The Humphreys family in America - citizen hylbom blog

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2570. I. Adeline,' b. 16 Nov., 1806, Marcellus, N. Y. ; died in Bath, Steuben Co., N. Y.,
7 Oct., 1841. She married, at Marcellus, N. Y., 13 Feb., 1828, Judge David
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(son of David and Abigail Smith) McM aster, of Bainbridge, Chenango Co.,
N. Y., b. 21 Apr., 1804, Unadilla, Otsego Co., N. Y. He graduated at Ham-
ilton College, Clinton, N. Y., in 1824; and entered upon the profession of law.
He was elected County Judge of Steuben County, N. Y., in 1847 and 185=;.
Res. (1884) Bath, N. Y. Children:
2571. i. Judge Guy Humphreys,8 b. 31 Jan. 1829, Clyde, Wayne Co., N. V.; graduated at
HamUton College, N. Y., in 1847. He married, 18 Oct. 1853, Amanda (dau. of
Robert W.* and Eunice Mudge) Church, of Bath, N. Y. He became a lawyer at Bath,
N. Y., where he has resided since the first year of his life. He held the combined
offices of County Judge and Surrogate 'three terms by election,—1863, 1867, and 1877.
At the end of the third term the offices were divided, and he was elected to the office
of Surrogate, which position he now holds (1884). He has written a local history,
etc. Children (born in Bath, N. Y.) : (i) Humphrey,' b. 30 Jidy, 1854; graduated
at Hamilton College, N. Y., in 1874. He married, at Baltimore, Md., 9 June, 1881,
Laura Hastuigs, daughter of Major D. H. Hastings, U. S. A. (2) Alice,' b. 30 Oct.
1861; res. (1884) Bath, N. Y. (3) Katharine Amelia,' b. 14 Jan. 1868
2572. ii. David May," b. 24 Aug. 1830, Bath, N. Y.; married, in Jamestown, Mercer Co., Pa.,
25 June, 1865, Sarah (dau. of James and Maria FuUerf) Gaston, 1). 10 Mch. 1842,
Andover, Ashtabula Co., Pa. Civil engineer. Res. (1884) Bath, N. Y. Children: (i)
Clara Gaston,' b. 4 July, 1866, Sharpsville, Mercer Co., Pa. (2) Son ,' born
and died 25 June, 1870, Bath, N. Y. (3) Florence Fuller,' b. 4 June, 1873, Bath, N. Y.
2573. iii. Richard, 8 b. 30 May, 1832; died in February, 1833, a:. 9 months.
2c;74. iv. Julius, 8
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yb. 31 July, 1834; d. 26 Oct. 1834, x. 3 months.
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2576. Captain Reuben" Humphreys, U. S. a., [1177] (Hon. Reuben,^ Esq. Oliver,^
Jonathan,^" Lieut. Samuel,^ Michael.') was born in Canton, Ct. He married Diantha (dau. of
Colonel Peter) Lawrence, of Marcellus, Onondaga Co., N. Y. He enlisted in the regular army,
at Buffalo, N. Y., in 1813 or 18 14, and served through the war. After its close he continued
in the U. S. service, and, in 1816, was Second Lieutenant of the Eighth Reg. Infantry: in 182 1,
was Captain of the Fourth Reg. Infantry. He was stationed in the South, at Mobile Point, ami
died there,! in 1822, while in command of the Post.
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2577. I. Emeline Anne,' b. 8 Dec, 1808, Marcellus, N. Y. After her father's death she
went to reside in the family of her grandfather Hon. Reuben 5 Humphreys, and
under his direction received a superior education. She married, in Marcellus,
N. Y., 3 Sept., 1828, Hon. Samuel Haight (son of Lazarus) Hammond, a native
of Hammondsport, Steuben Co., N. Y. He was a man of great literary ability,
and was then at the head of the legal profession in Steuben County; was afterward
an eminent lawyer and District Attorney at Albany, N. Y., but became
again a resident of Steuben County, and was State Senator for that district two
• Robert W. Church was bom 13 Feb. 1801; and his wife, Eunice Mudge, was born 20 Jan. 1801.
t She was a daughter of Milo Fuller, of Aurora, N. Y.
X Died in the U. S. service, at Micanopy, Florida, and was there buried, according to Mr. K. H. Farnham, [Fani.Gs, S.]