The Humphreys family in America - citizen hylbom blog

Apr., 1788, Lucy and Polly (daus. of Amasa) Iluniplirey died [Fam. 29, J.^'].
1790, aged widow Hepsibeth Humphrey died [Fam. 5, 6'.^].
Oct. 18, 1790, Noah Humphrey died [Fam. 23, S."].
May 8, 1794, infant of Elisha Humphrey died [Fam. 19, /=].
Sept. 13, 1794, aged Col. Humphrey died [Fam. 17, S.^].
Nov. 16, 1794, child of Levi Humphrey died [see Fam. 37, _/!'].
Feb., 1795, Lucy (wife of Amasa) Humphrey died [Fam. 29, /.'].
Nov., 1795, youngest dau. of Amasa Humphrey died [Fam. 29 (364), J."'],
1795, wife of Aseph Humphrey died [see Fam. 24, S."].
May, 1798, infant of Levi Humphrey died [see Fam. 37, _/[=].
Feb. 19, 1799, Capt. Amasa Humphrey died [Fam. 29, /.=].
May, 1800, child of Joseph Humphrey, Jr., died [Fam. 55, yi^].
May, 1800, child of Gurdon Humphrey died [Fam. 38, /.-].
Nov., 1801, Hezekiah Humphrey died [see Fam. 13 (167), /=].
Nov., 1802, child of Ozias Humphrey died [Fam.
Nov., 1803, wife of Ozias Humphrey died
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May 19, 1805, Thadeus Humphrey died [Fam. ^i, /.-].
Jan., 1806, suicide Sterling Humphrey [Fam. 17 (212), /.=].
Apr. 13, 1806, Ophelia Humphrey died [Fam. 17 (213), /.=].
May 5, 1806, aged widow Margaret Humphrey died [Fam. 14, /.^].
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CPNTRrBUTED BY GEORGE p. HUMPHRIES, OF ATLANTA, CA.'
John Humphries married Cook, in Wales; emigrated from there to England, and
purchased an estate near Coventry, which is in Warwickshire. They died within a very short time
of each other, leaving four children. A brother of the mother, a Mr. Cook, was named as their
guardian, and proved false to his trust, as he defrauded the orphans.
CMdren:
I. Dau. =; m. Ball; settled near Birmingham, Eng. | Their descendants inherited
n. Dau. -; m. Hutchinson; " " " ( property from John.=
HL JoHN%- came to America in 1796, and settled in Albany, N. Y.. engaging in the
merchant tailoring business, and became quite wealthy; m. a Scotch lady, Miss
Jane Mitchell, and died in New York City in 1847, without issue, f
IV. William-; m. Elizabeth Rogers. Family 2.
FAM HA' 2.
William' Humphries f.M"') married F:iizabeth Rogers, in London, Eng., and came
to America in 1798. He settled in New York City, engaging in the wholesale manufacturing of
boots and shoes, and became quite well olT. He employed from 200 to 300 hands. It is related
• My great grandfather spelled the name Humphreys, bill iny grand-father and grand-uncle altered it to Humphries when they
came to America, as I have heard said, hecause they were defrauded of their properly in England. .As to the coat-of-arins, I have heard
my father say there was one, and that his grand-lather came from an old family in Wales that al one time held large estates there, and
have heard tlie name of it, but cannot remember now. My fallicr has often said that perhaps some day I would get what was rightfully
my own, but 1 have never attached much importance to it. He often promised to "tell me all," as he said, before he died, but the
"all" never came, as he died suddenly, and all I have is what was written on a page of a book belonging to ine, by my father, in i86a,
while I was in the army.
t John Humphreys died in New York, x. 79. June 10, iSii—Afunsrirs Antiah oj Albany. S. Y.