington, Oakland Co., Mich. Isaac Lamunyon of Mercer, Mendon Co., Ohio. David Lamunyon of Brownsville, Edmeston Co., KY. Rhoda, wf of Mr. Bevans, of Edmeston Co., KY. Charles B. Baker, special guardian of Lydia Ann, Otis, Maria, Orlando, Edwin, Lewis, and Lyman Hurlburt, infant heirs of Nancy, former wife of David Hurlburt and now deceased, all heirs at law and next of kin of Thomas Lamunyon, lat of Stockbridge, Madison Co., N.Y. deceased..

PETITION: of Philip Lamunion indicated that the Hurlburt children were residents of Augusta, Oneida Co., NY. Also written between lines was "Asa Lamunyon, Leesburg, Kosiusko Co., Indiana.

PROBATE: 18 Jan., 1851 at Hamilton Village, at request of Phillip Lamunyon, executor in said will.

LAND AND CENSUS RECORDS

13 JAN., 1792. John Stafford conveyed 1 1/2 acres bordering Philip Lemunyon for 20 Silver Dollars. (Tiv:14:194)

William Sanford conveyed 17 acres with dwelling house to Thomas Lamunyon, Cooper, land partly in Westport, partly in Tiverton. (Tiv: 5:438)

6 April, 1799, Wm. Corry & Hope, his wife for $170 sold Thomas Lamunyon of Tiverton, yoeman, a house and stable, 6 acres more or less. Wit: Wm. Carr (Tiv: 6:72) Lemuel Carr (also Bristol, Mass, No. Dist. 2:146/7/8)

9 Sept., 1801, Thomas Lamunyon of Tiverton, Co. of Newport, R.I., yoeman, & Lydia, his wife, for $220, sold Benjamin Borden of Tiverton, a dwelling house with stable thereon, 6 acres more or less. Wit: Lemuel Taber by Thomas Lamunyon (L.S.) her Lydia Lamunyon Mark rec: Tiverton 6:266, also Bristol, Mass: 2:194/5

1800 Census: Tiverton, Thomas Lamunyon, head of a family of 2 males under 10; 1, 10-16; 1, 26-45; 1 female under 10; 1, 10-16; 1, 26-45.

1820 Census: Madison, Eaton Co., N.Y. p52, "Thomas 'Lammyon', head of family of 2 males under 10, 1, 10- 16, 1, 16-18, 1, 18-26 and 1 over 45; 2 females under 10, 2, 10-16, 1, 16-26, and one over 45.

1840 Census: Stockbridge, Madison county, NY: his family consisted of 2 males under 5, 1, 20-30, one 70-80 with 1 female 5-10, 1, 20-30, 1, 30-40 and one 60-70. Although this census listed pensioners of the Revolutionary War, Thomas was not so indicated although we know he did receive a pension.

Thomas Lamunyon stated in his pension papers that he moved from Rhode Island in 1801, going to Sangerfield, Oneida Co., NY until 1811, when he went to Eaton, Madison Co., NY where he lived at the date of application. According to some of the family records, many of the children were born at Solon, N.Y. (Courtland Co.) We could not find Thomas in the 1810 census of Madison or Oneida Co., NY. Probably Thomas was the Thomas Lamunyon found in the;

1830 census of Solon, Cortland Co., NY: 1 male under 5; 1, 5-10; 1, 10-15; 1, 15-20; 1, 60-70; 1 female under 5; 1, 10-15; 1, 15-20; 1, 30-40; l, 50-60.

We found no land record of Thomas Lamunyon before 1824 in Madison Co. NY. Here are a few noted at Wampsville, NY, Madison County Seat:-

Grantor index: Thomas Lammunion & wf, 18 Nov., 1824 (AB:158) Thomas Lammunion & wf, Lydia, Feb. 5, 1834 (AH:439) Thomas Lammunion & wf. Lydia, Aug. 21, 1838 (AR:167) GRANTEE INDEX: Lamunyon, Thomas ---Joshua Clark et al. 21 April, 1838 (AR:166).

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS

Tiverton Baptist Church records show that Thomas Lamunyon was baptized 8 Sept., 1799, and on the 20th of October, 1799, Lydia, wife of Thomas was baptized.

Tiverton Town Records: v5, p53, 3 Apr., 1797, "Voted that the Indenture of Richard Lamunyon to Isaac Baley, Esq. be delivered up & that sd Richard Lamunyon be bound to Thomas Lamunyon upon the conditions with the addition of learning a Cooper's trade." (Richard was the bastard child of Sarah Lamunyon who was surely a daughter of Samuel, sister to Thomas.)

D.A.R. LINEAGES (from Thomas LaMunyon):- #49623 v50p275, Mable Ruth Cummings Marsland. #140597, v141, p 182, Mildred Hulbert Hayes #314133 Eva Mae Cummings Soriero #447044 Cecile Mabel Cummings Marshall (sister to Eva Mae) #529273 Dr. Alice Ann Soriero #529274 Dr. Olive Mary Soriero

We have located 9 children of Thomas and Lydia in the 1850 Census:

Fabius, Onandagua Co., NY, fam. 167:173 Knapp, Thomas, 30, farmer, b. NY " , Hannah, 26 " , Luman T. 6 " , William H. 3 " , Saloman 60, b. R.I. (Saloma is identified as a man!)

Madison Co., Hamilton Twp., NY:- Macumber, Joseph, 77, b. RI " , Margaret 75 " (Sister to Lydia (Sawdey) LaMunyon. Lamonion, Syble, 59, b. RI

Prarie, Kosiusko Co., Ind.: family 122:122 Lamonion, Asa, ae 57, b. RI, farmer " , Amanthia(?) 41, b. L.D. (?) " , Thomas L. 4, b. PA " , Weston W. 3 "

Edmonson Co. KY (twp not shown) fam. 495:495:- Lamunyon, David, 50, b. RI Farmer " , Elizabeth 42 b. NY " , John 21 b. IL " , Mary 16 b. KY " , Thomas J. 13 b. KY " , Sarah W. 11 b. KY " , Silas 4 b. KY " , Francis A.E. 9 1/2 (female. b. KY)

Madison Twp. Madison Co., NY. fam 1146:1161:- Mason, Edward 37 b. NY farmer " , Julia A. 27 (37?) NY " , Charles B. 13 b. NY " , Harriet N. 11 b. NY " , John C. 4, b. NY Benton, Anna C. 4, b. NY Ward, Delos, 25, b. NY laborer Lamonion, Phebe 50, b. NY

Owosso Twp., Shiawassee Co., Mich. 54:54- Lemunyon, Abel, 46 b. NY farmer " , Nancy 42 b. NY " , Ira 23 b. NY " , Susan 20 b. MI " , Lydia 14 b. MI " , Mary 11 b. MI " , Francis 6 b. MI " , Otis 4 b. MI " , Henry 2 b. MI

Union Twp. Mercer Co., Ohio, fam. 679:693:- Lamunion, Isaac 44 b. NY farmer " , Lucy 44 b NY " , David 19 b. KY " , Laura 13 b. KY " , Lyman 11 b. OH " , William N. 11 b. OH " , Ellen 5 b. OH

Stockbridge, Madison Co., NY, fam:284:285:- Lamunyon, Philip 39 b. NY farmer " , Harriet 37 b. NY " , Mitel L. 14 b. NY (female) " , Lester 12 b. NY " , Elbridge 10 b. NY " , Caroline 9 b. NY " , Marigia (?) 7 b. NY (female) " , Jerome 5 b. NY " , Andrew 4 b. NY " , Howard 2 b. NY " , Abel 8 1/2 NY

ASA LA MUNYON (1793 - 1858)

ASA LA MUNYON, eldest son of Thomas and Lydia (Sawdy) Lamunyon, was born in Rhode Island in June, 1793, and died in Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan in Sept., 1858. He was twice married. We have no record of the first marriage. He married (2), about 1845. Acenith Chloe Wheeler, who according to family records, was born about 1797, and died at Owosso, Michigan in 1858.

According to notes of George LaMunyon (ca 1906) who was a grandson of Able LaMunion, "Asa lived for many years in Indiana and served throughout the war of 1812, afterwards moving to Michigan. He had two sons, Stocton and Weston. Stockton was drowned in Walnut Creek during the war. Weston settled in Nebraska and Butler county. His post office address is Rising City, Nebraska."

An "Index of Awards of Claims of the Soldiers of the War of 1812", published Albany, N.Y., 1860, listed: #7,485, Asa Lamunyon, Owassa, (sic), Shiawassee County, Michigan. All $47."

In the 1830 Census of Erie Co., Pa., Conneaut Twp., vol 5, sheet 325, line 21 is: "Asa Lamonyan, male, 30-40; female, 40-50.

The will of Thomas Lamunyon of Stockbridge, Madison County, New York named five sons, the first being Asa. The petition of Phillip Lamunion of 18 Jan., 1851 at Hamilton Village, Madison county named the heirs, and interlined was "Asa Lamunyon of Leesburg, Kosciusko County, Indiana."

The 1850 census of Prarie Twp., Kosciusko County, Indiana gives us, on p 613/337):- 122:122 Lamonion, Asa 57, b. RI farmer " , Amanthia (?) 41, L.C. (Little Compton?) " , Thomas L. 4, b. PA " , Weston W. 3, b PA

Family records also list another child. Sarah Francis (1850-1852). They also tell us that son Thomas Stocton LaMunyon was born 1845, in Pennsylvania, and died June 1867, which would be after the Civil War. He was unmarried.

Weston Wheeler LaMunyon was born 23 Feb., 1847 in Penn., and died 7 May, 1925; m. 29 May, 1869 at Owosso, Mich., Mary Ganette Snedaker, and their first child, Nora LaMunyon was born 7 Aug., 1870 at Owasso, MI. The next children were born in Nebraska.

Asa's service in the war of 1812 was probably from Cortland, Oneida, or Madison County, New York. His father stated in his application for Revolutionary pension that he lived from 1801 to 1811 in Sangerfield, Oneida Co., NY (we could not find him in 1810 census there), then removed to Madison County. We have an 1824 land record in Madison County for him, but in the 1830 census, he appears in Solon, Cortland County, NY where some of the children are supposed to have been born.

The Pennsylvania Genealogical Records, 1918-32, vol. 2, contains "The Bachelder Gen. (Bachiler, Bachellar, etc.)" which lists children of Isiah Bachelder & Molly Copp, his wife, and among them was Abigail who m. Asa Lamunyon. Isiah moved to Bradford, VT about 1799 and twenty years later removed to Springfield, Erie Co. PA, where he died in 1823.

JOHN LEMUNYON

JOHN LEMUNYON was born June 1, 1766, at Tiverton, Rhode Island, a son of Samuel and Phebe (Sherman) Lemunyon. He died June 13, 1837, at Manchester, Ontario County, New York. His gravestone in the pioneer Cemetery three miles east of Manchester shows he was 71 years of age, and also says:

"As you now are, so once was I As I am now so you must be Prepare for Death and follow me"

(A wag once wrote on a similar tombstone, "To Follow you I can't consent until I know which way you went".)

JOHN LEMUNYON appeared in the 1790 census of Tiverton, Rhode Island. In 1800 her appeared in Westport, Bristol County, Mass. and in 1810, 1820 and 1830 is found in Ontario County, New York, first in Farmington, and in 1830, in Manchester which was taken from Farmington.

We identify him by the age shown on the gravestone which agrees with the age of his birth as published in "Arnold's Vital Records of Rhode Island", vol. 4, pg. 93, and the fact his brothers are also shown there. In 1832, when his brother, Philip applied for a pension as a veteran of the American Revolution from Tiverton, Rhode Island *now living in Manchester, Ontario County, New York) he stated that his brothers John and Howard knew of his service although they did not serve with him, and they, also living then in Manchester, so attested. Land records in Tiverton also tend to prove the John Lemunyon living in Westport, Mass. was the John Lemunyon of Tiverton, R.I. and that proof is augmented by Howard Lemunyon's signature in two cases as witness.

There are a few discrepancies: Miliken's "History of Ontario County, New York," vol. 1, pg. 407 lists, "Among settlers in Manchester...1794-1800....John Lamunion...", and a list purporting to be a list of members of the First Baptist Church of Farmington, Ontario County, New York, published in "Tree Talks", vol. 11, No. 2, June, 1970, lists Philip; John; Richard; Poly; Sylvia, and Ruth Lemunyon as members on February 13, 1797. Land records seem to prove there people were all still in Tiverton, (or Westport, Mass.) until about 1804. John Lemunyon first appeared in the land records of Ontario County, New York, in 1806. In later census records, some of John's children are shown to be born in Rhode Island, when it seems they may have been born in Westport, Mass. Perhaps it is explained by the fact this farm must have been on the state line, or straddled by it.

John Lemunyon's wife was Hannah, daughter of Obediah and Ruth (Fish) Dennis as proven by Obediah's will. She was still alive 21 April, 1815 as indicated by Ontario Co., New York Land Records, vol. 17, pg. 449. The Bible of John Lemunyon, Jr., states that Hannah Lemunyon "Departed this life Oct. 31st, A.D. 1820. County marriage records show that on 30 January, 1821, John Lemunyon married a Mrs. Bacon of Farmington. She was Giffy, daughter of George Babcock who had married (1) Frederick Follett; (2) Dr. Calvin Bacon, (3) then John Lemunyon. John's will, written July 15, 1836 made bequests to his wife, Giffy. Turner's "History of Phelps and Gorham Purchase" published in 1851 stated on pg. 106, "Mrs. Miller; Mrs. Follett and Mrs. Daniel Gates Jr. were daughters of George Babcock". On pg. 210 it states, "John Lamunyon came early from Rhode Island and died 10 or 12 years ago. His wife was the widow of Cap't. Follett, and died about 2 or 3 years ago...".

"The Follet-Dewey-Fassett-Safford Ancestry", by Harry Parker Ward, 1896, on pg. 99 quotes a Bible record showing that Frederick Follett was born in Connecticut, March 10, 1761, and died May 1804, and his wife, Giffie Babcock was born in Massachusetts, Nov. 4, 1771, and died July 13, 1845." It also states, "...other records show that the widow of Frederick Follett married Dr. Calvin Bacon, and had 2 daughters who died in infancy. She also married John Lemunyon without issue." The book went on to say, "When a young man of 17 or 19, Frederick Follett was shot, speared, and scalped by Indians. Marvil Follett says this Frederick Follett used to swear and shoot all the Indians he could. Possibly this tradition ought to be changed to read, 'used to swear that he would shoot all the Indians he could'...and said when they had shot him and he lay on the ground, they sent a young Indian to scalp him, and he did a bad job of it...he wouldn't have cared so much if he had made a good job of it..."

LAND RECORDS: Some recorded both in Tiverton and in North, District, Bristol, Mass.:

26 April, 1792: Daniel Jennings of Tiberton for 19 pounds paid by John Lemunyon of Tiverton, sold a house and land called "The Schoolhouse". Recorded: No. Bristol 2:14-15; Tiverton: 5:44

1 Jan. 1795, Peter & Eliza Macumber of Westport, Mass. sold to John Lemunyon, Cooper of Tiverton, R.I. for $716, 23 acres, 67 rods: Wit: David Tripp, Abiel Macumber; recorded Apr. 20, 1796, Bristol: 74:473.

26 Oct. 1797, Joseph & Silva Chase of Westport sold land to John Lemunyon for $85, recorded June 11, 1803, Bristol, 82:407.

21 Jan., 1800, George & Rebecca Chase, for $35 Silver Dollars, sold land to John Lemunyon, recorded June 11, 1803: Bristol 82:400.

13 Dec., 1802, John & Hannah Lemunyon of Westport, sold, for $100, land to Abner Devol: Recorded April 10, 1810, Bristol, 89:509; Wit: Howard Lemunyon and Lillis Sowle.

28 May, 1803, John Lemunyon, yoeman of Westport, and Hannah, his wife, sold for $45, to Isaac Case of Tiverton, house and land in Tiverton, called "The Schoolhouse". Tiverton 6:494, Wit: Sion Allen; Howard Lemunyon.

CENSUS RECORDS

In the 1790 (First Federal Census) he is listed as John LaMorion, resident of Tiverton, Rhode Island, 1 male over 16, and 2 females. In 1800, Westport, Bristol Co., Mass. John Lamonyon, 1 male under 10; 1, 10 to 16; 1, 26-45; 1, 45 or older: 3 females under 10; l, 10-16; 1, 26-45; 1, 45 or older. Question: Were the male and female over 45 John's parents? We know his wife's parents were dead by then.

In the 1810 census of Farmington, Ontario Co., N.Y., he was listed Jno. Lamunyon with 1 male, 10-16; 1, 45 or more; 2 females under 10; 1, 10-16; 1, 16-26; and 1, 40 or older. Next to him were the families of William Lamunyon and Ephriam Wright, each family having but one male and one female in the 16-26 age bracket. They were probably his son and son-in-law.

In the 1820 census of Farmington, he was 79, with 2 males under 10; 1, 18-26; 1, 45 or more; 2 females under 10; 1, 26-45, and 2, 45 or more. In the same census, #77 was John Lemunyon, Jr., #78 was Henry Miller (probably his son-in-law), and #119 was William Lemunyon. In the 1830 census of Manchester, he had one male, 5-10; 1, 10-15; 1, 60-70; 1 female 10-15; 1, 15-20; 1, 20- 30; and one, 50-60. He was listed on page 180, as well as his son, William in the 40-50 age bracket, and son John, Jr., in the 40-50 year bracket.

SOME ONTARIO COUNTY, NEW YORK LAND RECORDS:

6:35, 25 April, 1805, land sold to John Lemunyon (1st appearance in Ontario Land Records).

8:372-3, John Lemunyon to Howard Lemunyon, 10 Feb., 1808.

14:5, 18 Jan. 1809, John Lemunyon to Philip Lemunyon of Manchester.

15:193, 1810 ??

46:540, 4th Feb. 1828, Clark & Rachel Hazard to John Lemunyon. (NOTE: Clark & Rachel Hazard, as well as John Lemunyon were 4th great-grandparents of this compiler!)

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JOHN LEMUNYON

I, John Lemonyon, being desirous of discharging the duty which every man owes to his family, by making such provision for the distribution of my property as shall be just and equitable, do make, publish and declare this my last will and testament as follows:

FIRST; I direct that the expenses of my last sickness and of my funeral shall be paid in preference to any devise or legacy herein contained.

SECOND: I give and bequeath to my wife, Giffy Lemonyon one third part of all my beds and bedding, and one third part of all my large and small silver spoons--one horse and carriage.

THIRD: I give and devise to my son William Lemonyon, all that certain piece or parcel of land lying and being in the town of Manchester in the County of Ontario and State of New York, being all that part of lot number Forty Two, south of the center line in said township, which is owned by me, supposed to contain ninety acres of land, and is bounded on the south and west by the lines of said lot - north on the outlet or a part of the lot heretofore deeded to Milton Noyes and east by a part of said lot owned by John Cole and by Harvey Harmon. To have and to hold the said premises to my said son William Lemonyon, his heirs and assigns forever.

THIRD: I give and bequeath to my said son William Lemonyon, all of my horses, cattle, sheep and farming utensils, which have been raised, kept or used on the premises generally.

FOURTH: I give and devise to my grand-children, John Lemonyon, Jun. and William Lemonyon, children of my son John, one hundred and six acres of land situated, lying and being in the town, county & state aforesaid, being part of lots numbers forty-three and ninety-one, south of the center line in said township, and is described and bounded as follows - one hundred acres to be taken from the east side of said lots numbers forty-three, and ninety-one, and bounded on the south by the line of said lot forty-three east by the east line of said lot ninety-one and by the west lines of a part of said lot forty-three owned by S. Southworth and by R.W. Henry - north by the highway & west by a line to be run south from said highway to the south line of the lot, and distant far enough from said described east boundary to include one hundred acres of land - also four acres of land lying in the south-west corner of the lot of land which I purchased of Jeremiah Hart in a square form - and also two acres of land, being part of said lot number forty-three, and is bounded north on the state road or highway - west by the east line of John Dervys land - east by a line to be run north and south along the east end of the orchard, and south by a line to be run parallel with the road, and distant therefrom far enough to include said quantity of two acres of land. To have and to hold the said premises to my said grand-children, John Lemonyon, Jun. and William Lemonyon, their heirs an assigns forever.

FIFTH: I give and bequeath to my said grand-children John Lemonyon, Jun. and William Lemonyon one spar (sic) of horses and harness for them - two cows, one wagon, one cart and all my ploughs, harrows and farming utensils.

SIXTH: I give and devise to my grand-children, John Fish, Henry Miller, Jun., John Miller, Jun., Benjamin Depue and Horace Miller, the following described premises situated lying and being in the town, county and state aforesaid, being about fifty acres of land, which was deeded to me by Jeremiah Hart and Eltnea Hart, his wife, the twenty third day of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, for a description of same, reference to be had to said deed, excepting four acres lying in the southwest corner of the same - also all that part of said lot number forty-three which is owned by me and which I have not herein willed to my grand-children, John Lemonyon, Jun., and William Lemonyon, containing about thirty-seven acres, and is bounded on the north & south by the lines of the lot west by the east line of John Dervys land - and east by the west line of that part of said lot nubmer forty-three which I have herein willed to my said grandchildren John Lemonyon, Jun. and William Lemonyon - and also all that part of said lot number ninety-one which I have not hereinbefore willed - supposed to contain about three acres of land. To have and to hold the same to my said grand-children, John Fish, Henry Miller, Jun., John Miller, Jun., Benjamin Depue and Horace Miller, their heirs and assigns forever.

SEVENTH: I give and bequeath to my son John Lemonyon, Jun. two cows. ten sheep, and so much of the use and occupancy of the land herein willed to his children, John and William as shall be necessary for his support.

EIGTH: I give and bequeath to my daughters Lydia Wright, Polly Coats, Betsey Miller, Miribee Miller and Rhoda Fish each the sum of One Hundred Dollars, and also all my household furniture, beds, bedding, bedsteads, chairs, tables, etc., equally to be divided between them.

NINTH: All the rest and residue of my personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever the same may be, at the time of my decease, after payment of my debts, funeral expenses and legacies herein named I give and bequeath to my children John Lemonyon, Jun. and William Lemonyon, equally to be divided between them.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Fifteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six.

WIT: PETER MITCHELL, Manchester his JEDIDIAH DERVEY " JOHN X LEMONYON Mark

CITATION OF HEIRS:

Published in the Albany Argus, 25 Aug., 1837: Sons, William and John of Manchester; Ephriam and Lydia Wright; John Miller and Elizabeth his wife; Henry Miller and Maraby, his wife, all in Michgian; Erastus Coates and Mary, his wife of Auburn, Geoga County, Ohio.

(NOTE: Polly and Mary seem to both be used frequently to name Mrs. Coates.)

WIDOW'S PETITION

GIFFY LEMUNYON petitioned for her share, or "Dower Rights", July 16, 1838 and her petitioned mentioned minor heirs: William & John Lemunyon, age 10 and 5 respectively, children of John Lemunyon, Jr.: Benjamin Depue, about 18, in Ohio; Horace Miller, age 17 years; John Miller, age 10 years; Henry Miller, age 7 years; John Fish, about 16 years, residents of Michigan.

Miss Bertha Warner, great grand-daughter of John and Elizabeth (Lemunyon) Miller excerpted from an old family letter: Dated Jun 29, 1837, to John Miller & wife from John Lemunyon, Jr., from Manchester saying John Lemunyon, Sr. had died June 13th. $100 was left to each of five girls, Lydia, Polly, Elizabeth, Maribah, and Roby, "..and to your son John, and Henry, Jr. and John Fish & Benjamin Depew and Horace Miller something like 70 or 80 acres of land..."

On Jan. 15, 1811, Polly Lemunyon married Benjamin Depue of Farmington, Ontario County, New York. We suppose she had a son, Benjamin, Jr. by him, and later married Erastus Coates, going to Ohio with him and taking her son, Benjamin Depue with her. At the time of this report, (December, 1982), we have not positively identified this person, nor Horace Miller. We know Horace does not belong to John Miller, and we have a large number of children for Henry Miller, but no Horace. Horace seems a bit old to be Henry's son - yet it is possible.

WILLIAM LEMUNYON (JULY 6, 1789 - AUGUST 12, 1871)

The Last Will and Testament of John Lemunyon (1766-1837) of Manchester, Ontario County, New York, named, among other children, a son, William. A citation of heirs appearing in the "Albany Argus" Aug. 25, 1837 identified him further as William Lemunyon of Manchester, Ontario County, New York.

Ontario County Records show that one William Lemunyon married, 10 Oct., 1809, to Rachel Price, (prob. Rice). The 1810 Census of Farmington, Ontario County (from which Manchester was later taken) shows William Lemunyon, head of a family of one male and one female, both in the 16-26 year bracket between Jno. Lemunyon, and Ephriam Wright, a brother-in-law.

1820 Census: Farmington: 2 males under 10; 1, 18-26; 1, 26- : 2 females under 10; 1, 26-45; 1, 45 or older.

1830 Census, Manchester: 1 male, 5-10; 1, 10-15; 1, 40-50; 1 female under 5; 2, 15-20, 1, 50-60.

1840 Census, Manchester: pg. 70, William Lemunion, 1 male, 15-20; 1, 40-50; 1 female, 5-10; 1, 10-15; 1, 15-20; 1, 40-50. (Also, same page, his son Horace Lemunyon and John Cole, his son-in-law).

In 1906/7, a George Wellington LaMunyon a descendant of William Lemunyon's uncle Thomas wrote to everyone he could find concerning the surname LaMunyon (or variations), and among his notes was, "..Among the LaMunyons descendants...and William LaMunyon whose descendants are now living in Michigan, Iowa, Colorado, and elsewhere. Of these descendants, Melandton, Horace, Olive, Coliska (sic), and others are living in Shiawassee County, Michigan at the present time."

Through the cooperation and courtesy of Mrs. J. D. LaMunyon of Colorado, Mrs. William Soriero of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Mr. Dale Ladd of Flint, Mi, (descendant of Melancthon Lemunyon) we have been able to piece together the family of William Lemunyon and offer proof - some circumstantial concerning George LaMunyon's statement made in the last paragraph, the children were:

1. Horace (1810-1886) 2. Olive m. Mark Ridley 3. John (Stone, illeg. Pioneer Cem. Manchester) 4. Priscilla, m. John Cole (she d. 30 June, 1884 age 72y 3m 13 d. a dau. Wm. Lemunyon & Rachel Rice) 5. Melancthon, Dec. 13, 1814 - May 29, 1863) 6. Josephine Colista, 7 May, 1816 - 28 March, 1902, m. (1) Anson Burger: (2) her 1st cousin, Alonzo Wright. 7. Parris, 4 July, 1826 - 22 Jan., 1874.

1850 Census, Manchester, Family #339:- Lemunyon, William, age 60, b. R.I. " , Rachel 62 " , Paris 23 " , Eliza 22 " , George S. ?

The 1855 State Census, Manchester shows Paris as the head of the house with Parents, William & Rachel (Rachel b. in Mass.), and Paris Lemunyon, age 11, a nephew (prob. son of Horace who lived next door. Paris and brother William W. are living with their grandparents in the 1860 census of Manchester, family 75:80:- Lemunyon, William, age 69, b. R.I. " , Rachel 72 Mass. " , William W. 24 NY " , Paris S. 16

Rachel, wife of William Lemunyon died April 12, 1861 and is buried with her husband in the Pioneer Cemetery, three miles east of Manchester, New York.

JOHN LEMUNYON, JR. (16 JUNE, 1798 - 29 FEB., 1880)

The "Wayne County Revue", under 'Local News' in their issue of March 5, 1880 carried the following brief obituary: "John Lemunyon at his late residence on the 28th ult. John Lemunyon aged 82 years. Funeral on the 2nd inst. Rev. A.G. Upton officiating Clergyman."

John Lemunyon, Jr. was named son and heir of John Lemunyon, Sr. in his will, written 15 July, 1836, at Manchester, Ontario County, New York. The will also named John and William Lemunyon, son of John Lemunyon, Jr. In 1838, the widow, Giffy, further identified the two grandchildren as residents of Manchester: William, aged about 10 years, and John, 5 years. The citation of heirs named John Lemunyon, Jr., as a resident of Manchester. The grandson, John Lemunyon 3rd died in Tuscola County, Michigan, Jan. 4, 1924, a white male widower, of influenza. He was born in New York, a farmer, and was 90 years, 9 months and 6 days old. It further states his mother was Mary Colburne. It also stated that his father was born in N.Y. and the mother also, but census records all show the father was born in Rhode Island and the mother in Vermont. Mary Colburne Lemunyon died 6 Aug., 1872, aged 74 yrs, 11 mos. and 5 days.

Mrs. W. Schmitt of 14926 Riverside, Livonia, Mi 48154 owns John's Bible. The date page was missing and Mrs. Schmitt commented the entries all seemed to be in one hand:

Marriages:

John & Mary Lemunyon was married February 16, 1817 A.D. Alphronia Lemunyon was married Oct. 7, A.D. 1842 Hannah Lemunyon was married May 16, 1839 A.D. Eliza Lemunyon was married April 6 (26?), A.D. 1843 Delia L. Lemunyon was married May 14, A.D., 1843 Alvina Lemunyon was married Oct. 23, A.D. 1844 William F. Lemunyon was married July 5, A.D. 1847 John Lemunyon Junr. was married June 20th, 1853 Mary A. Lemunyon was married February 22, 1859, Washington's Birthday

DEATHS:

Eliza C. Hatfield died Dec., 27th 1900 aged 75 years 7 mo

BIRTHS:

John Lemunyon was born June 16, A.D. 1798 Mary Lemunyon was born Sept. 11, A.D. 1797 Alphronia Lemunyon was born Nov. 8th A.D. 1819 Hannah D. Lemunyon was born July 23, A.D. 1822 Delia Lemunyon was born May 30th A.D. 1825 Eliza C. Lemunyon was born May 30th, A.D. 1825 William F. Lemunyon was born July 27th A.D. 1827 Alvina Lemunyon was born December 2, A.D. 1829 John Lemunyon 3rd was born Aug. 14th, A.D. 1831 John Lemunyon, Jr. was born March 29 A.D. 1833 Mary A. Lemunyon was born Sept. 30th, A.D. 1834

Delia L. Conant (the 2nd) was born September 8 A.D. 1851

DEATHS:

Alvina Lemunyon Flowers died June 23, 1910 aged 81 yrs & 6 months Hannah Lemunyon Departed this life Oct. 31st A.D. 1820 John Lemunyon Departed this life June 13 A.D. 1837 John Lemunyon, 3rd, son of John and Mary Lemunyon Departed this life March 8th, 1833. Paris A. Rhodes Died Sept. 25th, A.D. 1813 Parthenia Colburn Died Oct. 17th A.D. 1848 (1898?) Delia L. Conant Died September 21st 1851 Charles D(?)isley Died Sept. 16, 1858 Hannah Chapman died Nov. 12, 1858 aged 36 years, 3 mos. 30 days Betsey Miller Died May 22, 1862 aged 65 years, 11 months, 24 days (NOTE: She was sister to John Lemunyon, Jr.) John Miller Died Sept., 5, 1862 aged 70 years 3 months. Mary Lemunyon Departed this life Aug. 6, 1872 aged 74 years and Eleven Months five days John Lemunyon, Sen(?) Departed this life February 29th A.D. 1880 Alphronia Lamb Departed this life June 19th A.D. 1881 Owen Lamb Departed this life May A.D. 1880 William F. Lemunyon Died Nov. 15th A.D. 1899 aged 72 years and 3 months and 12 days

CENSUS RECORDS

1820, Manchester, Ontario Co., NY family #77: John Lemunyon, Jr., 1 male 10-16; 1, 16-26; 1 female under 10; 1, 16- 26

1830, Manchester: 1 male under 5; 1, 30-40; 6 females

1840: Manchester: 1 male, 5-10; 1, 10-15; 1, 40-50; 1 female, 5-10; 2, 10-15; 2, 15-20; 1, 20-30; l, 40- 50;

1850: Manchester (pg. 632): 226:226 Lemunyon, John, 52 farmer, b. R.I. " , Mary, 53 VT " , John, Jr. 17 NY " , Mary 16 NY

The obituary of their youngest daughter, Mary Lemunyon Miller stated her parents came to Michigan, in 1851, living at Marshall, Michigan 2 years before coming to Plymouth, Wayne Co., Mich. Calhoun Co. Mich. Deeds 29:66 show that 11 Dec., 1850 Mary Lamunyon purchased land of Amos E. Hutchins, 2 Sept., 1851 they sold land to Wm. B. Chapman (perhaps the husband of their daughter Hannah?), recorded 30:167, and (did not record date or vol) Amos & Eliza Hutchens pur. lot in Marshall of Mary Lamunyon wife of John.

Wayne County, Mich. land records v54:33 show 11 Apr. 1854, John Lemunyon, Jr., pur. land in Plymouth Twp. They are found in the 1860 census of Plymouth two:

433:411 Lemunion, John, 61, b. R.I. laborer " , Mary, 62, Vt. Housekeeper Conant , Della 8, NY

MELANCTHON LEMUNYON (AUG. 23, 1814 - MAY 29, 1863)

Melancthan Lemunyon, son of William Lemunyon and Rachael Rice, his wife, was born August 23, 1814 probably at Manchester, Ontario Co., NY and died 29 May, 1863 at Shiawasseetown, Shiawassee Co., Mich. (buried in Vernon Cemetery). His Bible records show 3 spellings of his first name:

Melankton Lemunyon & Jane Decker Sept 1st 1838 Malankton Lemunyon & Jane Ganong April 13, 1862 Births: Melakton Lemunyon August 23, 1814 Jane Decker August 20, 1818 George Sept. 22, 1840 Mary Nov. 1, 1842 Alfred March 22, 1845 George June 17, 1847 Edwin March 27, 1850 infant son December 15, 1852

Alonzo Aug. 21, 1854 Deaths: Melankton May 29, 1863 48y 9m 26d George Nov 1, 1840 1m 9d infant son January 15, 1853 lm

The name on the tombstone is Melancthon and the age is 48-9- 6. In the 1850 census of Shiawasee Co. the family was: -

35:35 Lemanyon, Melanthon, age 35, farmer, b. NY " Jane D. 32 b. NY " Mary 7 b. MI " Alfred 5 b. MI " George 3 b. MI " Edwin 3 1/2 b. MI Miller, Betsey 20 b. NY (probably daughter of Henry and Maribah (Lemunyon) Miller).

Dale Ladd, the chief researcher of the Lemunyons of America to date, is descended of George Lemunyon, above (1847-1875), his son, Floyd, (1874-1955), Floyd's dau., Edith, b. 1899 of Webberville, Mi, who m. C. Dingman. Their daughter, Dorothy, b. 1924 m. William Ladd, and are the parents of Dale Ladd, b. 1948, residing, 1984 in Flint, MI.

WILLIAM F. LEMUNYON (27 JULY, 1827 - )

William F. Lemunyon, son of John Lemunyon, Jr. and Mary Colburne, his wife, was born July 27, 1827 and married July 5, 1847 according to the Bible records of his father's Bible. His wife may have been Marie Snyder. He was a private, Co. H. 126th N.Y. Infantry, enlisted 7 Aug., 1862, discharged for disability 17 Aug., 1864. We found the family in the 1850 census of Manchester, Ontario Co., NY:

Pg. 652 390:390 Lemunyon, William F. 29 farmer, b. NY " , Maria, 17 NY Smacies??, Margaret 52 NY (very difficult to read - we must have gotten his age wrong)

In the 1860 census of Manchester, pg. 707:- 98:99 Lemunyon, William, age 32, b. NY Farmer " , Eva M. 29 NY " , --- L. 9 NY a male " , Albert H. 7 NY " , Francis 4 NY a male " , Mary P. 2 NY 3rd Elec. Dist., Manchester, Ontario Co., NY

1865 State Census:-

55:64 Margaret Armis ??? 66 b. Columbia Co. 55:65 Lemunion, William 38 b. Ont. Co., once married " , E. Maria 32 b. Columbia Co., once Married - 6 children " , Theron D., 14, son b. Ont. Co. NY " , Albert H. 12 " " " , Francis, 9 dau. " " , Clarence??? 5 ??son " " , Emogene 7 dau " Dale Ladd informs us that William F. married again and had child, Ethan Lemunyon.

In the 1880 census of Ontario Co., the following three families is revealing:- 123: Lemunyon, H., 27, b. NY Farm laborer " Maria 34, " 124: Post, S. 7 " daughter Snyder, Maria 83 " " ----- 35 " daughter 125: McMaster, Charles, boarder age 28 Lemunion, William 53 b. NY grocery clerk " , Marie 49 " , Walter 14 or 19 " , Anna 12

(It appears H. Lemunyon was Albert H., son of William) 10 Jan., 1882, Wayne Co., NY, estate of Emma Maria Lemunyon had Susan H. Sherman and Henry Lemunyon as executors, named daughter Stella Post, age 11 of Palmyra and husband, Henry Lemunyon, age 30 and in case of prior death, nephew M. E. Frendenburgh.

HORACE LEMUNYON (1810-1886)

In 1906/7, George Wellington LaMunyon wrote that among the descendants of William LaMunyon was Horace LaMunyon, living in Shiawassee County, Michigan.

From a Family Group Sheet, taken from 'An Old Bible' in the possession of Winifred Currier, 8/3/38:-

Horace D. LeMunyon, Sr., b. Oct. 13, 1810, Canandaigua, N.Y., d. Jan. 22, 1886, Corunna, Mich., son of William & Rachel (Rice) Lemunyon, m. (1) Feb. 15, 1834, Pamelia Wilcox (Jan. 22, 1814 - Dec. 9, 1859). He m. (2) 15 Sept., 1860, Armina Thomas, b. 2 Apr., 1811, d. 7 Oct., 1875.

Children were: William, Jr., Apr. 25, 1836 - Dec., 1875, m. Lucinda Clark Charles L., Mar 25, 1838 - 25 Jan., 1894 m. Martha Newell Annett B., Nov. 28, 1841 - Feb. 9, 1900 m. Charles Currier Paris Sylvester, 25 Dec., 1843, Manchester, NY - Nov. 28, 1911., m. Saran H. Jackson. Daniel E. May 20, 1845 - d. age 17 in Civil War training Camp, Grand Rapids, Mich. with Typhoid Fever. Mark, b. 1848, d. 1928, m. Christina Hober Rosan, Oct. 13, 1851, 16 July, 1932 m. David Currier Horace D. Lemunyon, Jr., Aug. 5, 1853 - 19 Mar., 1912, at Owosso, MI., m. 16 Jan., 1875, Lottie D. Speace. Children of (by?) 2nd wife: George and Harvey

In 1850: Manchester, NY family 340:340, living next to his father: - Lemunyon, Horace 31 (?) b. NY " Permelia 38 (?) NY " William 15 NY " Charles 13 NY " Ann 8 NY " Parris 7 " " Daniel 4 " " Mark 2 "

DAUGHTERS OF JOHN & HANNAH (DENNIS) LEMUNYON

The Will of John Lemunyon named five daughters which, to the best of our knowledge was arranged in order of age, Lydia Wright, Polly Coats, Betsey Miller, Miribee Miller and Rhoda Fish:

LYDIA (LEMUNYON) WRIGHT

From the 1850 census of Vernon, Shiawassee Co., Mich. and her tombstone in the Vernon Cemetery, we learn that Lydia was born in Rhode Island in Aug. of 1784, and died Jan. 1 (or 4), 1866, aged 81y 5m, 12d. She is called Lydia Wright in her father's will, and the Citation of heirs published in the "Albany Argus", 25 Aug., 1837, further identifies her as 'Ephriam and Lydia Wright of Michigan'.

Before coming to Michigan, they had gone to Ohio. From "History of Geagua County, Ohio", (1880 ed.), page 174 under 'Town of Auburn': "Ephriam Wright was born in the State of New York and there married Lydia LeMunion. They had nine children whose names were Morison; Diantha; Lester; Hannah; Alonzo; Edward; Plimpton; Marcia, and Laura. Mr. Wright came to Auburn with his family in 1820, and settled near the center. He remained there until 1836, when he sold out to Gilbert Hinkley and moved to Michigan."

"LESTER WRIGHT, second son of Ephriam Wright, was born in the State of New York; came to Auburn with his parents in the fall of 1819, and in 1836 married Pauline Hayes, daugher of Eli Hayes of Burton, Ohio. They had two children, whose names were Ephriam and Eli. Mr. Wright left Auburn in the fall of 1836, and settled in Michigan, where his wife died in 1843. He married again, and in 1867, his second wife died. He then came back to Burton and married a niece of his first wife, returning to his home in Michigan and in 1874 she was killed by lightening. In 1875, Mr. Wright returned to Auburn again, and in 1877, married the widow of William Crafts, and now resides on the place where Mr. Crafts died"

(Page 161:) Daniel M., son of Uncle William Crafts, by his first wife, about 1833, married Diantha Wright, daughter of Ephriam Wright, and they had one child, a daughter named Mary. Mr. & Mrs. Crafts separated, and after having obtained a divorce...(the bal. concerns Mr. Crafts).

An obituary of Ephriam Wright, husband of Lydia Lemunyon is printed in "Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society Collections" v. 3, pg. 621: Shiawassee Co.: "Mr. Ephriam Wright died in Vernon Twp., Oct. 8, 1879, aged ninety-three years and ten months. He settled upon a farm in the Township of Vernon, near the village of Newburg, County of Shiawassee, about the year 1835, that township having but few settlers, and a farm was where the village of Newburg now is situated. He was a very industrious, hard working man, and cleared up a heavily timbered farm at that point. That accomplished, he was restless until he could be felling the giants of a still more densely timbered forest and bringing under perfect subjection its virgin soil. Although at times somewhat nervous caused by an impediment of speech, his iron will and strong good sense always commanded the respect of associates. The deceased was probably the oldest man in the county and a pioneer of Michigan. His funeral drew out a large number of the citizens whose white hairs and tottering steps showed that they were fast following this neighbor and friend to his last resting place."

Vo. 26, pg. 485 of the same collection contains the obituary of Ephriam's son, Alonzo: "ALONZO WRIGHT: Alonzo Wright died suddenly of Paralysis, Dec. 5, 1894, at his home on Mack Street, Corunna, aged 75 years. He was born in the town of Manchester, Ontario County, New York, Dec. 3, 1819. When he was a small child, his parents moved to Ohio from whence he came to Michgian in 1837 and settled in Vernon, where he resided until about 1880, when he removed to Corunna where he spent the remainder of his days. He was a most exemplary citizen, kind neighbor and loving husband. His wife survives him. He was buried in the Vernon Cemetery."

Alonzo had married his cousin, Josephine Colista (Lemunyon) Burger, widow (?) of Anson Burger whom she married in 1831 in Manchester, New York. By Mr. Burger she had a daughter, Rachel who was enumerated in 1850, aged 18, in the household of Alonzo and Josephine C. Wright. Her father was William Lemunyon, brother of Lydia (Lemunyon) Wright.

The two sons of Alonzo and Josephine (Lemunyon) (Burger) Wright shown in the 1850 census below died young, but Mr. Dale Ladd, a Lemunyon descendant noticed in the 1980's that someone has put flowers on the grave of Josephine. We have some letters written by her (Josephine) to Julia Ann Hayward, who was a daughter of John Miller and Betsey Lemunyon. She addresses them to "Dear Cousin" and mentions among other things, 'Uncle Hank Miller' who would be the husband of Mirabee Lemunyon, a younger sister to Lydia (Lemunyon) Wright.

The 1850 census of Shiawassee Co., Mich.: 40:40 Wright, Ephriam, 63 b NY farmer " Lydia 64 RI " Lester 36 NY " Plympton 26 Ohio " Morrison 20 Ohio " Emily 20 NY " Mary 25 Ohio " Ephriam, Jr. 11 Ohio " Eli 9 Mich.

35:35 " Alonzo 30 NY farmer " Josephine C. 34 NY " Wilson 8 Mich. " William 1 Mich. Burger, Rachel 18 NY

41:41 Wright, Edward 26 Ohio " Hannah 24 NY " Charles 4 Mich " Marion 4 1/2 Mich

In the 1860 census of Shiawassee County, Ephriam and Lydia appear, and Alonzo and Josephine, and..:-

Wright, Plimpton 36 Ohio Family 474 " Charlotta 23 NY " Luther 8 Mich.

Wright, Morrison 29 Ohio Family 472 " Cynthia 26 Mich. " Adrian 7 Mich. " Deforest 5 Mich.

A Fletcher Wright (1882 - 1942) and wife, Mary (1860 - 1942) are buried in Vernon. He was a son of Morrison.

POLLY (MARY) (LEMUNYON) (DEPUE) COATES

In the will of John Lemunyon, he mentioned his daughter, Polly Coates, and a grandson, Benjamin Depue. The Citation of Heirs named Erastus Coates, and Mary, his wife, of Auburn, Geauga County, Ohio. In 1838, a petition by John Lemunyon's widow, Giffy, named Benjamin Depue as about 18, a resident of Ohio.

A marriage record in Ontario County, New York shows that Polly Lemunyon married Benjamin Depue, Jan. 15, 1811. This seems to indicate that Polly (or Mary) Lemunyon married twice. The 1820 census of Ontario County shows both a Caleb Coates and Benjamin Depue as heads of families.

The "History of Geauga County, Ohio", published in 1880, on page 190 (Town of Auburn) says: "Erastus Coates was born in Massachusetts, and there married Polly LaMunion. They had three children--Carlos, Hannah, and Silas. He came to Auburn in 1832, and settled a short distance north of the center. He was a cooper by trade. Mr. Coates died in 1855, and his wife died in 1877. Carlos, their eldest son married Millie Cook; and they have several children...They now reside at Newburg."

Page 163 of the same volume: - "Hervey Bassett was born in Connecticut: Came to Auburn first in 1831, and taught school in Twinsburg in the winter of 1831 and 1832; went back to Connecticut in 1832, and returned to Auburn again in 1845 and purchased a farm of Willis Woods, north of the corners, and in 1847 was married to Hannah Coates. They had four children - Mary E; Alice M; Lucy C and Chattie I. Mr. Bassett resided in Auburn where he now resides. Mary E. died at the age of seventeen years. Mr. Bassett brought the first lucifer matches into Auburn. Mrs. Bassett died in January, 1880."

The 1850 census of Auburn, Geauga County, Ohio:-

15:15 Bassitt, Harvey 28 b NY " Hannah 25 NY " M.E. 2 Ohio Coats, Mary 57 NY

14:14 Coates, Carlos 28 b NY " Pamula 25 NY " H.E. 3 Ohio " H.D. l Ohio

A Silas B. Coates is buried in the North Farmington Cemetery, Oakland Co., Mich. He died Sept., 1867, aged 41 years. There is no Benjamin Depue in the 1850 index of Ohio. There is a Benjamin Depue in the 1850 census of Canton, Wayne Co., Mich. with children born in Ohio but he appears to be a bit too old to be the man we are searching for.

ELIZABETH (BETSEY) (LEMUNYON) MILLER (1 JUNE, 1796 - 22 MAY, 1862)

Betsey (Lemunyon) Miller was named a daughter in John Lemunyon's will of 1837, and was further identified in the Citation of Heirs as John and Elizabeth Miller of Michigan, and their son John, Jr. was named in his grandfather's will, and was identified in 1838 by the widow's petition as being about 10 years old, a resident of Michigan.

Miss Bertha Warner (1880 - 1975), a cousin of this compiler's grandfather had made notes from an old family letter written in 1837 telling of John Lemunyon's will. The letter, she said, had long ago been destroyed. This clue led us to the official records in Ontario County, New York's Surrogate Records. A further confirmation was found in the Bible Record of John Lemunyon, Jr., a brother of Betsey that had the dates of John and Betsey Miller. One supposed they were listed there because John Miller's son, Marcus married his cousin, Mary Lemunyon, daughter of John Lemunyon, Jr.

The records from John Miller's Bible are contained in "Michigan Bible Records and other Genealogical Notes" compiled by Vivian Lyon Moore, State Chairman, Genealogical records, D.A.R. 1932 at the Burton Historical Library in Detroit, Michigan (Call #R74 929.3 D2M V.3).

This Bible, dated 1812 was in the possession of Margaret Miller, youngest daughter of the youngest son of John and Elizabeth Miller, and was copied and certified by the DAR Aug. 4, 1932. Miss Miller was living at 592 Kellogg St., Plymouth, Mich.:-

John Miller, Sen. was born June the 25th, 1792. Betsey miller was born June the 1st. 1796. Henry Miller died Nov. the 20th, 1839 aged 4 years 3 mos. 27 days. Hannah Harlow died April, 1867. Jesse Miller died June 17th, 1868. John Miller died April the 15th, 1857, aged 34 years, 6 months, 24 days James Miller died Sept. 1876. John Miller, Sr., died Sept. 5th 1862. Betsey Miller died May 22nd, 1862. Roby Miller died Jan. 23rd, 1895 Juliann Miller was born March the 30th, 1813. Barbary Miller was born June the 11th, 1815 Roby Miller was born March the 10th, 1817 Abraham Miller was born Sept. the 21st, 1822 James Miller was born Aug. the 10th, 1824.

"The above six children were born in York State"

William Miller was born September the 23rd, 1827 Benjamin Miller was born June the 24th, 1829 Jesse B. Miller was born December the 18th, 1832 Henry B. Miller was born July the 23rd, 1835 Marcus Miller was born January the 14th, 1839 Hannah Miller was born January the 5th, 1831

The same volume has the Marcus Miller Family Record" This Bible, dated 1881 was also in the possession of Margaret Miller of Plymouth, and certified in 1932.:

Marcus S. Miller, born Jan. 14, 1839, Bapt. 11, Feb. 1854 Mary LeMunyon Miller born Sept. 30, 1834, Bapt. Dec 29 1873 Marcus S. Miller married Mary Lemunyon Feb. 22, 1859

CHILDREN OF MARCUS AND MARY MILLER Gertrude Miller born Sept. 26, 1860, bapt. 9 Jan. 1876 Mae A. Miller, born July 3, 1863, bapt. Jan. 2, 1876 Owen L. Miller, born Apr. 12, 1865, bapt. 2 Jan., 1876 Maggie Miller, born Mar. 26, 1867, bapt. Apr. 1882

GRANDCHILDREN OF MARCUS AND MARY MILLER

Howard Blackwood born May 30, 1891 Allen Cameron Miller born Nov. 22, 1898 Mary Margaret Miller born June 29, 1903 Harold Miller Clark born Dec. 30, 1898

MARRIAGES

Gertrude miller m. June 9, 1887, Joseph H. Blackwood Mae A. Miller m. Feb. 22, 1894, J. Waldron Clark Owen L. Miller m. Aug. 3, 1892, Grace E. Moore Howard Blackwood m. May 30, 1923, Ida Brueggeman Allan Cameron Miller m. Jan. 30, 1932, Dagney Lee.

DEATHS

Marcus S. Miller died March 7, 1917 Mary LeMunyon Miller died Nov. 13, 1926 Joseph H. Blackwood Died May 28, 1916 J. Waldron Clark died Sept. 23, 1917 Mae A. Miller Clark died Jan. 30, 1899 Harold Miller Clark died Jan. 19, 1899

There is a monument in Riverside Cemetery, Plymouth, Mich. for Marcus, Mary, Mae Clark and 'Baby Harold'.

John Miller was considered the first settler of Northville, Wayne Co., Mich. He walked from New York in 1825, built a cabin planted a garden and returned to New York for his family. We believe he may have been accompanied by his wife's cousin, Abel Lemunyon, son of Thomas of Madison Co., New York.

MARIBAH (LEMUNYON) MILLER

The will of John Lemunyon of Manchester, Ontario County, New York, written 15 July 1836, named, among other legatees, grandson, Henry Miller, Jr., and a daughter, Miribee Miller. A citation of heirs appeared Aug. 25, 1837 in the "Albany Argus" which named among others, Henry Miller & Maraby, his wife, Ephriam and Lydia Wright, and John Miller and Elizabeth, his wife, 'all of Michigan'>

On 16 July, 1838, the widow, Giffy Lemunyon petitioned for her 'Dower rights' and further identified Henry Miller, Jr. as a resident of Michigan about 7 years.

From "History of Shiawassee and Clinton Counties, Michigan", pg. 304 (under Vernon)..."Henry Miller removed from Oakland County in 1836, and entered 80 acres on section 9 the same year. Ephriam Wright, of Shiawassee, a brother-in-law of Mr. Miller had preceeded him, and with him he found a cordial greeting on his arrival. He did much to make the farm productive and chose it as his dwelling place until his later years removed to Durand where he died."

5 june, 1859, from Vernon, Michigan, J. C. Wright (Josephine Colista (Lemunyon) (Burger) Wright, wife of Alonzo Wright (her first cousin) wrote to Julia Ann Hayward, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Lemunyon) Miller (and cousin to both Alonzo Wright, and Josephine, his wife) ...."Dear Cousin...I suppose you would like to hear from Uncle Henry Miller. I can write no good of him he and the old man Wright (sic) tried to law on the boys (?) so that the property is mostly gone...Uncle Hank was on the town last fall, and he is but little better off now."

On 28 May, 1867, J. C. Wright wrote again to "Dear Cousin", Julia Hayward with further information, "Uncle Henry Miller is dead. He died three weeks ago. He had been well as usual (sic) and taken Monday night with a chill and was buried Saturday..."

Maribah must have preceeded Henry Miller in death, for Shiawassee county marriage record #569 shows: Henry Miller (six), Sr., 56, of Vernon and Mrs. Margaret Kitchen, 44, same place, married 8 November 1857 by Wm. Garrison, J.P.

Shiawassee County death records also show Henry Miller of Vernon, born in N.Y., married, farmer, died of 'inflation', 9 May 1867, aged 65 years, 5 months, 5 days.

In the 1820 census of Farmington, Ontario County, New York, Henry Miller was listed as head of a family (between John Lemunyon and John Lemunyon, Jr., and his family consisted of 1 male under 10; l, 18-26, and one female, 16-26.

Wayne County, Michigan Land records:

7:96 Miller, Marabe of Plymouth Twp. pur. from Bela Chase & Wife Orillo (she was a Miller, also) of Farmington, Feb. 29, 1832, 80 acres in Plymouth Twp. Wit: Wm Yerkes; Titus Yerkes; Reg. of deeds: R.S. Rice, rec. 5 Nov 1833 11:281.

12:186 Sha, Lester of Plymouth Twp. pur. from Maraboan Millerof Plymouth Twp., 5 Sept., 1832, 80 acres in Plymouth Twp., being E 1/2 of SE 1/4 sec. 4 twp. 1 S range 8E. Wit: Julia Ann Hayward (a niece) and D.L. Cady, reg. Chas. R. Griswold, Dep., rec. 16 Oct., 1839, 18:501.

7:27 Chittenday (?) James b. of N.Y. pur. from Maribah Miller of Plymouth Twp., 3 Sept., 1833, 2 acres in Plymouth Twp. Wit: D.L. Cady & Daniel Johnson, reg. of deeds, H.S. Rice; rec. 4 Nov., 1833, 11:282.

1850 Census, Shiawassee County, Mich.:

9:9 Miller, Henry 48 b. NY farmer " Mary 46 RI " Henry, Jr. 22 NY " Barbary 18 Mich. " Maria 16 " " Barker 14 " " Austin 12 " " Juliet 10 " " Minerva 5 " " Mirebay 2 " " Almada 2 1/2 "

SHIAWASSEE COUNTY MARRIAGES:

619: Juliaette Miller, 18 of Vernon, m. 10 Feb., 1859, at Vernon to James B. Sprague, 20 of Menominee, Wisconsinby Lewis Sayre, J.P. Wit: Chas. H. & Daniel B. Sayre.

69: Miss Phebe Miller, 22 of Vernon M. 9 Jan., 1843, Harry H. Neff, 36, Oscola, Livingston County by H. G. Eggleston, J.P. Wit: Malankton Lamunyon & Jane Lamunyon of Shiawassee.

In the 1850 census of Shiawassee County, Betsey Miller, age 20, was in the household of Malancthon and Jane Lamunyon.

John Lemunyon also left a bequest to grandson, Horace Miller, aged 17 in 1838, according to Giffy's testimony, in Michigan. We can find no trace of him, but since we feel we have a good record of the John Miller family perhaps he does come in the Henry Miller family.

We did locate a Horace Miller of the correct age back in New York who was a son of Unice & Jesse Miller. Jesse Miller married a Unice Hawley. Is it possible she was a young widow of a Hawley? Could she have been a Lemunyon and died before her father's will?

The Shiawassee County Tract Book shows that Dec., 1836, Henry Miller of Wayne Co., Mich. entered on 80 acres Sec. 9, 6N & E.

In the 1860 census of Vernon, Shiawassee Co., #339 - in the Hiram Johnson home --Austin Miller, 21, b. Mich. In "History of Shiawassee & Clinton Counties, Mich.", pg. 99, Austin Miller, Co. G, 3rd Cav. Shiawassee Co., died of disease at St. Louis, Mo., 7 Jan., 1862. Pg. 68: Henry Miller, veteran, enlisted 6 Feb., 1864, Co. A., 10th Infantry, discharged 19 July 1865.

RHODA (LEMUNYON) FISH

The will of John Lemunyon of Manchester, Ontario County, New York, written 15 July, 1836, left a bequest to several grandchildren in item Six, naming first, John Fish, and in item Eight, named five daughters, the fifth and last named being Rhoda Fish.

A citation of heirs published 25 Aug., 1837 in the Albany Argus did not name either John Fish or Rhoda Fish. The petition of Giffy, John Lemunyon's widow, 16 July, 1838 named the minor heirs, among them being John Fish, about 16 years old, resident of Michigan.

To this point, the only information we had on this branch of the descendants was gleaned from a family chart "copied from the reverse of shelf paper" which made some fantastic and garbled accounts, but did say this about 'Roba' Fish--her children were John and Laura and 6 others.

We have just contacted Mrs. Betty Schroeder of 5586 Co. Rd. 21 RT 2, Archbold, Ohio who is a descendant of the branch. She has informed us by phone that Rhoda's husband was Eleazor Fish, a drum Major in the war of 1812 and that they have have 8 children, including John and Laura Fish. Her follow-up letter listed the following children for Eleazor T. Fish and Rhoda LaMunion, his wife:

John LaMunion Fish, b. 12 Sept., 1821, m. 21 Feb. 1841 Eleanor Inman, m. (2) 13 July 1868, Mary Parman, widow fo John D. He died 2 or 20 April, 1899, Green Twp, Mo.

Horace Fish

Laura Fish b. 1823, m. Collins Fraser

Harriet Fish

Cynthia Fish m. Thomas J. Mealoy at Vandalia, Cass Co. Mi., dau. Mildred M. J.P. Herkimer

Maria Elizabeth Fish b. 11 Oct., 1832, Cass Co., Mich., d. 31 Oct., 1904, Lincoln, Lincoln Co. KS. m. Charles Smith.

Alfred M. Fish, b. 5 Sept., 1835, White Pidgeon, St. Joseph Co., Mi, m. Alceba Prosser. He d. after 1905 probably Dowagiac, MI

George Fish, d. in childhood of congestive chill.

An interesting story of the family is told in "A Twentieth Century History of Cass Co., Mich." by L. H. Glover, published Chicago & NY, 1906 by Lewis Publishing Co. (The following excerpt is reported to be a tall tale according to Betty Schroeder). On page 758, a biography of A.M. Fish, tells us that they were of Prussian Ancestry, his father was E.T. Fish a Drum Major in the 1st Connecticut Volunteers in the war of 1812. His grandfather----Fish was a Major of the Colonial Troops, generally attached to General George Washington's personal staff. E.T. Fish's wife was "Ruby Leumien", a native of Bristol, R.I. of French ancestry...her parents having been born in France.

The general himself was a general in the Civil War, and a West Point Graduate. We wonder where he got some of his information. We are prepared to prove that his mother was Rhoda, daughter of John and Hannah (Dennis) Lemunyon, both of whom were born in Rhode Island, and whose parents also were born in Rhode Island. The general must have been one of the youngest generals in the Civil War!

Subsequent investigation tends to prove that Alfred Fish was not a general in the Civil War, but a teller of tall tales.

Perhaps the following census records will help clear up some things:

1830 Federal Census, Livingston Co., NY, town of Livonia, pg. 071, Eleazor T. Fish appeared as head of a family. (Livingston Co. was formed from parts of Ontario and Genessee Co's 23 Feb. 1821. his wife was born and raised in Manchester, Ontaio Co., NY>)

1840 Federal Census, Mason Twp., Cass Co., Mich: E. T. Fish: 2 males under 5; 1, 10-15; 1, 15-20; l1, 30-40; l females 5-10;,1, 10-15;, 1, 15-20; l, 30-40.

1850: Mason Twp., Cass Co., Mich:- 326:333 Fish, Eleazer T. 50 farmer B. Conn. Val. R/E $400 " , Rhoda 45 b. NY " , Alfred, 14 b. MI (NOTE: the future general). " , Horace 11 b. Mich. " , Cynthia 7 b. Mich. Wilder(?), Joshua 36 blacksmith b. NY " , Laura 26 NY " , Elias 5 b. 14, Dec 1844 Mich " , James H. 2 b. MI

A Manuscript in the Michigan State Library, Lansing, MI, called "Cass County, Michigan Families" (bk 17) states that Laura Fraser was the former wife of Joshua Wilder, and was the mother of 9 children. She was b. May, 1824 and died May 7, 1905 age 82, buried in Dowgiac, Mich. Joshua Wilder d. 1851. Their son, Elias D. Wilder, b. 14 Dec., 1844 d. at sea on way back from Civil War. A son, James Wilder b. March, 1850 m. 1880 to Maria ---had a child living in 1900, Percie Wilder. Laura m. Collins Fraser who d. 1891., Aug. 10. In the 1870 census they had:

Fraser, Mary, b. 1857 " , Marcha 1860 " , Rosa 1863 " , William 1865 " , Margaret 1869

William Fraser m. May or Mary, 1886 and lived in Dowagiac in 1910. They had had 3 children, all dead.

Cynthia Fish, b. Jan., 1843, Mich., d. 15 July 1931 m. Thomas Malloy who served in Co. A. 7th Michigan Cavalry during the Civil War. They resided in Vandalia, Mich. in 1900 and had two living children including Hattie, b. June, 1880. They are buried in Riverside Cemetery.

Family 330:337 also Mason Twp., Cass Co., Mich., 1850:-

Stevenson, Henry, 27, farmer, b NY Val. R/E $1,000 " Harriet 26, NY " Betsey J. 6 (?) b Mich. " Marietta 2 Mich. " Aurthur (?) 5 1/2 Mich. Fish, Maria 17 b NY

This would appear to be two more daughers of Eleazor and Rhoda (Lemunyon) Fish.

(Mrs. Betty Schroeder has stated that the above information and census information is incorrect)

Henry Stevenson d. 1888, age 66 and Harriet d. 1896. They are buried in Adamsville Cemetery, Ontwa Twp., Cass Co., Mich. They also had Theresa, Harriet E., and Martha. We have as yet, no proof that Harriet was a daughter of Eleazor and Rhoda Fish.

HOWARD LEMUNYON (31 OCT. 1773 - 18 JULY, 1866)

Arnold's published "Verified Records of Rhode Island", volume 4, under Tiverton births indicates that Howard Lamunyon was the 4th and youngest son of Samuel and Phebe Lemunyon, born 13 Oct., 1773. A Bible that probably belonged to his son, Restcombe, says he was born Oct. 17, 1773. The New York State Census of Manchester, Ontario County for 1865 shows Howard living in the home of his son, Ruscom Lamunion (family 141:143). Howard is listed as aged 91, born in Rhode Island, twice married, now widowed.

Peleg Burrough's "Journals" state that Feb. 26, 1797, he married Nancy King, daughter of Stephen to (either N. or H. Lemunyon) - the record was difficult to read. Tiverton Rhode Island Land Records support the theory that Howard's first wife was Nancy King; 6:216. 1802, John Tripp of Tiverton conveyed 1/4 acre to Howard Lemunyon for $45. 6:387, 10 Jan., 1803, Howard Lemunyon, cooper, and Nancy, his wife, of Tiverton, conveyed land to Stephen King. (This may have been his father-in-law or possibly a brother in law, the husband of Phebe Lamunyon.

We don't know what happened to Nancy Lemunyon but we know that Howard's second wife was Martha, daughter of Zuriel fish, born May, --, 1772, and died 25 January, 1864. The Bible did not list Nancy. Children listed were:-

James, b. April 20, 1799 Holder, b. Sept. 31, 1800 Stephen, b. March 10, 1803 Nancy, b. July 16, 1806 Ruscom, b. Oct. 12, 1807 Selemma, b. Feb. 23, 1811 Pheby, b. Dec. 4, 1817

Howard's one page will, dated 7th Nov., 1864, left his entire estate to his son, Ruscom. A citation of heirs published in the Albany Argus was somewhat confusing: Phebe Lemunyon and Seelena Lemunyon of Manchester, Ontario County, Nancy Lemunyon of Junius, Seneca County, N.Y.; William, Henry and Eliza Lemunyon, residences unknown and the children of Stephen, deceased, names and residences unknown. A protest was made by Phoebe Pendill, Nancy Wheeler, and Selma Chase.

We know Howard's son, Holder died a child in Manchester, and we have found some record of each of the other children. Howard, and his son James both purchased land in Orleans Co., N.Y. James had children born there as did his brother Stephen. James went to Ohio and there we've lost track of him. Stephen came to Michigan early, and Ruscom came to Michgian probably after Howard's death.

Our guess is that since Howard's wife Nancy was alive in January of 1803, she was probably the mother of Stephen, born 10 March, 1803. Then, a gap in the family until 1806 with the birth of Nancy on July 16, 1806, so perhaps, as was often the custom of those days, the new wife named the child after the deceased wife. In the 1850 census of Junius, Seneca County, NY, Martha Leemunian, aged 77, born in Rhode Island was living in the home of Rodman and Nancy Hart. (Page 81, family 1571:1679). Also, in 1860, same town, family 1552:1575, Martha 'Lemeyon', aged 87, b. R.I., lived with Rodman and Nancy Hart. Looks like she had left Howard! We are quite certain that Nancy Hart, wife of Rodman was the Nancy Lemunyon who married as his third wife. They would be first cousins as Rodman Hart was a son of William and Rebecca (Lemunyon) Hart - and she a daughter of Samuel and Phebe Lemunyon.

Howard Lemunyon left quite a few 'tracks'. In addition to the land records already quoted, on 13, Dec., 1802, and 28 May, 1803, he was witness to land conveyances concerning John and Hannah Lemunyon of Westport, Mass. In addition to the 1865 State Census already mentioned he appeared:

1800: Tiverton, R.I., head of family; 1 male under 10; 1, 16-26; 1 female, 16-26.

1810: Farmington, Ontario Co., NY: 2 males under 10; 1, 10-16; 1, 26-45; 1 female under 10; 1, 26-45

1820: Farmington, #418, Howard Lemunyon, 1 male under 10; 1, 16-18; 2, 18-26; 1, 45 or older; 2 females under 10; 1, 10-16; 1, 26-45.

1830: Manchester, 1 male, 20-30; 1, 50-60; 1 female 10-15, 1, 15-20, 1. 20-30, 1, 50-60.

1840: Manchester, pg. 76, 1 male, 60-70; 1 female, 30-40; 1, 60-70.

1850: Manchester, pg. 621, 133:133, Howard, age 76, b. R.I., his son, Rescomb and family were living with him.

1855: Manchester, 2nd Dist. 171:188, Howard, Age 80 years, a widower, (Family 172:189 was Able & Selma Chase, his dau. & son-in-law)

1860: Manchester, 400:426 (living with son, Rescom, Howard was 86, b. R.I.

Howard first appeared in Ontario Co., N.Y. land records in 1808, v12:p372, in 1815; in 1815, 23:289, 291 and 1825, 44:194.

In 1832, when his brother, Philip applied for a pension as a veteran of the Revolutionary War from Tiverton, residing in Manchester, NY, Howard and John Lemunyon testified that they knew him and knew he had served although they did not serve with him.

28 Jan., 1840, State of Connecticut, for $50, conveyed land to Howard LaMunnion of Manchester, Ontario County, New York, land in Orleans County, New York. (Rec. Orleans Co., 19:314). (NOTE: Check later indexes to find disposal of that property!). The following census records show all of Howard's children and many grandchildren, all 1850:-

133:133 Lemunion, Howard, 76 b. RI farmer " , Rescomb 46 NY (his son) " , Mirand 29 NY " , Lovinda E 21 NY " , Mary A. 6 1/2 NY 134:134 Chase, Abel 29 NY " , Selina 29 NY " , Sarah 13 NY " , Howard 11 NY " , Phoebe 9 NY " , Gardiner 7 NY " , Martha J. 5(?) NY " , Nancy E. 4 (?) NY " , Francis C. 2 (?) NY 129:129 Pendell, Rowley 33 NY, laborer " , Phebe 33 " " , Hiram 11 " " , Emery 5 " " , Albert 3 "

(NOTE: The above families as enumerated in Manchester, NY)

1850: Dist. #10, Berrien County, Mich:- Munnion, Stephen 46 b. NY Farmer " , Submit 38 b. VT " , James 15 b. NY " , Margaret A. 8 b. NY " , Norman H. 4 b. MY " , Francis 2 b. Mich. (male) " , Franklin 2 b. Mich Archer , Eli, 35 VT Farmer

1850 Superior Twp., Williams Co., Ohio: - Munnion, James 51 b. R.I. Farmer " , Polly 48 b. Mass. " , Henry 13, NY " , Dighton 12, NY " , James 6, NY

(the above, family 502:504)

(Probably James son, below, family 503:505) Munion, William, 23 b. NY Farmer " , Betsey 21 b. NY " , Harris 3 NY " , Clinusa (?) 2 Ohio (male) " , Charles 1 Ohio Bacon , Dwight 17 NY

1850 Junius, Seneca County, New York: pg. 481, family 1571:1679:- Hart, Rodman 64 b. RI Farmer " , Nancy 43 NY " , Rebecca 44 NY Bacon, S.A. 13 NY (female) Leemunian, Martha 77 RI Baily, James 57 RI farmer

JAMES LEMUNYON (20 APRIL, 1799 ---)

JAMES LEMUNYON, son of Howard and Nancy (King) Lemunyon was born 20 April, 1799, probably in Tiverton, R.I. The "Palmyra Herald" (Wayne County, New York) reported that 23 October, 1822, Miss Polly Popple married to Mr. Lumunian at Farmington by A. Spear, Esq.

A citation of heirs of Howard Lemunyon of Manchester, Ontario County, N.Y. did not name James Lemunyon in 1866, but did name three who could only be his children: William, Henry and Eliza Lemunyon, addresses unknown.

In the 1840 census of Carleton, Orleans County, NY, p394: James L. munion, 1 male, 5-10; 1, 10-15; 1, 40-50; 1 female under 5; 1, 30-40.

Orleans County, N.Y. Deeds:- 16:330, 27 Aug., 1838, Wm. & Harriet Thomas of Carlton to Lorenzo Kelley & James L. Munion of Carleton, $2,400.

19:243, James L. Munion & Polly sold to Elisha W. Pratt in Carlton (1840).

20:418, James L. Munion (no wife mentioned) sold to Clarkston F. Brooks in Gaines, 1841.

21:96 James & Polly to Lebbeus Crippen in Carlton, 1842.

29:113 James & Polly to Henry Popple in Carlton, 1848.

32:168, James & Polly to William Stebbins in Carlton, 1848.

James & Polly are found in Ohio in the 1850 census, and not located after. Hoever, Orleans Co., NY, 1 Nov., 1865, Horace Bailey conveyed to James Munion for $3,300. Who was this James? (Deeds 63:73)

1850 Census, Superior Twp., Williams Co., Ohio:- 502-504: Munion, James 51 b RI Farmer " , Polly 48 Mass. " , Henry 13 NY " , Dighton 12 NY " , James 6 NY " , William 23 NY Farmer " , Betsey 21 NY " , Harris 3 NY " , Clinusa 2 (?) Ohio (male) " , Charles 1 " Bacon , Dwight 17 NY

There are many deeds in Williams County, all as 'Munion' and/or 'L. Munion'. Perhaps the most significant deed was (11:564) wherein James & Polly sold to Geo. Kellar for $3000, 5th Apr., 1852. Where did they go???

We have, March 22, 1985, just contacted Donald D. Kelly, 901 South Main St., Kouts, IN 46347 (received a phone call from his wife in answer to our inquiry) that confirms we have contacted a descendant of James thru his son William, and William's son, Jeremiah Munion. It seems some of the family moved to Scioto Co., Ohio and appears they dropped the pre-fix Le or La. As soon as we receive this date, we will add it to this section!

To date, we are told that William, son of James m. (2) in Ohio. Eliza J... in 1862. William also had a son, Jeremiah, b. Ohio, 1856, d. PA., 1932 who m. Mary Milar in Ohio in 1889 and had daughter, Julia b. 1892, Ohio. The family is found in 1900, Ohio Soundex Sheet 14, line 40, Jackson County, Coal Twp:

Munion, Jerry b. Aug. 1857, Ohio " , Mary M. Apr. 1867, " wife " , Robert Apr. 1885, " son " , Myrtle Dec. 1887, " dau " , Stella Jul. 1890 " dau " , Julia Oct. 1892 " dau " , Charles A. Mar. 1895 " son " , Joseph Jan. 1898 " " " , Eliza J., Apr., 1830, Mother (actually stepmother) Also, dau., Cora H. Munyon, b. 7 Mar., 1900 in Jackson Co. (from CFI files)

STEPHEN LEMUNYON (10 MARCH, 1803 - D. AGE 48 YEARS)

STEPHEN LEMUNYON, son of Howard and Nancy (King) Lemunyon was born 10 March, 1803, either in Tiverton, R.I. or Farmington, Ontario County, New York just about the time his family appears to have moved to New York State, according to the Bible of his brother, Ruscom. The Bible did not name Stephen's mother. In 1866, when his father, Howard died, a citation of heirs claimed Stephen was dead and the names and addresses of his children were unknown.

The Stephen Munnion below as enumerated in Dist. #10, Berrien County, Mich. in the 1850 census appears to be the above man. He is the right age. His first two children, James and Nancy are named for his brother and mother. At least two of his children were born in Orleans County, New York where his brother James had lived and his father at least owned land. His wife appears to be Submit Archer. Any and all of the following should be re-checked as (especially) the ages are not consistent:-

1608:1632 Munnion, Stephen 46 b. NY farmer " , Submit 38 b. VT " , James 15 b. NY " , Nancy 13 b. NY " , Margaret A 8 b. NY " , Amboise L 6 b. NY " , Norman H 4 b. Mich. " , Francis 2 b. Mich. (male) " , Franklin " b. Mich. Archer , Eli 35 b. VT farmer

A cemetery monument says "Our Parents, Stephen LaMunion aged 48 years; Submit Archer, wife, aged 73 years; Franklin, aged 14 years; George, aged 16 years; Almeda Becker, aged 30 years, and Margaret Ann, aged 16 years (all children of "S. & S. LaMunion".

Submit must have remarried for in 1860 she is "Selima Pease" age 47 (could not read husband's name. They were in the household of James Lemonion age 24 and included Leroy Lemonion, age 15, F.F. Lemonion, age 11, Almeda Lemonion, age 8 and George Lemonion, age 6.

Many of the children are found in the 1880 census of Berrien County, Mich.:-

Stevensville, 169-182 Lamunion, Francis, 29 Farmer b. MI Parents b. NY " , Mary, 27 wife, b. Oh., fa OH, mo Ind. " , Leona, 4 m. MI fa. MI mo. OH

Lincoln Twp. 195:199 Becker, James 33, farm lab. b NY, parents b NY " , Almeda 27, wf. b. MI, fa NY, mo VT " , William 2, son

272:278 Stone, Ansel 45 b. OH parents b NY " , Nancy 43 b. NY fa NY mo VT " , Nettie A. 23, dau. " , Charles E. 21, son " , Fannie 19, dau. " , Mary 12, dau. " , Fred M. 8, son

(Note: Almeda Becker, above & Nancy Stone were daughters of Stephen & Submit LaMunion).

Lincoln Twp: 288:294 Lamunion, James 44 b NY moth. b. VT " , Margery 31 b Wisc, parents VT " , Adelaide 11 b Mich " , Norman 10 b Mich " , Lucy 8 b " " , Almeda 6 b " " , Lizzie 5 b " " , Belva 1 b "

290:296 " , Norman 34 b NY fa MY mo VT " , Hattie 30 b NJ Par. NY?? " , Minnie M. 4 b Mich. " , Laura F. 1 b Mich

291:297 Parse , Submit 68 b VT par. Unknown (living alone) 292:298 Lamunion, Leroy, 36 b NY farmer, fa b NY mo b. VT " , Mary E. 28 wife b NY, parents NY " , Charles 9, b. Mich. " , Myrtle 7, b. Mich. " , Pearl 5, b. Mich. " , Fred 3 b. Mich.

DIRECT DESCENDANTS OF STEPHEN LAMUNION Update added by Judith L. Nitz Daughter of Marguerite Augusta LaMunion January 14, 1996

Lamunion, Stephen b Mar 10, 1803 NY d 1852? MI Children of Stephen & Submit (Archer) James L. b Nov. 21, 1835 NY d May 13, 1916 MI Ambrose LeRoy b 1844 NY Francis b 1848 MI d 1896 Mary b 1850 MI d 1923 Margaret b 1839 NY Nancy b 1837 NY Almeda b 1852 MI Franklin b 1848 MI Norman b MI

Children of James L. & Margery (King) Lamunion All born in Michigan

Willie C. b Jul. 28, 1867 d Dec. 16, 1873 MI Adelaide L. b Sept. 13, 1868 d May 12, 1903 Norman H. b May 31, 1870 Lucy K. b Oct. 29, 1871 d Apr. 3, 1925 Almeda L. b Mar. 16, 1873 Lizzie B. b Dec. 22, 1874 d Nov. 9, 1880 Frankie L. (male) b Nov. 22, 1876 d Feb. 13, 1878 Belva M. b Apr. 30, 1879 d Sept. 20, 1913 Vesta A. b Jan. 23, 1881, d Oct. 2, 1974 Edson J. b Apr. 28, 1883, d May 16, 1972 Emma Jane b Sept. 12, 1885 Cora C. b March 18, 1887 d Jul. 8, 1888 Blanche H. b Jan. 20, 1889, d Oct. 22, 1889 Harrison T. b Nov. 2, 1890 d Dec. 21, 1891 Edna Elizabeth b Jan. 13, 1893, d Nov. 11, 1969

End of Addition by J. Nitz

RUSCOM LEMUYON (12 OCT., 1807 - AUG. - 1891)

Ruscum Lemunyon, son of Howard and Marth (Fish) Lemunyon was probably born at Farmington, Ontario County, N.Y. Oct., 1807, and died Aug., 1891, probably at Wayland, Allegan Co., Mich. His father's one page will left all to him but was protested by his sisters. He m. 10 Aug., 1843 (probably at Manchester, N.Y.) Marinda Jones, b. 26 Jan., 1821 who prob. died 1872, Wayland, Allegan Co., Mich. The dates are from a Family Bible, as is the following record of their children:

1. Elizabeth L., b 19 Dec., 1846 m Frank Bisard 2. Mary Ann, b 4 Feb., 1850, m John Murry 3. Merritt Winfield, b Nov. 29, 1851, m Emma Wedges 4. George W., b 13 Dec., 1852, not married 5. Benjamin F., b 31 Jan., 1856 6. Emily Alcinda, b 10 Apr., 1858, m Andrew Carter 7. Olive Josephine, b 11 Nov. --, m -- Tufts 8. Claracy Bell, b 15 July, 1864, m Henry Fellows

Ruscom and family are found in the 1850 census of Manchester, Ontario County, New York in Howard's home, page 621. In the 1855 State Census, Manchester, they arefamily 157:172; 1860, family 400:426; 1870 in Door Twp. Allegan County, Michigan, family 78:79 where he is 'Rascone LaMonnon'. In the 1880 census, he is in the home of John and Mary Murry in Wayland, Allegan County, Michigan, lsited as a farmer, father-in-law, b NY parents b R.I.

REBECCA LAMUNYON

Peleg Burroughs "Journal" records that the 5th month, the 19th day of 1782, he "...rode as far as Samuel Lamunyons and joined his daughter Rebecca in marriage to William Hart, son of Smyton." The Reverend Mr. Burroughs was the Baptist Minister at Tiverton, Rhode Island from about 1775 until his death there in 1800.

Records of the Tiverton Town Clerk list the birth of two sons named William to Smiton and Eliphal Hart of Tiverton. It seems reasonable to believe the first son died, so the William born 13 Aug., 1754 was the man who married Rebecca Lamunyon.

In Ontario County, New York Probate records, there is one paper, book 10, page 80 in which Samuel L. Hart applied for administration on the estate of William Hart, 20 Oct., 1815. A short biographical sketch in "Rose Neighborhood Sketches, Wayne Co., New York" by Alfred S. Roe, 1893 gives us an insight into the family: "....Marvin D. Hart...Mr. Hart was descended from William Hart who came from England to Rhode Island in the eighteenth century. his son, Samuel, b June 2, 1791, when twelve years old, with an older brother, Rodman, migrated to Seneca County..." The foregoing sketch also illustrates the terrible errors which creep into family histories--William Hart's ancestors had been in Rhode Island many years! Also, we have just shown that William Hart was a resident of Ontario county. To this point, we have only found three children for William and Rebecca (Lemuyon ) Hart:

Rodman Hart, b about 1786, d Junius, Seneca Co., NY July 15, 1861. Smiten Hart, b about 1789, d Junius, 11 Aug., 1874 Samuel L. Hart (Samuel Lymunyon Hart?), b 2 June, 1791, lived Junius, Seneca Co., NY.

LOIS LEMUNYON

Westport, Bristol Co., Mass. Verified Records: "10 Apr, 1846, Lois Manchester, wife of Benajer, daug. of Samuel and Phebe Lamonion died of Consumption, age 76".

Westport, Mass: Marriage Intentions: 17 Feb., 1798, Lois Lemunion and Benaja Manchester announced Marriage Intentions.

Burroughs' "Journal": Benjamin Manchester & Lois Lamonyon m. Febr., 1798.

Census records: 1800, Tiverton, Benaja Manchester, 1 male, 1 female. 1820, Westport, Mass., 1 male under 10; 1, 26-45; 1 female 26-45 (and possibly one over 45). 1830, Westport, Mass.: 1 male 20-30; 1, 50-60; 1 female, 50-60.

From Dr. Alden C. Manchester in a letter dated 22 Nov., 1984, we learn: 28 Aug., 1805, wife Lois Manchester and others requested that a guardian be appointed for Benajah who is non compos mentis. 30 Aug., 1805 Price Wing of Westport appointed guardian and inventory taken, no real estate shown. (Bristol Co. P.R. 41:406, 416). They appeared in the Tiverton census, 1800, and Westport, 1820 census. They had one child:

Otis Manchester, b 18 Dec., 1809 in Westport. He d 1 Nov., 1885, aged 75y 10m 13d at 79 Chestnut St., New Bedford, m 1 Dec., 1833, Mary Ann Devol of New Bedford, m (2) 1 Sept. 1852, Julia G. Tripp. He was a stonecutter in New Bedford from 1836 to 1885. The 1852 Directory indicates that he was in California. Child: 1. Mary Maria, b about 1834 in New Bedford, buried in lot with her father, Oak Grove Cem., New Bedford., m 23 Nov., 1854 in New Bedford, Warren G. Pierce of New Bedford, son- Charles M. & Mary P. (Maxfield) Pierce. He was a mason. They had: Leland C., b 21 Sept., 1860, New Bedford Arthur M., b 22 April 1865

PHEBE LEMUNYON

A Series of Notebooks called "Pierce Papers" in the City of New Bedford, Mass. Free Public Library informs us in book 61, page 17 that Stephen King, b 23 Aug., 1777, married Phebe Lemunion, 1798, daughter of Samuel (of French descent). We know nothing of the authority for the above statement, but note that one child of that marriage lived til 1904; The children:-

Henry King, b 7 Dec., 1799, d in infancy Elizabeth, b 2 June 1801, m James Westgate Philip, b 14 Jan., 1803, m Nancy Simmons Godfrey, b 13 June, 1805, m (1) Cynthia Simmons (2) Rachael Simmons (sisters) Mary L., b 3 Nov., 1809, m 1833, Benjamin Maxfield, d 12 Jan., 1904 in Providence, R.I. They had 10 children. One was Mrs. Frank W. Griswold of Providence, R.I.

Matilda, b 29 July, 1807, m Benjamin Sherman Hope b 1 Aug., 1813, m Peleg Tripp Nancy King, b 17 Jan., 1816, m Amasa Simmins of Tiverton.

MARTHA LEMUNYON

To the best of our judgement, Martha Lemunyon would be either a daughter of Samuel Lemunyon, or possibly a daughter of Sarah who must surely have been a daughter of Samuel.

Verified Records of Westport, Bristol County, Mass. show that Martha LeMunyon married Joseph Manchester, 25 Aug., 1798. The "Pierce Notebooks" in the New Bedford Library in book 71, p 151 & 188 report that James Manchester (1778-1836) aged 58) married Martha Lemunion, 1801-2 and their children were: James Manchester, b 11 Feb., 1803, m (?) Phebe Manchester, b 13 Mar., 1805, m 3 Sept., 1829, Gilbert Tripp, b 1801, d age 77 yrs. Phebe d 2 Jan., 1886 aged 81 yrs.

From Dr. Alden C. Manchester in a letter dated 22 Nov., 1984, we learn: Joseph Manchester, b 21 July, 1771, Westport, MA., son James Manchester m Martha LaMunnion of Tiverton b between 1766 and 1775 censuses. James Manchester died and 15 Jan., 1807, Joseph Manchester, Lemuel Manchester and Hannah Manchester, children and heirs of James Manchester, late of Westport conveyed 10 1/8 acres in Westport to Job Manchester of Little Compton, signed Joseph and Martha Manchester, his wife; Margaret Manchester widow of said James; Lemuel Manchester and Phebe his wife; Hannah Manchester. Children of Joseph and Martha: 1. James, b 11 Feb., 1803, Westport, d 3 May 1855 at the almhouse in Dartmouth, (V.R.) 2. Phebe, b 13 March 1805 in Westport

SARAH LEMUNYON

Arnold's "Rhode Island Verified Records", vol. 4, after listing children of Samuel and Phebe Lemunyon, list Richard Lamunyon, son of Sarah, b 5 Jan., 1782. Exhaustive search of the Dartmouth - Tiverton area leads us to believe Sarah Lamunyon must be a daughter of Samuel and Phebe. There are no others there old enough to be her parents.

In volume 7 of Arnold's records, is listed the marriage of Arowit Lamunyon, aged 72, who, in July 4, 1868, for his second marriage, married Lydia H. Tripp, aged 60, of Fall River, her second marriage. They were married by Elder James McKenzie. That marriage record contained the following information about them: Lydia was a daughter of Silas and Tabitha Cook, born at Tiverton; Arowit Lamunyon was born at Tiverton, a son of SARAH!

Sarah Lemunyon was baptized 20 Aug., 1789 in the Tiverton Baptist Church. In March 1, 1795, Sarah ran away with Elder Samuel Edes, a married man, and they were put out of the Church according to Burrough's Journal. Sarah's son, Richard was apprenticed to a Mr. Baily in 1795 and in 1797 he was apprenticed to Thomas Lemunyon (son of Samuel). He apparently went to Ontario County in the early 1800's with Philip and John and settled in the part that became Wayne County, New York. Arowit stayed in Tiverton, and raised a large family there. There was also a Nancy Lemunyon, b 3 May, 1784 who later married a Durfee who may have been another child of Sarah.

Some notes from "PELEG BURROUGH'S JOURNAL, 1778 - 1798 - Tiverton, R.I., Years of the Humbly Bold Baptist Minister", edited by Ruth Wilder Sherman, FASG (R.I. Gen. Soc. - 1981):

Pg. 265, 1789, Aug. 16 - "1st day of the week *** after which Sarah Munyon (who has been a great sinner) made profession of her faith."

Pg. 318, 1795, Feb. 1 (?) "7. Went with wife and preached at S. Edes.***Sister S. Lamonyon sick there."

Pg. 318, 1795, Feb. 7 "Having heard the shocking report (of Brother Edes) on my way home on 1st day (Monday) morning, sat off early this morning to enquire. After my visit to Edes...after which took Elder Round and wife of David and Jno. (Round) and had a solemn sitting with Sarah Lamonyon at Peleg Manchester's; sent for Edes but he did not come. On the whole think I may say this has been a day of very great disress and some uncommon comfort. --spent at store, but found little heart for business..most sick with thoughts of Edes...26.* * * Afternoon, held a solemn church meeting; put away from amongst us Samuel Edes and Sarah Lamonyon." (March 24-26, 1795, page 320.

RICHARD LEMUNYON (5 JAN 1782 - ---)

The published "Verified Records of Tiverton, Rhode Island list the birth of Richard Lamunyon, son of Sarah, Jan. 5, 1782. Tiverton Town Council REcords, v5, pg. 33, 16 April, 1795, "Voted that Richard Lamunyon be bound an apprentice unto Isaac Baley, Esq. of Little Compton in Common Form."

On April 3, 1797, v. 5, pg. 53, "Voted that the indenture of Richard Lamunyon to Isaac Baley, Esq. be delivered up and that said Richard Lamunyon be bound to Thomas Lamunyon upon the conditions with the addition of Learning a Cooper's Trade." We have also notes from Little Compton (Mass) land records which we did not get dates for: all volume 4, pg. 266 - Richard Lamunyon to Isaac Bailey; pg. 322, Richard to Isaac Baiely, a Warranty Deed, and Pg. 247, the same description.

About 1802/3, all four sons of Samuel Lemunyon left Tiverton, Thomas going to Madison County, New York, and Philip, John and Hoard all to Mancester, Ontario County, New York. Richard probably went with them as his name appears in a list of member of the First Baptist Church of Farmington with John and Philip, with some wives and daughters.

We have census records for Ricahrd in 1810, 1820, 1830 and 1840. In fact, in 1820, we have two census records which we believe are the same man, caused by changing boundries. In the early days Wayne County, New York was part of Ontario County, so, while we find Richard in different locations by census records, he may well never have moved.:

1810: Farmington, Ontario County, N.Y., Richard Lemunyon, 1 male, 26-45; 1 female 16-26.

1820: #416, Farmington, Ontario County, N.Y., Richard Lemunyon, 1 male under 10; 1, 26-45; 2 females under 10; l, 26-45.

1830: Ontario, Wayne County, N.Y., pg. 66, 1 male 15-20; 1, 40-50; 1 female 10-15; 2, 15-20; 1, 30-40.

1840: Ontario, Wayne County, N.Y., 1 male 40-50; 1 female 40-50.

Ontario County land records (not certain--date hard to decipher), 3 Apr., 1828, Richard Lemunyon of Manchester & Mary, his wife conveyed to James Pritchard of Putnam. Wit: Chas. Seymore. Richard & Mary made their marks. Later sworn to by Richard Lemunyon and Polly "as Mary", his wife. Thanks to some great "detective work" by Mr. Dale Ladd, we have 3 children located for this couple:

Mary Ann (1812/13) m Charles A. Wentworth Myron H. (1813/14) m Elizabeth Ann Palmer Eliza (1816-1901) m Henry Wilkenson

Mr. Ladd also found evidence that all three of the above children lived at one time or another in Allegan County, Michigan. The Wentworth Genealogy, vol. 2, pg. 494 has:

Charles Augustus Wentworth, b 21 April, 1808, m 19 Feb., 1835, Mary Ann Lemunyon; lived in Ontario, LaGrange County, Ind. and afterwards at Trobridge, Allegan Co., Michigan and they had:

Mary Eliz, b 1 Jan., 1838, m Jacot Stine, res Lima, Ind. Sophia H. 27 Mar., 1840, m Stephen D. Rockwell Jane A. m. Collins Cutler Henry T. b 18 Sept., 1852, lived with parents Eva C. b 22 May, 1854, m Sobieski Robinson

Eliza Lemunyon b NY, m Henry M. Wilkerson. She d Butler Twp., Branch County, MI., 14 Apr., 1901. In the 1840 census of Ontario, Wayne Co., NY (next to Richard Lemunyon)-Henry Wilkinson, 1 male under 5; 1, 20-30; 1 female 20-30. From a letter written 1968 by Mr. C. Ernest Anderson of Maxwell, New Mexico(?) we have a list of children:

Richard U. b NY, 2 May, 1840, d 26 Dec., 1927, m Ella Russell Mary A. b 29 June, 1844, d 6 Feb., 1941, m Isaac Foster. Nancy, b 1 Dec., 1847, m Alonzo Bennett. Charles M. b 10 Dec., 1849, d 20 Sept., 1930, m Eliza Ellick. Sarah, b 23 Feb., 1851, d 30 Mar., 1916, m DeElden LeDon Brown. Samuel Theodore, b 24 Oct., 1855; d Adrian, MI 5 July, 1908, m Ida M. Russell

MYRON LEMUNYON

MYRON LEMUNYON, probable son of Richard married Elizabeth Ann Palmer and had William who d in the Civil War. Myron applied for a pension on that service.

In 1860 he is found in the census of Concord, Dodge Co., Minn.: - Lemunion, Myron, 40 b NY, Farmer " , Helen 51 b PA K>H> (wife? mother? sister?) " , John 17 b MI " , James 13 b MI

In the 1880 census of Bloomingdale, Van Buren Co., MI: Lamunyon, Myron 67, NY NH VT " , Colista 48, wife, Ohio, NY, VT Sparks , Charles, 13, Stepson, b Ind. " , Esther A. 12, Stepdaughter, b MI " , Frank A. 8, Stepson, b MI " , Milo G. 16, Stepson b IN

Myron Lemunyon of Pine Grove, Van Buren County, Mich was living in 1894. The above records do not line too well!

ARROWIT LEMUNION

When, 4 July, 1858, Arawit Lemunyon, aged 72, married (2nd) Lydia Tripp (widow), he stated his mother was Sarah Lemunyon. He died 30 May, 1874 aged 78 years, 9 months, which coincides well with the information in Peleg Burrough's Journal that Sarah Lemunyon and Samuel Edes were out from the church in March, 1795.

Arowit m. (1) 13 Nov., 1817, Phebe Manchester. He was born 7 Aug., 1795. She was b 20 March 1799, d 5 July, 1867, 68yr 4 mo 6 d. Arowit and Phebe (Manchester) Lemunyon are buried in the Hart Cemetery, Tiverton, R.I. Their children:

John Lemunyon, b 28 May, 1819, d 23, Nov. 1867 Thomas Lemunyon, b 12 May, 1821 Lydia Ann Lemunyon, b 3 March, 1823, d --11, 1851 (have note she m 3 Sept., 1865, Joseph Hart & she d 2 Mar., 1872 age 48 yr) Mary White Lemunyon, b 12 Dec., 1824, d Mar. 10, 1853, m 1847 Horace Wilcox. Arawit Lemunyon, b 28 Dec., 1826, d Dec. 28, 1862. Phebe Lemunyon, b 15 Oct., 1828, d 5 July, 1867. George Lemunyon, b 22 Feb., 1830 Constant, b 19 Sept., 1831, d 14 June 1896 Luther Whtie Lemunyon, b 21 June, 1833, d Sept., 1864 Fanny Hall Lemunyon, b 5 Feb., 1835, d. in same yr. Edward Payson Lemunyon, b 28 Sept., 1836, d 20 Sept., 1838. Richard Lemunyon, b 12 July, 1840, d 23 May, 1895 Angeline, his wife b 14 Jan., 1835, d 10 May, 1892

Wilbour's "Little Compton Families" as some additional information, some conflicting with what we have above:

Arowit, Jr. b Westport d 28, Dec., 1862, in Little Compton. Phebe, b 15 Oct., 1828, d 3 Sept., 1907, in Little Compton, m Horace Wilcox. Constant Lemunion, b 19 Sept., 1831; Margaret, wife of Constant Lemunion, b 15 July 1840. b in New Bedford Rural Cemetery, Susan Lemunion, b 1827. Arawit Lemunion & Phebe Manchester published intentions 21 Oct., 1817, (Westport Records).

"New England Gen.& Hist." 117:283 (believe following from Wilbour also:):-

John Lemunyon d 29 Nov., 1868, age 48 yr 6 mos George Lemunyon, b 22 Feb., 1830, Tiverton, d 14 Mar., 1897 in Little Compton. Resided Adamsville; Little Compton (1865 & 1880 census), m 4 Jan., 1860, in Little Compton, Sarah Austin, b 18 Mar., 1825, d 18 Mar., 1887. Children b Little Compton: -

Son, b 26, Oct., 1866 George Arowit, Jr., b 7 Oct., 1865, d 22 Sept., 1931, Little Compton: resided Little Compton; Adamsville, m 20 Oct., 1884 in Little Compton, Nellie Frances Taber, b 8 Jan., 1868, d 20 Feb., 1944. Children:-

Sarah Austin Lemunyon, b 1885, m James E. Monks Mark Richmond Lemunyon, b 1887, m Wilfred Carr

(following from Wilbour also) "Thomas Lemunyon, b 14 Apr., 1821, d 14 Oct., 1896 m. 20 Jan., 1844 in Tiverton, Permelia Frances Albert (Mrs.) who d 23 Sept., 1907. Will, Tiverton, 7 Jan., 1882 named son, George T. Lemunyon and daughter, Mary Frances Arttinstall, wife of Joseph.

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Inquiries to Sherry Miller:

Date: 09/29/96

Surnames: Tuberville, Lamunyon, Mitchell, Farthing, Reynolds, Troublefield, Cullum

IL: Edith Mae (Lamunion) Turberville, b. 06 OCT 1902, probably MO, d. 08 JAN 1941 in Stone Fort, Saline County, IL, m. William T. F. Turberville, date unknown - about 1921 probably MO. Where exactly was she born? Her parents were James Lamunion and Mahalda Mitchell.

James Lamunion's parents were Horace Lamunion and Samantha Farthing. Who were their parents?

AR: William Thomas Fait Turberville, b. 03 OCT 1901, Piggott, Clay County, AR, d. 1988-1991 Delaware, Delaware County, OH, buried in Greenlawn Cemetary, E. Main St., Columbus, Franklin County, OH. m. Edith Mae Lamunion about 1921, probably in MO. Need to know who were his parents? Mother said to be a Mitchell, related to Mitchell's in Stone Fort Township, IL.

I found this info on 09/28/96 at the FHC in Salt Lake City, Utah:

Saline County, Illinois Cemetaries 977.399 V3m Vol. 6-7 Page 100 Little Saline Cemetary in Stonefort Township:

Edith Mae (Lamunion) Turberville b. 06 OCT 1902 unknown place d. 08 JAN 1941 in Stonefort, Saline County, IL.

Leonacullu M. Turberville b. 13 APR 1891 d. 28 MAR 1940. Her real name was Leona Cullum. Need to know what her relationship to the Turberville's was.