The Winterthur Library

 Edward Deming Andrews Memorial Shaker Collection

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OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

 

Creator:         New Lebanon, N.Y. Community.                                            

Title:               Collection of apprenticeships.

Dates:             1809-1895

Call No.:         ASC 751

Acc. No.:        [various – see descriptions]

Quantity:        142 items        

Location:        29 D 3 and oversize box

 

 

 

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT

 

Most of these indentures are from the 1830s through the 1860s and emanated from either the Church or North family at the New Lebanon, New York, Shaker community. Typically, this kind of document was signed by the parents of a child being given over to the care of the Shakers and countersigned by a Shaker official. The parents agreed not to interfere with the child’s upbringing or to remove the child from the community. In return, the Shakers agreed to provide the indentured child the necessities of life, to educate him or her in school and for a trade, and to give him or her the freedom to choose, at age twenty-one (or often at age eighteen for girls), whether or not he or she wanted to become a Shaker. All the child had to do was behave and accept with equanimity his or her lot in life until maturity.

 

From a genealogical perspective, these documents always mention the name of at least one parent, and occasionally both.  The child’s birthday is also given.  Rarely, additional information about the parents is given, such as an occupation, or the fact that a husband has deserted his family.

 

           

ORGANIZATION

 

Divided first by size and then in accession number order.

 

 

LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS

 

The materials are in English.

 

 

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

 

Collection is open to the public.  Copyright restrictions may apply.

           

 

PROVENANCE

           

Gift of Mrs. Edward D. Andrews.

 

 

ACCESS POINTS

 

Topics:

Shakers - New York (State) - New Lebanon.

Religious communities - New York (State) - New Lebanon.

Apprentices - New York (State) - New Lebanon.

Indentures.      

 

 

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

 

Location:  29 D 3

 

 

Note: name index follows the descriptions

 

 

 

Legal size file folder:  (SA 776, SA 881, SA 883)

 

SA 876            printed form: agreement between Ann Swift of Hancock, Mass., and David Terry of the West family of Hancock: Swift to work for the family and the family to support her; witnessed by Ira Lawson, Lucas Collins, Marcia Boynton, Caroline Heelfrich[?]; June 5, 1861

 

 

SA 881.1         Ellen Calver, age 3, indentured by her father James V. Calver to Frederick W. Evans of the New Lebanon Shakers; Ellen is to be educated and to be taught dressmaking or some other suitable occupation; witnessed by George M. Wickersham and Moses Clement, August 28, 1850

 

SA 881.2         Henry Calver, age 5, indentured by his father James V. Calver to Frederick W. Evans of the New Lebanon Shakers; Henry is to be educated, and to be taught farming or some other suitable occupation; witnessed by George M. Wickersham and Moses Clement, August 28, 1850

 

SA 881.3         James Calver, Jr., age 11, indentured by his father James V. Calver to Frederick W. Evans of the New Lebanon Shakers; James is to be educated, and to be taught farming or some other suitable occupation; signed by James, Jr., witnessed by George M. Wickersham and Moses Clement, August 28, 1850

 

SA 881.4         Jane Calver, age 1, indentured by her father James V. Calver to Frederick W. Evans of the New Lebanon Shakers; Jane is to be educated, and to be taught tailoring or some other suitable occupation; witnessed by [blank], August 28, 1850

 

SA 881.5         William Calver, age 13, indentured by his father James V. Calver to Frederick W. Evans of the New Lebanon Shakers; William is to be educated, and to be taught to be a gardener and seedsman or some other suitable occupation; signed by William, witnessed by George M. Wickersham and Moses Clement, August 28, 1850

 

SA 881.6         printed form: Ann Offord, age 9, indentured by her father William Offord, Sr., to Frederick W. Evans of the New Lebanon Shakers; she is to be educated, and to be taught spinning and weaving or some other suitable occupation; signed by Ann; witnessed by Richard Bushnell and Clawson R. Middleton; December 2, 1851

 

SA 881.7         printed form: Miriam Rachel Caroline Offord, age 5, indentured by her father William Offord, Sr., to Clawson R. Middleton of the New Lebanon Shakers; she is to be educated, and to be taught tailoring or some other suitable occupation; signed by her mark; witnessed by Richard Bushnell and Frederick W. Evans; December 2, 1851

 

SA 881.8         printed form: Rhoda Offord, age 11, indentured by her father William Offord, Sr., to Frederick W. Evans of the New Lebanon Shakers; she is to educated, and to be taught mantua making or some other suitable occupation; signed by Rhoda; witnessed by Richard Bushnell and Clawson R. Middleton; December 2, 1851

 

SA 881.9         printed form: Margaret Hoyle, age 4, indentured by the American Female Guardian Society to Stafford C. Cleveland of Penn Yan, N.Y.; she is to be educated; approved by James van Alen, justice of the peace; witnessed by Jacob [illegible], mayor; September 15, 1853

 

SA 881.10       printed form: James K. Pasley [also spelled Pazeley], age 8, son of Esther Pasley [or Pazeley], indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; he is to be educated, and to be taught farming or some other occupation; witnessed by Antoinette Doolittle; approved by justice of the peace Hampton C. Bull; both mother and son signed with their marks; August 6, 1855

 

SA 881.11       printed form: Chauncey C. Bassett, age 11, son of Hiram N. Bassett, indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and to be taught farming or some other occupation; witnessed by Harriet Bullard and Margaret Underhill; Ann Bassett signed with her mark; August 10, 1855

 

SA 881.12       printed form: Leonora Baker, age 12, daughter of  Martha Baker, indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; she is to be educated, and to be taught dressmaking or some other occupation; witnessed by Albert Ostrander and Sarah Ostrander; Martha and Leonora Baker signed with their marks; February 20, 1856

 

SA 881.13       two printed forms attached to each other: the top form is an indenture for Maria Kendell, age 11, daughter of Margaret Kendell, indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; she is to be educated, and to be taught dressmaking or some other occupation; witnessed by John Quackenbush, clerk of the 2d dist. Police court; George and Margaret Kendell signed with their marks; February 20, 1856;

                       

The bottom form is an indenture for George Kendell, age 9, and repeats the information above except that he is to be taught agriculture; and his sister Maria signed the form, in addition to their mother Margaret;

                       

On the back of the second form is Margaret Kendell’s sworn testimony that she and her 7 children had been abandoned by her husband and their father Thomas Kendell

 

SA 881.14       printed form: Elizabeth Moore, age 7, granddaughter of  Richard N. Bateman, indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; she is to be educated, and to be taught needlework or some other occupation; witnessed by Giles B. Avery and Susann Bateman; Elizabeth signed with her mark; March 22, 1856

 

SA 881.15       printed form: Mary Ann Moore, age 8, granddaughter of  Richard N. Bateman, indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; she is to be educated, and to be taught dressmaking or some other occupation; witnessed by Giles B. Avery and Susann Bateman; Mary Ann signed with her mark; March 22, 1856

 

SA 881.16       printed form: Emma Evans, age 11, daughter-in-law [sic, i.e. step-daughter?] of Mary Ann Evans of Monmouth, New Jersey, indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; she is to be educated, and to be taught mantua making or some other occupation; witnessed by Richard Bushnell and Levi Shaw; signed by Emma, April 5, 1857

 

SA 881.17       printed form: Fanny Evans, age 15, daughter-in-law [sic, i.e. step-daughter?] of Mary Ann Evans of Monmouth, New Jersey, indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; she is to be educated, and to be taught dressmaking or some other occupation; witnessed by Richard Bushnell and Levi Shaw; signed by Fanny; April 5, 1857

 

SA 881.18       printed form: Emily Offord, age 10, indentured by her father William Offord to Richard Bushnell of the New Lebanon Shakers; she is to be educated, and to be taught mantua making or some other suitable occupation; signed by Emily; witnessed by Harriet M. Bullard; September 29, 1858

 

SA 881.19       printed form: John Westley Hallock, age 14, son of Harriet Hallock, indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; he is to be educated, and to be taught agriculture or some other occupation; witnessed by Thomas Stewart; signed by both Hallocks; December 9, 1858;

                       

On back: statement by justice of the peace Thomas Stewart that Mr. Hallock had abandoned his family

 

SA 881.20       printed form: William W. Braisted, age 13, son of William C. Braisted, indentured to Levi Shaw of New Lebanon; he is to be educated, and to be taught agriculture or some other occupation; witnessed by Timothy Rayson; signed by father and son; October 12, 1859

 

SA 881.21       printed form: Shelley Cleveland, age 10, adopted son of Stafford C. Cleveland of Penn Yan, N.Y., indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; he is to be educated, and to be taught agriculture or some other occupation; witnessed by Charles Greaves and Miranda A. Earl; signed by father and son and also by Obedie F. Cleveland; May 27, 1861

 

SA 881.22       printed form: Margaret Hoyle Cleveland, age 12, adopted daughter of Stafford C. Cleveland of Penn Yan, N.Y., indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; she is to be educated, and to be taught dressmaking or some other occupation; witnessed by Charles Greaves and Miranda A. Earl; signed by father and daughter and also by Obedie F. Cleveland; May 27, 1861

 

SA 881.23       printed form: Samuel Albert Mullett, age 7, son of John S. Mullett of Pittsfield, Mass., indentured to Timothy Rayson of New Lebanon; he is to be educated, and to be taught agriculture or some other occupation; witnessed by Frederick W. Evans and Anna White; signed by father and son (the latter by mark) and also Sarah Mullett; March 13, 1861

 

SA 881.24       printed form: William Austin Mullett, age 10, son of John S. Mullett of Pittsfield, Mass., indentured to Timothy Rayson [also spelled Raysin] of New Lebanon; he is to be educated, and to be taught agriculture or some other occupation; witnessed by Frederick W. Evans and Anna White; signed by father and son (the latter by mark) and also Sarah Mullett; March 13, 1861

 

SA 881.25       printed form: Angelo Lockwood, age 16, son of  Elizabeth C. Cole, indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; he is to be educated, and to be taught agriculture or some other occupation; witnessed by Timothy Rayson and Levi Shaw; signed by mother and son; September 21, 1862

 

SA 881.26       printed form: Virginius [also spelled Virginious] Lockwood, age 12, son of  Elizabeth C. Cole, indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; he is to be educated, and to be taught agriculture or some other occupation; witnessed by Timothy Rayson and Levi Shaw; signed by mother and son; September 21, 1862

 

SA 881.27       printed form: George R. Lawrence, age 15, son of  George Lawrence, indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; he is to be educated, and to be taught agriculture or some other occupation; witnessed by Daniel Fraser; signed by father and son; February 10, 1864

 

SA 881.28       printed form: Charles Parsons Clough, age 3, son of George Clough of Plymouth Hollow, Conn., indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; he is to be educated, and to be taught agriculture or some other occupation; witnessed by Timothy Rayson and Charles Greaves; signed by father and son, and also by Jane Clough; March 23, 1864

 

SA 881.29       printed form: George Jackson Clough, age 13, son of George Clough of Plymouth Hollow, Conn., indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; he is to be educated, and to be taught agriculture or some other occupation; witnessed by Timothy Rayson; signed by father and son, and also by Jane Clough; March 23, 1864

 

SA 881.30       printed form: Henry Terry Clough, age 1, son of George Clough of Plymouth Hollow, Conn., indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; he is to be educated, and to be taught agriculture or some other occupation; witnessed by Timothy Rayson and Charles Greaves; signed by father and by Jane Clough; March 23, 1864

 

SA 881.31       printed form: Mary Ella Clough, age 9, daughter of George Clough of Plymouth Hollow, Conn., indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; she is to be educated, and to be taught dress making or some other occupation; witnessed by Timothy Rayson and Charles Greaves; signed by father and daughter, and also by Jane Clough; March 23, 1864

 

SA 881.32       printed form: Benjamin Franklin Marsh, age 12, son of Louise D. Marsh of Williamsburg, N.Y., indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; he is to be educated, and to be taught agriculture or some other occupation; witnessed by Daniel Fraser and Anna White; signed by mother and son (he by his mark); April 11, 1864

 

SA 881.33       printed form: Charles Wesley Maxfield [mistakenly written as Maxwell in one place], age 13, son of Jennett Maxfield of Alford, Mass., indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; he is to be educated, and to be taught agriculture or some other occupation; witnessed by M. R. Van Denson and Timothy Rayson; signed by marks of mother and son; June 30, 1864

 

SA 881.34       printed form: Robert Alexander Maxfield, age 9, son of Jennett Maxfield of Alford, Mass., indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; he is to be educated, and to be taught agriculture or some other occupation; witnessed by M. R. Van Denson and Timothy Rayson; signed by marks of mother and son; June 30, 1864

 

SA 881.35       printed form: George W. Peffers [or Peppers], age 14, son of John B. and Charlotte Peffers of Nyackville[?], N.Y., indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; he is to be educated, and to be taught agriculture or some other occupation; witnessed by Daniel Fraser; signed by mother and son; February 15, 1865

 

SA 881.36       printed form: Hannah R. Miller, age 9, daughter of Nathaniel Miller of Grafton, New York, indentured to Chauncey Sears of Canaan, New York; she is to be educated, and to be taught dress making or some other occupation; witnessed by Frederick W. Evans and Jane Knight; signed by father and the mark of the daughter; June 17, 1865

 

SA 881.37       printed form: Ethan Allen Crosby, age 9, son of Edwin T. Crosby of Shelton Falls, Mass., indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; he is to be educated, and to be taught agriculture or some other occupation; witnessed by Antoinette Doolittle and Timothy Rayson; signed by father and the mark of the son, under the name Allen Crosby; September 12, 1865

 

SA 881.38       printed form: Christellee Blanch Delong, age 8, daughter of Anna [or Annah] Delong of Saratoga, New York, indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon, New York; she is to be educated, and to be taught dress making or some other occupation; witnessed by Mrs. Hellen M. Hewitt and Timothy Rayson; signed by mother (who spells surname as DeLong) and daughter; April 26, 1866; the daughter’s name is also spelled as Christella, and she signs as Shristellee Blanche Delong

 

SA 881.39       printed form: Charles E. Bradford age 13, son of Mary E. Bradford of New York, N.Y., indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; he is to be educated, and to be taught agriculture or some other occupation; witnessed by Antoinette Doolittle and Timothy Rayson; signed by mother and son; June 30, 1866

 

 

SA 883            Francis Curry of Chatham, N.Y. agrees to enter service of D. C. Brainard of Mount Lebanon, to “labor at such work as Brainard may direct”; Curry to be paid $240 for a year, and to have the house on Canaan farm where Wm. D. Reid now lives, 1895

 

 

 

Oversize box: (SA 877, SA 878, SA 879, SA 880, SA 882)

 

SA 877.1         indenture between Nathan Kendal on the one part, and Richard Spier, Johnson Shapley, and Stephen Munson on the other part, all of Canaan, N.Y., regarding lands indentured to Kendal by Josiah and Mary Patison and by Timothy Woodbridge and Jotha[?] and Sally Daniels; dated April 17, 1809

 

SA 877.2         certificate, Nancy Read of Cheshire, Mass., has given up her daughter Mary Read, age 8, to the Canaan, N.Y., Shaker community under the direction of Jeremiah Talcott; signed by mother and daughter (with her mark); witnessed by Peter Pease and Andrew Bennett; November 13, 1823

 

SA 877.3         printed form, Charles Weed, age 5 [written over the word six], son of John M. and Eunice Weed of Pittsfield, Mass., indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; Charles is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Seth Y. Wells and Philemon Stewart; signed by father and mother; May 30, 1838

 

SA 877.4         printed form, Catherine Elizabeth Traver, age 4, daughter of David H. Traver of Hudson, N.Y., indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Seth Y. Wells and Daniel Sizer; signed by father, and someone signed Catherine’s name (spelling it as Katharine); January 5, 1839

 

 

SA 878.1         printed form, Mary Jane Tyrrill [or Tyrrell], age 2, daughter of Denisey Celestia Tyrrill, of Tyringham, Mass., indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; Mary Jane is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Giles B. Avery and Peter H.[?] Long; signed with marks of mother and daughter, August 20, 1841;

                       

On back: statement that David Henry Tyrrell has abandoned his family, signed by justice Ira Hand

 

SA 878.2         printed form, Julia Ann Scott, age 12, daughter of Beatsey Scott, of Bennington, Vermont, indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Seth Y. Wells and Adah Zilbah Potter[?]; signed by mother and daughter, October 12, 1841

 

SA 878.3         printed form, Helen Stone, age 4, daughter of Henry M. and Betsey Stone, of North Bennington, Vermont, indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Seth Y. Wells and Semantha Fairbanks; signed by father and with mark of daughter, [month and day blank] 1841

 

SA 878.4         printed form, Henry Augustus Stone, age 3, son of Henry M. Stone of North Bennington, Vermont, indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Seth Y. Wells and Daniel Crosman; signed by father and with mark of son, January 1, 1842

 

SA 878.5         printed form, Adaline Sears, age 10, daughter of Chauncey Sears of Leyden, N.Y., indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Frederick W. Evans and Loren Holister; signed by father and daughter, March 28, 1842

 

SA 878.6         printed form, Chauncey Edward Sears, age 8, son of Chauncey Sears of Leyden, N.Y., indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Frederick W. Evans and Loren Holister; signed by father and son, March 28, 1842

 

SA 878.7         printed form, Florinda Sears, age 16, daughter of Chauncey Sears of Leyden, N.Y., indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Frederick W. Evans and Loren Holister; signed by father, March 28, 1842

 

SA 878.8         printed form, Julia Louisa Sears, age 6, daughter of Chauncey Sears of Leyden, N.Y., indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Frederick W. Evans and Loren Holister; signed by father and with mark of daughter, March 28, 1842

 

SA 878.9         printed form, Sophia Antoinette Belknap, age 10, daughter of Martin S. Belknap of Leyden, N.Y., indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Frederick W. Evans and Loren Holister; signed by father and with mark of daughter, June 20, 1842

 

SA 878.10       printed form, Elizabeth Ann Sears, age 4, daughter of Chauncey Sears of Leyden, N.Y., indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Frederick W. Evans and Loren Holister; signed by father and with mark of daughter, June 23, 1842

 

SA 878.11       printed form, Cornelia French, age 2, daughter of Mary French of Albany, N.Y., indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Frederick W. Evans and Mary Antoinette Doolittle; signed by mother and mark of daughter, October 1, 1842;

                       

On back: statement that Mary French had been abandoned by her husband, signed by justice Ira Hand;

                       

Attached to above document: further statement from Mary French relating to her abandonment by her husband Nathan French, who was in Philadelphia the last she had heard of him, signed by Ira Hand, justice of the peace, Oct. 11, 1845

 

SA 878.12       printed form, Alonzo Waters, age 5, son of Earl Waters of Arlington, Vermont, indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Henry M. Stone and John G. Buck; signed with mark of father and name of son, January 3, 1843

 

SA 878.13       printed form, Adaline Cantrell, age 5, daughter of Henry Cantrell of Franklin County, Mass., indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Seth Y. Wells and Semantha Fairbanks; signed by father and with name of daughter, July 25, 1843

 

SA 878.14       printed form, Eunice Cantrell, age 8, daughter of Henry Cantrell of Buckland, Franklin County, Mass., indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Seth Y. Wells and Semantha Fairbanks; signed by father and daughter, July 25, 1843

 

SA 878.15       printed form, Henry Cantrell, Jr., age 4, son of Henry Cantrell of Buckland, Mass., but now residing in New Lebanon, indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Frederick W. Evans; signed by father and with mark of son, March 27, 1845

 

SA 878.16       printed form, David Barker, Jr., age 4, son of David Barker of Salina, N.Y., indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Seth Y. Wells and Daniel Crosman; signed by father and with mark of son, October 23, 1845

 

SA 878.17       printed form, Julia Maria Barker, age 7, daughter of David W. Barker of Salina, N.Y., indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Seth Y. Wells and Daniel Crosman; signed by father and with mark of daughter, October 23, 1845

 

SA 878.18       printed form, Gabriel Thompson, age 11, son of Thomas Thompson of Germantown, Philadelphia, Penn., indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Daniel Sizer and George Free; signed by father and son, November 16, 1846

 

SA 878.19       printed form, James Thompson, age 9, son of Thomas Thompson of Germantown, Philadelphia, Penn., indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Daniel Sizer and George Free; signed by father and with mark of the son, November 16, 1846

 

SA 878.20       printed form, David Lyall, Jr., age 4, son of David Lyall of Albany, N.Y., indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Giles B. Avery and Seth Y. Wells; signed by father and with mark of son, February 4, 1847

 

SA 878.21       printed form, Margaret Lyall, age 11, daughter of David Lyall, a tailor of Albany, N.Y., indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Giles B. Avery and Seth Y. Wells; signed by father and daughter, February 4, 1847

 

SA 878.22       printed form, George Thompson, age 5, son of Thomas Thompson of Germantown, Philadelphia, Penn., indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Elisha D. Blakeman; signed by father and with mark of the son, July 26, 1847

 

SA 878.23       certificate signed by David Lyall of Albany, New York, stating that he has placed his son Alexander Lyall, age 17, in the protection of Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; witnessed by Giles B. Avery, August 7, 1848

 

SA 878.24       printed form, letter of guardianship in behalf of Mary Ann Smith, appointing Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon as her guardian, signed by Charles B. Dutcher, surrogate of Columbia County, N.Y., August 26, 1848

 

 

 

SA 879.1         printed form, Mary Josephine Martin, age 3, daughter of Sarah Martin and step-daughter [or daughter – both statements are made] of John Martin of Albany, N.Y., indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Giles B. Avery and William Hurst; signed by father and mother, February 13, 1851

 

SA 879.2         printed form, George William Jones, age 5, son of Abner B. and Ann Eliza Jones of Pittsfield, Mass., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Calvin G. Reed and Sarah Bates; signed by father and mother, and with mark of son, April 12, 1851

 

SA 879.3         printed form, John Pierce, age 8, brother-in-law of Charles Bershee of Williamsburg, N.Y., indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught farming or another trade; witnessed by Daniel Crosman and Hannah Ann Treadway; signed by Bershee and with mark of Pierce, July 10, 1852;

                       

Attached to the form is a piece of paper on which is written Bershee’s address (North 2d St., between Union Avenue and Laramee, Williamsburg)

 

SA 879.4         printed form, Elizabeth Susannah Lamonby, age 9, daughter of William Lamonby of Williamsburg, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught dressmaking or another trade; witnessed by Daniel Fraser and Richard Bushnell; signed by father and with mark of daughter, August 19, 1852

 

SA 879.5         printed form, Dorothy Wright, age 9, daughter of John Wright, a currier of Newtown, Long Island, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Daniel Crosman, Barnabas Hinkley, and Isaac N. Youngs; signed by father and with mark of daughter, October 13, 1852

 

SA 879.6         printed form, John Wright, age 10, son of John Wright, a currier of Newtown, Long Island, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Daniel Crosman, Barnabas Hinkley, and Isaac N. Youngs; signed by father and with mark of son, October 13, 1852

 

SA 879.7         printed form, Thomas Wright, age 4, son of John Wright, a currier of Newtown, Long Island, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Daniel Crosman, Barnabas Hinkley, and Isaac N. Youngs; signed by father and with mark of son, October 13, 1852

 

SA 879.8         printed form, William Michael Wright, age 7, son of John Wright, a currier of Newtown, Long Island, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Daniel Crosman, Jonathan Wood, and Isaac N. Youngs; signed by father and with mark of son, October 13, 1852

 

SA 879.9         printed form, John Adam Price, age 5, son of Mary Price (late Tyson) [sic, actually she was Mary Tyson, late Price] of New Lebanon, N.Y., indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Isaac N. Youngs and Charles Greaves; signed with marks by mother (using name Mary Tyson) and son, and also by stepfather Joseph Tyson; November 13, 1852;

                       

 

Note on back: “John was born December 26th, 1846 at Millville, Rensellear [sic, i.e. Rensselaer] Co., N.Y.”

 

SA 879.10       printed form, Mary Ann Grimes Carpenter, age 10, daughter of William Carpenter of New Lebanon, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught mantua making or another trade; witnessed by James P. Vail and Jane Knight; signed by father and daughter, December 9, 1852

 

SA 879.11       printed form, Sarah Ann Grimes Carpenter, age 8, daughter of William Carpenter of New Lebanon, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught dress making or another trade; witnessed by James P. Vail and Jane Knight; signed by father and daughter, December 9, 1852

 

SA 879.12       printed form, Thomas Carpenter, age 4, son of William Carpenter of New Lebanon, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught farming or another trade; witnessed by James P. Vail and Jane Knight; signed by father and with name of son, December 9, 1852

 

SA 879.13       printed form, William Carpenter, Jr., age 6, son of William Carpenter of New Lebanon, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught shoe making or another trade; witnessed by James P. Vail and Jane Knight; signed by father and with name of son, December 9, 1852

 

SA 879.14       printed form, Aaron S. Slingland [or Slingerland, as the mother signs her name], age 7, son of Elizabeth Slingland [so written in document, although she signs her name as Slingerland] of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught carpentry or another trade; witnessed by H. C. Bull and Elisha D. Blakeman; signed by mother and son, January 30, 1854;

 

                        On back: statement from justice of the peace Hampton C. Bull that he has examined Elizabeth Slingerland and has no doubt that Aaron’s father is dead or “not in a legal capacity to give his consent” to this document

 

SA 879.15       printed form, John R. Slingland [or Slingerland, as the mother signs her name], age 9, son of Elizabeth Slingland [so written in document, although she signs her name as Slingerland] of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught carpentry or another trade; witnessed by H. C. Bull and Elisha D. Blakeman; signed by mother and son, January 30, 1854;

 

                        On back: statement from justice of the peace Hampton C. Bull that he has examined Elizabeth Slingerland and has no doubt that John’s father is dead or “not in a legal capacity to give his consent” to this document

 

SA 879.16       printed form, Elizabeth Rexstrew, age 6, daughter of Henry T. Rexstrew of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught dress making or another trade; witnessed by F. W. Evans and Richard Bushnell; signed by father, June 6, 1854

 

SA 879.17       printed form, Ellen Hart, age 6, daughter of Mary Hart of New York, N.Y., indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Isaac N. Youngs and Daniel Crosman; signed by mother and with mark of daughter, December 8, 1854;

                       

On back: statement from justice of the peace Hampton C. Bull that he has examined Mary Hart and has no doubt that Ellen’s father has neglected the family “and is not in a legal capacity to give his consent” to this document

 

SA 879.18       printed form, Mary Hart 2d, age 4, daughter of Mary Hart of New York, N.Y., indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Isaac N. Youngs and Daniel Crosman; signed by mother and with mark of daughter, December 8, 1854;

                       

On back: statement from justice of the peace Hampton C. Bull that he has examined Mary Hart and has no doubt that her husband has neglected the family “and is not in a legal capacity to give his consent” to this document

 

SA 879.19       printed form, Robert K. [Kilgour] Leggat, age 8, son of Alexander Leggat, late of Scotland but now residing at Canaan, N.Y., indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Isaac N. Youngs and James Goodwin; signed by father and with mark of son, August 8, 1854

 

SA 879.20       printed form, William Henry Holt, age 8, son of William Holt, late of Williamsburg, N.Y., but now of New Lebanon, indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Hiram Rude and Isaac N. Youngs; signed by father and with mark of son, March 21, 1855

 

SA 879.21       printed form, Benjamin H. Roe, age 9, son of Jane Roe, of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught farming or another trade; witnessed by Frederick W. Evans and Joshua A. Garrison; signed by mother and son, May [day blank], 1855

 

SA 879.22       printed form, Peter G. Roe, age 7, son of Jane Roe, of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught house carpentry or another trade; witnessed by Frederick W. Evans and Joshua A. Garrison; signed by mother and son, May [day blank], 1855

 

SA 879.23       printed form, John Henry Drake, age 6, son of Mary Elizabeth Drake, of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught farming or another trade; witnessed by Richard Bushnell; signed by mother and with name of son, October 27, 1855

 

SA 879.24       printed form, Mary Elizabeth Drake, age 11, daughter of Mary Elizabeth Drake, of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught dress making or another trade; witnessed by Richard Bushnell; signed by mother and daughter, October 27, 1855

 

SA 879.25       printed form, Thomas David Drake, age 8, son of Mary Elizabeth Drake, of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught carpentry and joinery or another trade; witnessed by Richard Bushnell; signed by mother and son, October 27, 1855

 

SA 879.26       printed form, Helena Winters, Jr., age 10, daughter of Helena Winters, of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught dress making or another trade; witnessed by Richard Bushnell; signed by mother and daughter, October 29, 1855

 

SA 879.27       printed form, John Carson Winters, age 8, son of Helena Winters, of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught tailoring or another trade; witnessed by Richard Bushnell; signed by mother and son, October 29, 1855

 

SA 879.28       printed form, Robena Guthrie, age 13, daughter of Charles Guthrie, of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by R. K. Shanetts[?]; signed by father, December 3, 1855

 

SA 879.29       printed form, David Copson, age 10, son of Ephraim and Jane Copson, of New Lebanon, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught agriculture or another trade; witnessed by Benjamin Gates and Chauncey E. Sears; signed by father and son, and also by mother, April 9, 1856

 

SA 879.30       printed form, Edwin White, age 12, son of William Henry White, of Albany, N.Y., indentured to Levi Shaw of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught farming or another trade; witnessed by Richard Bushnell and Benjamin Gates; signed by father, June 5, 1856

 

SA 879.31       printed form, Alexander Davis, age 13, son of Ira Davis, of New Lebanon, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Giles B. Avery and Sarah A. Lewis; signed by father and son, August 5, 1856

 

SA 879.32       printed form, Mary Jane Dubois, age 8, daughter of the late Peter Dubois, of Albany, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Giles B. Avery and Tabitha Lapsly; signed by Mary Jane’s mark, and signed by her relative Joseph Clark, who was the second party in the indenture, August 12, 1856

 

SA 879.33       printed form, Peter Dubois, age 12, son of the late Peter Dubois, of Albany, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Giles B. Avery and Tabitha Lapsly; signed by Peter’s mark, and signed by his relative Joseph Clark, who was the second party in the indenture, August 12, 1856

 

SA 879.34       printed form, Franklin Parsloe, age 13, son of Charles Thomas Parsloe, of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught gardening or another trade; witnessed by Frederick W. Evans and Thomas E. Odear; signed by father and son, August 12, 1856

 

SA 879.35       printed form, Charlotte Augusta Morrow, age 12, daughter of James and Lucy Morrow of Albany, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Abigail Crosman and Calvin G. Reed; signed by father, mother, and daughter; August 13, 1856

 

SA 879.36       printed form, Harriet Elizabeth Morrow, age 10, daughter of James and Lucy Morrow of Albany, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Abigail Crosman and Calvin G. Reed; signed by father, mother, and daughter (who spelled her middle name as Elisebeth); August 13, 1856

 

SA 879.37       printed form, Edward Jones, age 5, son of Emanuel B. and Margarette [or Margaret] Jones of Joliette, Ill., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Isaac N. Youngs and James Goodwin; signed by father, mother, and with mark of son; November 1, 1856

 

SA 879.38       document transferring indenture of Sarah Jane Winters, age 9, from David W. Dakin of Salisbury, Conn., to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon, N.Y.; signed in presence of Hampton C. Bull, justice of the peace for Columbia County, N.Y., May 20, 1857

 

SA 879.39       printed form, Mary Ann Figsbee, age 8, daughter of Alphonso and Mary Figsbee of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Daniel Crosman, Ruth Ann Watson [signed by her mark], and Rachel Sampson; signed by father, mother, and with mark of daughter; September 22, 1858

 

SA 879.40       printed form, Matilda Figsbee, age 5, daughter of Alphonso and Mary Figsbee of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Daniel Crosman, Ruth Ann Watson [signed by her mark], and Rachel Sampson; signed by father, mother, and with mark of daughter; September 22, 1858

 

SA 879.41       printed form, Catharine Figsbee, age 12, daughter of Alphonso and Mary Figsbee of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Charles Sizer, Daniel Crosman, and Rachel Sampson; signed by father, mother, and daughter; December 3, 1858

 

SA 879.42       printed form, Laticia Brown, age 8, daughter of Robert Brown of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Sarah Ann Lewis and Mary Hazard; signed by father and daughter; October 12, 1859

 

 

 

SA 880.1         printed form, Susan Mason, age 9, daughter of Edward and Ann Eliza Mason of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by James Goodwin and Benjamin Gates; signed by mother and marks of father and daughter; March [day blank], 1860;

 

                        On back: name and address of Mrs. Carrie M. Plous of Otsego County, N.Y., which probably has nothing to do with the indenture

 

SA 880.2         printed form, Daniel Remington, age 8, son of Henry Remington of South Adams, Mass., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Charles Sizer and Benjamin Gates; signed by father and son; April 10, 1860

 

SA 880.3         printed form, Mary Ann Remington, age 7, daughter of Henry Remington of South Adams, Mass., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Charles Sizer and Benjamin Gates; signed by father and with mark of daughter; April 10, 1860

 

SA 880.4         printed form, David Oscar Hamilton, age 13, son of Jane Eliza Hamilton of Brooklyn, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught farming or another trade; witnessed by Calvin G. Reed and Nathaniel Bishop; signed by mother and son; November 13, 1861

 

                        On back: justice of the peace Nathaniel Bishop certifies that Mrs. Hamilton has sworn under oath that her husband David Hamilton is dead

 

SA 880.5         printed form, Henry Francis Hamilton, age 10, son of Jane Eliza Hamilton of Brooklyn, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught farming or another trade; witnessed by Calvin G. Reed and Nathaniel Bishop; signed by mother and son; November 13, 1861

 

                        On back: justice of the peace Nathaniel Bishop certifies that Mrs. Hamilton has sworn under oath that her husband David Hamilton is dead

 

SA 880.6         printed form, Livingston Roe Shanley, age 6, son of William Francis Shanley of Pittsfield, Mass., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught farming or another trade; witnessed by James P. Vail and Sarah A. Lewis; signed by father and son; January 9, 1862

 

SA 880.7         printed form, William Roe Shanley, age 10, son of William Francis Shanley of Pittsfield, Mass., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught farming or another trade; witnessed by James P. Vail and Sarah A. Lewis; signed by father and son; January 9, 1862

 

SA 880.8         printed form, Peter Estes, age 5, son of Elizabeth Estes of Berrien, Mich., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught farming or another trade; witnessed by Edwin Kendall and Calvin G. Reed; signed by mother and with mark of son; September 1, 1862

 

                        On back: justice of the peace Edwin Kendall certifies that Mrs. Estes has sworn under oath that her husband [name not given] is dead

 

SA 880.9         printed form, Maria Hayden Cook, age 11, daughter of Catharine Matilda Cook of New Haven, Conn., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught house keeping or another trade; witnessed by Sarah A. Lewis and Edwin Kendall; signed by mother and daughter; January 9, 1863

 

                        On back: justice of the peace Edwin Kendall certifies that Mrs. Cook has sworn under oath that her husband [name not given] has abandoned the family and has not provided for them for the past five years; Kendall spells the daughter’s name as Mariah

 

SA 880.10       printed form, Mary Louisa Cook, age 5, daughter of Catharine Matilda Cook of New Haven, Conn., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught house keeping or another trade; witnessed by Sarah A. Lewis and Edwin Kendall; signed by mother and daughter; January 9, 1863

 

                        On back: justice of the peace Edwin Kendall certifies that Mrs. Cook has sworn under oath that her husband [name not given] has abandoned the family and has not provided for them for the past five years

 

SA 880.11       printed form, Lucy Oriana Tubbs, age 7, daughter of Laura E. Tubbs of South Adams, Mass., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught house keeping or another trade; witnessed by Calvin G. Reed and Lyman A. Meacham; signed by mother and daughter; November 2, 1864

 

                        Pasted to back: justice of the peace Philo Wright certifies that Ephraim Tubbs has not provided for his daughter for the past four years

 

SA 880.12       printed form, Adelia Angeline Horton, age 12, daughter of Adelia Malvina Horton of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught to be a seamstress or another trade; witnessed by Benjamin Gates and Abigail Crosman; signed by mother and daughter; July 10, 1865

 

                        On back: justice of the peace Edw. J. Shandley certifies that Mrs. Horton has sworn under oath that her husband John T.[?] Horton is dead

 

SA 880.13       printed form, Doretta Horton, age 10, daughter of Adelia Malvina Horton of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught to be a seamstress or another trade; witnessed by Benjamin Gates and Abigail Crosman; signed by mother and daughter; July 10, 1865

 

                        On back: justice of the peace Edw. J. Shandley certifies that Mrs. Horton has sworn under oath that her husband John T.[?] Horton is dead

 

SA 880.14       printed form, Albert Justin Woodworth, age 6, son of Lucinda Woodworth of Westfield, Mass., indentured to James Goodwin of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught farming or another trade; witnessed by H. B. Stevens and Calvin G. Reed; signed by mother and son; December 20, 1865

 

                        On back: justice of the peace H. B. Stevens certifies that Mrs. Woodworth has presented evidence that her husband Proctor Woodworth died on April 28, 1865

 

SA 880.15       printed form, Josephine Woodworth, age 8, daughter of Lucinda Woodworth of Westfield, Mass., indentured to James Goodwin of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught dress making or another trade; witnessed by H. B. Stevens and Calvin G. Reed; signed by mother and daughter; December 20, 1865

 

                        On back: justice of the peace H. B. Stevens certifies that Mrs. Woodworth has presented evidence that her husband Proctor Woodworth died on April 28, 1865

 

SA 880.16       printed form, Sheldon Frank Woodworth, age 7, son of Lucinda Woodworth of Westfield, Mass., indentured to James Goodwin of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught farming or another trade; witnessed by H. B. Stevens and Calvin G. Reed; signed by mother and son; December 20, 1865

 

                        On back: justice of the peace H. B. Stevens certifies that Mrs. Woodworth has presented evidence that her husband Proctor Woodworth died on April 28, 1865

 

SA 880.17       printed form, William Austock, [Jr.,] age 11, son of Henrietta Austock of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught agriculture or another trade; witnessed by H. C. Bull and John H. Dean; signed by mother and son; has a revenue stamp; December 31, 1866

 

                        On back: justice of the peace Hampton C. Bull certifies that Mrs. Austock has sworn that her husband William Austock “is not in a legal capacity to bind said minor”

 

SA 880.18       printed form, Horace Wells Phinley, age 6, son of Nancy M. Phinley of Westfield, Mass., indentured to James Goodwin of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught gardening or another trade; witnessed by H. B. Stevens and Calvin G. Reed; signed by mother and son; April 24, 1867

 

                        On back: justice of the peace H. B. Stevens certifies that he is satisfied with the testimony of Mrs. Phinley about the neglect of her husband John N.[?] Phinley, and that she does not know whether he is still alive

 

SA 880.19       printed form, Henry Augustus Nelson, Jr., age 9, son of Henry A. Nelson, Sr., of Brooklyn, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught farming or another trade; witnessed by Abigail Crosman and James V. Calver; signed by father and son; March 12, 1868

 

SA 880.20       printed form, Minerva E. Nelson, age 12, daughter of Henry A. Nelson, Sr., of Brooklyn, N.Y., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught house keeping or another trade; witnessed by Abigail Crosman and James V. Calver; signed by father and daughter; March 12, 1868

 

SA 880.21       printed form, Charles Osborn, age 9, adopted son of Samuel Whitney of New Canaan, Conn., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught farming or another trade; witnessed by Calvin G. Reed and Washington Jones; signed by father and son; June 30, 1868

 

                        On back: Noah W. Hoyt, town clerk and registrar of New Canaan, Conn., certifies that the father and mother of Charles Osborn are dead and buried in the Methodist cemetery

 

SA 880.22       printed form, Edmund Stuart [also spelled Edmond Stewart], age 11, son of Cecilia Stuart [also spelled Stewart], of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Chase of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught agriculture or another trade; witnessed by William Anderson; signed by mother and son; January 31, 1869

 

SA 880.23       printed form, Joseph Stuart [also spelled Stewart], age 5[?], son of Cecilia Stuart [also spelled Stewart], of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Chase of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught agriculture or another trade; witnessed by William Anderson; signed by mother and son; January 31, 1869

 

SA 880.24       printed form, Martha Stuart [also spelled Stewart], age 13, daughter of Cecilia Stuart [also spelled Stewart], of New York, N.Y., indentured to Edward Chase of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught house keeping or another trade; witnessed by William Anderson; signed by mother and daughter; January 31, 1869

 

SA 880.25       printed form, only partially filled out in pencil, the beginning of a document to indenture a boy to Rufus Crosman of Mount Lebanon; April 6, 1869

 

                        Written on back: “for the office”

 

SA 880.26       printed form, Rebecca Bates, age 12, daughter of Sarah A. Bates of Jersey City, N.J., indentured to Edward Fowler of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught house keeping or another trade; witnessed by H. C. Bull and Tabitha Lapsley; with a revenue stamp; signed by mother and daughter; August 28, 1871

 

                        On back: justice of the peace Hampton C. Bull certifies that he is satisfied with the affidavit of Mrs. Bates stating that Robert McCan, the father of Rebecca, is dead

 

                        Attached sheet: additional statement of Sarah A. Bates that her first husband Robert McCan died in 1864 while serving in the U.S. Army, and that her second husband John S. Bates is also dead

                       

SA 880.27       printed form, Edith Rose Howel[?], age 6, daughter of Henry C. Howel[?] of New Haven, Conn., indentured to Benjamin Gates of New Lebanon; she is to be educated and taught house keeping or another trade; witnessed by George Bell, Calvin G. Reed, and Lucy Bell; signed by father and daughter; April 23, 1875

 

SA 880.28       printed form, James Edwin Howel[?], age 13, son of Henry C. Howel[?] of New Haven, Conn., indentured to Benjamin Gates of New Lebanon; he is to be educated and taught farming or another trade; witnessed by George Bell, Calvin G. Reed, and Lucy Bell; signed by father and son; April 23, 1875

 

 

 

SA 882.1         Agreement, Charles Stewart (age 11), Amos Stewart (age 9), and Philomon Stewart (age 6), sons of Jeremiah Stewart, a yeoman of Lunenburgh, Mass., are placed with Nathan Kendal of Canaan, New York; the sons are to be educated and cared for by Kendal; witnessed by Nathan Willard and Ivory Wild; February 25, 1811

 

SA 882.2         printed form, Ovando James Holister, age 3, son of Loren Holister of Bennington, Vermont, indentured to Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; Ovando is to be educated and taught a trade; witnessed by Seth Y. Wells and Richard Bushnell; signed by father; May 21, 1838

 

SA 882.3         certificate of Thomas Thompson [but he signs his name as Thomson], stating that he has placed his son John Thompson under the charge of Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon; May 10, 1848

 

SA 882.4         Amelia Calver, age 6, daughter of James V. Calver, indentured to Frederick W. Evans of New Lebanon; she is to be educated, and taught how to spin and weave or some other occupation; signed by father and daughter [or perhaps her mother of the same name, or someone else signed Amelia’s name], witnessed by George M. Wickersham and Moses Clement; August 28, 1850


Name index to the documents in ASC 751:

 

Note: this index includes all names on a document: child, parent(s), witnesses, justices of the peace, etc.

 

 

American Female Guardian Society   881.9

Anderson, William   880.22-.24

Austock, Henrietta   880.17

Austock, William   880.17

Austock, William [Jr.}   880.17

Avery, Giles B.   878.1, .20-.21, .23;

                        879.1, .31-.33;

881.14-15;

           

Baker, Leonora   881.12

Baker, Martha   881.12

Barker, David   878.16-.17

Barker, David, Jr.   878.16

Barker, Julia Maria   878.17

Bassett, Ann   881.11

Bassett, Chauncey C.   881.11

Bassett, Hiram N.   881.11

Bateman, Richard N.   881.14-.15

Bateman, Susann   881.14-.15

Bates, John S.   880.26

Bates, Rebecca   880.26

            [i.e. Rebecca McCan]

Bates, Sarah   879.2

Bates, Sarah A.   880.26

            [formerly Sarah McCan]

Belknap, Martin S.   878.9

Belknap, Sophia Antoinette   878.9

Bell, George   880.27-.28

Bell, Lucy   880.27-.28

Bennett, Andrew   877.2

Bershee, Charles   879.3

Bishop, Nathaniel   880.4

Blakeman, Elisha D.   878.22;

                                    879.14-.15

Boynton, Marcia   876

Bradford, Charles E.   881.39

Bradford, Mary E.   881.39

Braisted, William C.   881.20

Braisted, William W.   881.20

Brainard, D. D.   883

Brown, Laticia   879.42

Brown, Robert   879.42

Buck, John G.   878.12

Bull, Hampton C.   879.14-.15, .17-.18, .38;

                        880.17, .26;

881.10

Bullard, Harriet   881.11, .18

Bushnell, Richard   879.4, .16, .23-.27, .30;

881.6-.8, 881.16-.18;

882.2

 

Calver, Amelia   882.4

Calver, Ellen   881.1

Calver, Henry   881.2

Calver, James V.  881.1-.5

Calver, James, Jr.   881.3

Calver, James V.   880.19-.20;

                        882.4

Calver, Jane   881.4

Calver, William   881.5

Cantrell, Adaline   878.13

Cantrell, Eunice   878.14

Cantrell, Henry   878.13-.15

Cantrell, Henry, Jr.   878.15

Carpenter, Mary Ann Grimes   879.10

Carpenter, Sarah Ann Grimes   879.11

Carpenter, Thomas   879.12

Carpenter, William   879.10-.13

Carpenter, William, Jr.   879.13

Chase, Edward   880.22-.24

Clark, Joseph   879.32-.33

Clement, Moses   881.1-.3, .5;

                        882.4

Cleveland, Margaret Hoyle   881.22

Cleveland, Obedie F.  881.21-.22

Cleveland, Shelley   881.21

Cleveland, Stafford C.   881.9, .21-.22

Clough, Charles Parsons   881.28

Clough, George   881.28-.31

Clough, George Jackson   881.29

Clough, Henry Terry   881.30

Clough, Jane   881.28-.31

Clough, Mary Ella   881.31

Cole, Elizabeth C.   881.25-.26

Collins, Lucas   876

Cook, Catharine Matilda   880.9-.10

Cook, Maria Hayden   880.9

            [first name also spelled Mariah]

Cook, Mary Louisa   880.10

Copson, David    879.29

Copson, Ephraim   879.29

Copson, Jane    879.29

Crosby, Allen – see Crosby, Ethan Allen

Crosby, Edwin T.   881.37

Crosby, Ethan Allen   881.37

Crosman, Abigail   879.35-.36;

                        880.12-.13, .19-.20

Crosman, Daniel   878.4, .16-.17;

                        879.3, .5-.8, .17-.18, .39-.41

Crosman, Rufus   880.25

Curry, Francis   883

 

Dakin, David W.   879.38

Daniels, Jotha[?]   877.1

Daniels, Sally   877.1

Davis, Alexander   879.21

Davis, Ira   879.31

Dean, John H.   880.17

Delong, Anna   881.38

Delong, Christellee Blanch   881.38

            [name has spelling variations – see document]

Doolittle, Antoinette   878.11;

881.10, .37, .39

Drake, John Henry   879.23

Drake, Mary Elizabeth   879.23-.25

Drake, Mary Elizabeth [daughter]   879.24

Drake, Thomas David   879.25

Dubois, Mary Jane   879.32

Dubois, Peter   879.32-.33

Dubois, Peter [Jr.]   879.33

Dutcher, Charles B.   878.24

 

Earl, Miranda A.  881.21-.22

Estes, Elizabeth   880.8

Estes, Peter   880.8

Evans, Emma   881.16

Evans, Fanny   881.17

Evans, Frederick W.   878.5-.11, .15, .18-.19, .22;

                                    879.16, .21-.22, .34;

881.1-.8, .10-.17, .19, .21, .23-.39;

882.4

Evans, Mary Ann   881.16-.17

 

Fairbanks, Semantha   878.3, .13-.14

Figsbee, Alphonso   879.39-.41

Figsbee, Catharine   879.41

Figsbee, Mary   879.39-.41

Figsbee, Mary Ann   879.39

Figsbee, Matilda   879.40

 

Fowler, Edward   879.2, .4-.8, .10-.16, .21-.29, .30-.42;

                        880.1-.13, .17, .19-.21, .26

Fraser, Daniel   879.4;

881.27, .32, .35

Free, George   878.18-.19

French, Cornelia   878.11

French, Mary   878.11

French, Nathan   878.11

 

Garrison, Joshua A.   879.21-.22

Gates, Benjamin    879.29-.30;

                        880.1-.3, .12-.13, .27-.28

Goodwin, James   879.19, .37;

                        880.1, .14-.16, .18

Greaves, Charles   879.9;

881.21-22, .28, .30-.31

Guthrie, Charles   879.28

Guthrie, Robena   879.28

 

Hallock, Harriet   881.19

Hallock, John Westley   881.19

Hallock, Mr.   881.19

Hamilton, David   880.4-5

Hamilton, David Oscar   880.4

Hamilton, Henry Francis   880.5

Hamilton, Jane Eliza   880.4-.5

Hand, Ira   878.1, .11

Hart, Ellen   879.17

Hart, Mary   879.17-.18

Hart, Mary, 2d   879.18

Hazard, Mary   879.42

Heelfrich[?], Caroline   876

Hewitt, Hellen M. (Mrs.)   881.38

Hinkley, Barnabas   879.5-.7

Holister, Loren   878.5-.10l

                        882.2

Holister, Ovando James   882.2

Holt, William   879.20

Holt, William Henry   879.20

Horton, Adelia Angeline   880.12

Horton, Adelia Malvina   880.12-.13

Horton, John T.[?]   880.12-.13

Howel[?], Edith Rose   880.27

Howel[?], Henry C.   880.27-.28

Howel[?], James Edwin   880.28

Hoyle, Margaret   881.9

Hoyt, Noah W.   880.21

Hurst, William   879.1

 

Jones, Abner B.  879.2

Jones, Ann Eliza   879.2

Jones, Edward   879.37

Jones, Emanuel B.   879.37

Jones, George William   879.2

Jones, Margarette [or Margaret]   879.37

Jones, Washington   880.21

 

Kendal, Nathan   877.1;

                        882.1

Kendall, Edward   880.8-.10

Kendell, George   881.13

Kendell, Margaret   881.13

Kendell, Maria   881.13

Kendell, Thomas   881.13

Knight, Jane   879.10-.13;

881.36

 

Lamonby, Elizabeth Susannah   879.4

Lamonby, William   879.4

Lapsly, Tabitha   879.32-.33;

                        880.26

Lawrence, George   881.27

Lawrence, George R.   881.27

Lawson, Ira   876

Leggat, Alexander   879.19

Leggat, Robert Kilgour   879.19

Lewis, Sarah A.  879.31;

                        880.6-.7, .9-.10

Lewis, Sarah Ann   879.42

Lockwood, Angelo   881.25

Lockwood, Virginius   881.26

Long, Peter H.[?]   878.1

Lyall, Alexander   878.23

Lyall, David   878.20-.21, .23

Lyall, David, Jr.   878.20

Lyall, Margaret   878.21

 

Marsh, Benjamin Franklin   881.32

Marsh, Louise D.  881.32

Martin, John   879.1

Martin, Mary Josephine   879.1

Martin, Sarah   879.1

Mason, Ann Eliza   880.1

Mason, Edward   880.1

Mason, Susan   880.1

Maxfield, Charles Wesley   881.33

Maxfield, Jennett   881.33-34

Maxwell – see Maxfield

McCan, Robert   880.26

Meacham, Lyman A.   880.11

Middleton, Clawson R.   881.6-.8

Miller, Hannah R.   881.36

Miller, Nathaniel   881.36

Moore, Elizabeth   881.14

Moore, Mary Ann   881.15

Morrow, Charlotte Augusta    879.35

Morrow, Harriet Elizabeth   879.36

Morrow, James   879.35-36

Morrow, Lucy   879.35-.36

Mullett, John S.   881.23-.24

Mullett, Samuel Albert   881.23

Mullett, Sarah   881.23-.24

Mullett, Willaim Austin   881.24

Munson, Stephen   877.1

 

Nelson, Henry A., Sr.   880.19-.20

Nelson, Henry Augustus, Jr.   880.19

Nelson, Minerva E.   880.20

 

Odear, Thomas E.   879.34

Offord, Ann   881.6

Offord, Emily   881.18

Offord, Mirian Rachel Caroline   881.7

Offord, Rhoda   881.8

Offord, William, Sr.   881.6-.8, .18

Osborn, Charles   880.21

Ostrander, Albert   881.12

Ostrander, Sarah   881.12

 

Parsloe, Charles Thomas   879.34

Parsloe, Franklin   879.34

Patison, Josiah   877.1

Patison, Mary   877.1

Pasley, Esther   881.10

Pasley, James K.   881.10

Pazeley – see Pasley

Pease, Peter   877.2

Peffers, Charlotte   881.35

Peffers, George W.   881.35

Peffers, John B.   881.35

Peppers – see Peffers

Phinley, Horace Wells   880.18

Phinley, John N.[?]   880.18

Phinley, Nancy M.   880.18

Pierce, John   879.3

Plous, Carrie M. (Mrs.)   880.1

Potter[?], Adah Zilbah   878.2

Price, John Adam   879.9

Price, Mary – see Tyson, Mary Price

 

Quackenbush, John   881.13

 

Rayson, Timothy   881.20, .23-.26, .28-.31, .33-.34, .37-.39

Read, Mary   877.2

Read, Nancy   877.2

Reed, Calvin G.   879.2, .35-.36;

                        880.4-.5, .8, .11, .14-.16, .18, .21, .27-.28

Reid, William D.   883

Remington, Daniel   880.2

Remington, Henry   880.2-.3

Remington, Mary Ann   880.3

Rexstrew, Elizabeth   879.16

Rexstrew, Henry T.   879.16

Roe, Behjamin H.   879.21

Roe, Jane   879.21-.22

Rude, Hiram   879.20

 

Sampson, Rachel   879.39-.41

Scott, Beatsey   878.2

Scott, Julia Ann   878.2

Sears, Adaline   878.5

Sears, Chauncey   878.5-.8, .10;   

881.36

Sears, Chauncey E. – see Sears, Chauncey Edward

Sears. Chauncey Edward   878.6;

                                    879.29

Sears, Elizabeth Ann   878.10

Sears, Florinda   878.7

Sears, Julia Louisa  878.8

Shandley, Edw. J.   880.12-.13

Shanetts[?], R. K.   879.28

Shanley, Livingston Roe   880.6

Shanley, William Francis   880.6-.7

Shanely, William Roe   880.7

Shapley, Johnson   877.1

Shaw, Levi   879.30;

881.16-.17, .20, .25-.26

Sizer, Daniel   877.4;

                        878.18-.19. .41;

                        880.2-.3

Slingerland, Aaron S.   879.14

Slingerland, Elizabeth   879.14-.15

Slingerland, John R.   879.15

Slingland – see Slingerland

Smith, Mary Ann   878.24

Spier, Richard   877.1

Stevens, H. B.   880.14-.16, .18

Stewart – see also Stuart

Stewart, Amos   882.1

Stewart, Charles   882.1

Stewart, Jeremiah   882.1

Stewart, Philemon   877.3;

                        882.1

Stewart, Thomas   881.19

Stuart, Cecilia   880.22-.24

Stuart, Edmund   880.22

Stuart, Joseph   880.23

Stuart, Martha   880.24

Stone, Betsey   878.3

Stone, Helen   878.3

Stone, Henry Augustus   878.4

Stone, Henry M.   878.3-.4, .12

Swift, Ann  876

 

Talcott, Jeremiah   877.2

Terry, David  876

Thompson, Gabriel   878.18

Thompson, George   878.22

Thompson, James   878.19

Thompson, John   882.3

Thompson, Thomas   878-18-.19, .22;

                                    882.3

Thomson – see Thompson

Traver, Catherine Elizabeth   877.4

Traver, David H.  877.4

Treadway, Hannah Ann   879.3

Tubbs, Ephraim   880.11

Tubbs, Laura E.  880.11

Tubbs, Lucy Oriana   880.11

Tyrrell - see also Tyrrill

Tyrrell, David Henry   878.1

Tyrrill, Denisey Celestia   878.1

Tyrrill, Mary Jane   878.1

Tyson, Joseph   879.9

Tyson, Mary Price   879.9

 

Underhill, Margaret   881.11

 

Vail, James P.   879.10-.13;

                        880.6-.7

Van Alen, James   881.9

Van Denson, M. R.   881.33-.34

 

Waters, Alonzo   878.12

Waters, Earl   878.12

Watson, Ruth Ann   879.39-.40

Weed, Charles   877.3

Weed, Eunice   877.3

Weed, John M.   877.3

Wells, Seth Y.   877.3-.4;

                        878.2-.4, .13-.14, .16-.17, .20-.21;

                        882.2

White, Anna   881.23-.24, .32

White, Edwin   879.30

White, William Henry   879.30

Whitney, Samuel   880.21

Wickersham, George M.   881.1-.3, .5;

                                    882.4

Wild, Ivory   882.1

Willard, Nathan   882.1

Winters, Helena   879.26-.27

Winters, Helena, Jr.   879.26

Winters, John Carson   879.27

Winters, Sarah Jane   879.38

Wood, Jonathan   877.3-.4;

                        878.1-.17, .20-.21, .23-.24;

                        879.1, .3, .8-.9, .17-.20;

                        882.2-.3

Woodworth, Albert Justin   880.14

Woodworth, Josephine   880.15

Woodworth, Lucinda   880.14-.16

Woodworth, Proctor   880.14-.16

Woodworth, Sheldon Frank   880.16

Wright, Dorothy   879.5

Wright, John   879.5-.8

Wright, John, [Jr.]   879.6

Wright, Philo   880.11

Wright, Thomas   879.7

Wright, William Michael   879.8

 

Youngs, Isaac N.   879.5-.9, .17-.20, .37

 

Illegible   881.9