Craft Masonry in Orange and Rockland Counties, New York

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he became the first federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He held the post for an incredible 40 years, becoming one of the most influential judges in California history. He set many important precedents in land and admiralty law, but is best remembered for his refusal to discriminate against Asian-Americans, despite pressure from the public and even other judges to do so. George died on November 16, 1845, followed by his wife's death on February 5, 1864. At the time of his death, George owned a mansion, three farms, a hotel, 1,372 shares in the Bank of Orange County, and numerous other land holdings, securities, and notes. Although he certainly died a wealthy man, George could have achieved even greater success if his turnpike investments had been more fruitful. Local regulations capped the tolls turnpikes could charge, preventing many of them from earning reasonable returns. On November 17th, the Orange County Board of Supervisors passed a motion that it was "resolved that the Board attend in a body the funeral of General George D. Wickham tomorrow at 2 o'clock," with the minutes further indicating that the Board did attend. A large memorial to George and his wife Bridget was placed on the inside back wall of St. James Episcopal Church, which both George and his father generously supported. Noting that for many years George was a warden of the church, the memorial consists of a polished marble plaque that is about two and one-half feet square, which is surrounded by a church-like structure about six feet high including a pair of marble pillars. In 1994, the Goshen Chamber of Commerce published a well researched, 70- page book titled George Duncan Wickham: A Biography by Henry Pomares in which a more complete account of George's career and legacy can be found. ---- John McDaniels, son of Timothy, died Apr 1873, age 82 years. According to family tradition Timothy McDaniels came to this country from Ireland and settled in New York, where he died of Asiatic cholera, leaving two small children, John and Bridget, who after his decease were taken to Goshen, New York, Orange County, and reared in the family of Judge Wickham. Subsequently the daughter Bridget married George D. Wickham, the only child and heir of her foster father Judge Wickham. George D. became a large landholder and among his other possessions owned the principal part of Lots 44 Tully and Lot 14 Sempronius in this town [Spafford, Onondaga Co., NY], and at an early date John McDaniels, under a contract from his brother-in-law Mr. Wickham, settled on the latter of said lots and then on 100 acres on the northwest corner of the former said lots where he remained until the date of his decease. Montgomery Lodge No. 61/71, Montgomery, Orange (previously Ulster), New York Petition - 07 Dec 1796; read in the Grand Lodge Dispensation - 09 Jun 1797 for No. 61 Constituted - 14 Jun 1797, by DeWitt Clinton Petition - 05 Jun 1798 Warrant - 06 Jun 1798 as No. 71 Returns Jun 1797 to May 1798, as No. 61 Jun 1798 to Jun 1799, as No. 71 Jun 1799 to Jun 1800 “ Jun 1800 to Jun 1801 “ Jun 1801 to Jun 1802 “ Jun 1802 to Jun 1803 “ Jun 1803 to Jun 1804 “ Warrant Surrender - 1817 Olive Branch No. 102, Minisink, Orange, New York Warrant - 09 Dec 1803 Last meeting held 3 Dec 1822 In the Newburgh [Sunday] Telegram, 21 Jan 1892, appeared the following: Mr. James Gorton of No. 1547 3rd Avenue, New York, has the Charter of a Masonic Lodge called Olive Branch Lodge No. 102 in the town of Minisink, Orange County, issued in New York City 9 Dec 1803 by the then officers of the Grand Lodge. Who can tell us in what part of the old town of Minisink this Lodge was located and what is its history? Which question, with you permission, I will try to answer to the best of my ability. Having some years ago become interested in the same question I was prepared to locate the Lodge at once, but of its history my information was meager. 10
Through the assistance of my friend, W. M. Clark of Minisink, I have been materially assisted in localizing, and also through the kindness of David Osman of Chester, it has been my privilege to peruse the old records. I have thus been blessed with “more light.” On the 7th day of Dec 1803 the Grand Lodge then in session in New York City received a petition from sundry Brethren residing in the town of Minisink, Orange Co., praying for a warrant for a Lodge to be held in said town, to be known by the name of “Olive Branch Lodge,” which petition was read, was referred to the Grand Officers. The warrant was granted on the 9th Day of Dec 1803, and the number given it was 102 and from the old records we find the following as the first recorded minutes. On the 20th day of Dec 1803 Olive Branch Lodge No. 102 was constituted, and held in the township of Minisink, Co. of Orange, opened in due form in the house of Bro. Israel Lee. The Officers were installed by Elisha Dubois of Warwick, who was commissioned by the Grand Lodge to that duty. The first Officers installed were as follows: Ebenezer Mead Phineas Terry Cotton Mather Master Sr. Warden Jr. Warden Ethan Watson Israel Lee Joseph Walling Secretary Treasurer Sr. Deacon John Mather Isaac Doty Jr. Deacon Tyler On 28 Feb 1804 the Lodge did its first work, initiating Samuel Kimber, Peter Corwin and John Forgerson [sp.?]. And at the same communication, Ezra Corwin was Passed and Raised, he probably having been initiated elsewhere. The house in which the Lodge first met, and where it remained until 1811 is still standing [1892], about three quarters of a mile from Village of Westtown, and is now the property of Mr. Benjamin W. Clark. On May 23rd 1811 the Lodge was moved and temporarily rested in the house of Bro. George Cole in the Village of Westtown, and on July the 9th of the same year moved into a new room which the Brethren had fitted up in quite an elaborate manner in the Academy at Westtown, “the curious workmanship of which astonished and amazed” the neighborhood. This room was 16 ½ ft. by 23 ½ ft. in dimensions, with a high arched ceiling and decorated walls. The building is still standing in very good condition, and I have frequently visited this upper room, and standing under the arched ceiling have tried to imagine what have been some of scenes enacted there. Oct 6th 1811 this room was formally dedicated to Masonry with appropriate ceremonies. The Brethren met at this room and repaired in procession to the Church nearby, and listened to a discourse delivered by the Rev Thomas Greer, (pastor of the Pres. Church at Westtown) after which public services, in language of their own minutes, “we returned to the Lodge room, and in a little time prepared to receive such visitors as wished to view our rooms, and we were particularly honored by our sisters.” Charles Monell was Master of this Lodge in 1816-1817. Many of our older citizens will remember him, as in later years he practiced law in Goshen for quite a long time. The last recorded minutes are dated Dec 3rd 1822, and probably soon after that the Lodge again moved to the house of David Osmun (at that time its Master) in the same neighborhood where it was instituted, and there is died, and this last house in which it had a home, is the only one of the four which is not still standing. We can safely say that probably no Lodge ever existed in this country that embraced within its membership a better representation of the best families whining its jurisdiction than did Olive Branch Lodge No. 102, in the old town of Minisink. . . One more word regarding the old Charter, I asked Mr. Gorton how he came in[to] possession of it, and he gave this answer. Nearly 25 years ago while standing in my place of business, and old man called upon me, and said that he was in distress, and pleaded with me for a small loan, his appearance testified to the truth of his statement, that he was in abject need, he asked for a small amount and drew from his pocket this Charter, asking me to keep it as a collateral until he could redeem it in a short time, he has never appeared to claim it. . . . Yours, W. E. Mapes. Members – 31 Jan 1801-3 Dec 1822 (spellings as per transcription of records) Allyn, Sanford Anderson, Charles Anderson, David Auger, Daniel Augur, Ebenezer Bacon, Ethel B. Bailey, Almeri Bailey, Elias Bailey, Nathaniel Ball, Jonathan C. Ball, Stephen Beakes, Stacy Bernard, Peter Bloom, Nathaniel Brown, John Brown, Robert Brundage, Joseph Burns, Alexander Case, John Cash, Reuben Cole, George Corwin, Ezra Corwin, Peter Crawford, Joseph Curtis, John G. Dailey, John Darrow, James Decker, Isaac V. Denton, Nehemiah Dolly, Jeremiah Drake, Lawrence Eaton, James Eldred, Richard Eldred, Samuel Elmer, Nathaniel Elston, Jeremiah Forgerson, Aaron Forgerson, John Forgerson, Richard Fullerton, Daniel Jr. Gale, Peter Goble, William Gordon, Cornelius Green, Nathaniel Grier, Rev. Thomas Halstead, Joseph Halstead, Michael Jr. Halstead, WIllmet Hemmingway, William Herrick, Hiram Holbert, Peter Horton, Ezra Howell, Caleb Hunter, Robert Jackson, William T. Jay, Thomas C. Kenn, Mathias Kimber, Samuel Lambert, Samuel Lee, Israel Lee, Squire Lee, William P. Lynch, Bernard Mather, Cotton Mather, John Mather, Jonathan Mather, Silas Mead, Ebenezer Millepau, Daniel P. Mires, Jacob Mires, James Mires, Thomas Monell, Charles Moore, William Murray, Jacob Newkirk, Benjamin Norris, Joseph Osmun, David Osmun, Jacob Patterson, David Payn, John Perry, John T. Pierson, Theophilus H. Price, Edward Rascian, John 11
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