The Humphreys family in America - citizen hylbom blog

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of the Knights of Pythias, Humeston Lodge, No. 61. Druggist. Res. (1883) at
Humeston, Iowa. Children:
3098. i. Erma Vivian,' b. 2 June, 1878.
3099. ii. Harry Ivan,'-" b. 10 Mih. 18S0.
3100. IX. Charles Bruce,^ b. 10 Oct., 1857; died at Leon, Iowa, 11 Apr., 1878, oc. 20 years.
He was unmarried.
3101. X. Ada Maria,^ b. 20 Feb., 1862; married, 14 Sept., 1SS2, George W. Maiden, b.
20 Mch., 1858, at Montezuma, Iowa. They res. (i8S3).at Lowe, Kansas. Child:
3102. i. Mabel,' b. 14 Aug. 1883.
FAMILY 228.
3I03- Manna' Humphrey, [1496] {Lhabod,^ Samuel,^ Lieut. Samuel'- Ensign Samuel,^
Lieut. Samuel,- iMichael.' ) was born, probably, in October, 1790, at Barkhamsted, Ct.* When
he was quite young he went with his parents to reside on the old homestead of his maternal
grandfather, Daniel Olmstead, Jr.,f which was located in Simsbury (Bushy Hill), Ct. He was
married by James* Humphrey, Justice of the Peace, [Fam. 88, S.=] in Simsbury, Ct., 26 April,
1825,1 to Tryphena (dau. of Ephraim** and Keziah Wheaton) Baldwin, of Simsbury, b. 30 Oct.,
17S7, in North Branford, Ct. She was a sister of Isaac Baldwin, who married Widow Marie
Goodrich, daughter of Theodore and Cynthia (Woodford) Humphrey [Fam. 75, S.^; see Add.];
and also a sister of Emeline Baldwin, who married Dwight? Humphrey, Esq., [Fam. 89 (1578), S.^']
Mr. Humphrey served as a commissary in the army, in the war of 18 12, and his widow
received a pension. While stationed at New London, Ct., General David Phelps sent him to
convey a message to his wife, then living in Granby, Ct. He was noted for his pedestrianism,
and on this occasion started on his errand early in the morning and walked to Granby, arriving
there at about eight o'clock in the evening. He afterward received a letter from the General
commending him for his honest and trustworthy services.
He was a farmer, and resided in Simsbury, on the paternal homestead: was well-known in
the community as a man of great integrity. He was also noted for his pleasant jokes and genial
disposition. He died in Simsbury, 22 May, 1855, ae. 65 years. ff By his industry, and that of
his wife, he had accumulated a comfortable property, and at his death left to her the sole use of
half of all his real and personal estate. His widow continued to occupy the farm, her son Charles
R. Humphrey residing with her. She died in Simsbury, 7 Feb., 1S82, re. 94 )'ears; and was
buried in Bushy Hill Cemetery. Her granddaughter, Mrs. Marion E. Case, writes concerning
her: "She was a woman of superior education, considering the early years of the country, anil
had a remarkable memory; was familiar with ancient history, and frequently told me that she
began at the age of ten years to read the Bible, and had read it through twenty times. She was
a member of the Congregational church in West Avon, Ct."
• M.inna may be derived from Emmanuel, as a member of the Humphrey family, in an earlier generation, bore that name. (See
Fam. 6 (1651, S.)
t Daniel Olmstead, Jr., was a descendant of James Olmstead, who came to Hartford, Ct., with the first settlers, in 1636, through
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his son Nichol.is, grandson Thomas, and great-grandson t}aniel Olmstead, who was bom in 1701.
He was one of the first settlers of Bushy Hill, in the south-western part of Simsbury. He married (i) Anna (dau. of Ashbcl)
Cadwell, of West Hartford, Ct.; married (2) Rachel Hubbard. Children (by the 1st marringe): (i) Anna, (2) Lydia, (3) Elizabeth,
(4; Di.adema, (5) D.iniel, (6) Ashbel, {7) Francis, (8) Esther, (9) who died in infancy. He served as a Corporal, in the Revelution.ary
war, and two of his sons, Ashbel and Francis, were also in the army. During bis absence his daughters took care of the farm, going
out into the field to reap the grain, etc. He was a very good and benevolent man. He died in 1809, at Simsbury, Ct., leaving the
greater part of his property to his youngest daughter, Mrs. Icbabod Humphrey (Fam. 84. S.], with whom his last years were spent,
X Simsbury Records.
** F.phraim Baldwin served through the Revolutionary war, and witnessed the surrender of General Burgoyne.
tt Inscription on the gravestone in Husky llUt Cemetery.