A SHORT GENEALOGIC HOSTORY OF ERIN NY- CHAPTER 3
THE FOUNDERS
In 1816 a larger group relocated to the area, which would be known as Erin Township. Like Sperry, they relocated from Onondaga County from the area that would be Tompkins County. Others came from Delaware County, settling in Erin Center, from New Jersey settled North of the Center part of town, from Rutland County, Vermont settling at Herrington’s corners, from Schoharie County, and from Orange County and Ithaca NY.
In 1816. The following families came and settled in the western part of the township, located near each other in the “Red Chalk Section. *
John Banfield: (1780-1868) Buried in Westbrook Cemetery, Van Etten NY. John married Margaret, (Peggy) Quick (1780-1846). She is buried with him in Van Etten. Their son, James Banfield born in Tompkins county NY (1806-1877) is buried in Hicks Cemetery, Van Etten NY. John Banfield settled into the wilderness now known as Erin NY in 1816. He traveled south from the large county of Onondaga in the North, what we know today as Tompkins County. John brought with him tools and supplies for felling trees, clearing settlements, hunting, building roads, plowing fields and he brought his family, with the goal of settling the wild country and carving out a new homestead where his family grew and prosper. John belongs to a family group of 6 in 1820, including his wife and his four sons; 2 boys age 10-15, we know one of them is James, One son 16-18, one son 16-25. Like all early pioneers, John was a farmer.
John Banfield: (1780-1868) Buried in Westbrook Cemetery, VanEtten NY. John married Margaret, (Peggy) Quick (1780-1846). She is buried with him in VanEtten. Their son, James Banfield born in Tompkins county NY (1806-1877) is buried in Hicks Cemetery, Van Etten NY. John Banfield settled into the wilderness now known as Erin NY in 1816. He traveled south from the large county of Onondaga in the North, what we know today as Tompkins County. John brought with him tools and supplies for felling trees, clearing settlements, hunting, building roads, plowing fields and he brought his family, with the goal of settling in the wild country and carving out a new homestead where his family grew and prosper. John belongs to a family group of 6 in 1820, including his wife and his four sons; 2 boys age 10-15, we know them to be ; James Banfield, Jacob Bandfield, Benjamin Banfield, and David Banfield. Like all early pioneers, John was a farmer.
By 1830 the Banfield children were all grown and starting their own families. We find John and Peggy living alone on the farm. John and Peggy continued to live in Erin through 1850, where the census tells us that the 70 year old farmer had a net worth of 200 Dollars, a small fortune in those days. His wife, Peggy, passed away in 1846 and was buried in the VanEtten Cemetery. Melinda Banfield ( 57) and her children , Pamela Banfield (21), Lucinda Banfield(16), and Aaron Banfield (14), were living with him. These same people appear in the 1860 census with different last names, as servants and farm workers. As he had no daughters, it seems likely that the census worker who took the information in 1850 made assumptions about the surnames of the persons in the household. In 1860 they had moved to VanEtten Junction NY. John was now 80 years old and He was still farming. He is recorded as having a personal worth of 250 dollars and a real estate value of 1000 dollars. Living with him at that time in 1860 are Belinda Banfield (61), Pamela Betts, (29), a domestic servant, and her daughter , Emeline Betts (10), and Aaron McMillan (22), a farm hand. John Died in 1868 in Van Etten and is buried with his wife in Westbrook Cemetery, VanEtten Junction NY.
James Elya”
Abraham Elston:
Daniel Curtis:
Gabriel Curtis: (brother to Daniel.)
Philip Thomas:
James Thomas ( brother of Philip)
Thomas Van Houter :
FROM DELAWARE COUNTY
settling in Erin Center WERE THE FAMILIES OF
Isaac Shoemaker:
Alexander McKey:
John McKey: (son of Alexander)
Thomas Beker:
James McMillan:
William Stewart:
Robert Stewert:
Jermiah Barns:
Levi Decker:
SETTLERS FROM NEW JERSEY SETTLED NORTH OF THE CENTER PART OF TOWN
Robert Park:
Alexander Park:
FROM VERMONT
Robert McDowell:
Vernan McDowell:
THOSE SETTLING IN THE NORTHWEST OF ERIN TOWNSHIP IN THE AUSTIN HILL AREA.
Arden Austin:
Samuel Vaugn:
Daniel Vaugn: (brother of Daniel and James)
James Vaugn: (brother of Samuel and Daniel)
Jessie White:
SETTLING IN 1817
Richard Walker:
Isaac Boyer: a soldier in the Revolutionary War from Pennsylvania.
Isreal Boyer: (son of Isaac)
James Boyer: ( son of Isaac, brother of Isreal)
David Herrington: David relocated from Rutland County, Vermont and settled at Herrington’s corners.
In 1817 a large tract of land in the southern part of the township was taken up by Ccolonial John Tuthill:
John Tuthill: (son of Col. Tuthill)
1819 BROUGHT SETTLERS FROM SCHOHARIE COUNTY
Anthony Hollenbeck: (, a soldier in the war of 1812)
Henry Hollenbeck: ( brother of Anthony)
John Hollenbeck: (brother of Anthony and Henry)
Michael Robinson: Michael Robinson, an Irishman, came to the area in 1819 and settled in the red chalk district. The Red Chalk district was named following surveyors having run out of white marking chalk, started using red to denote land boundaries. Michael has the infamous distinction of having named the township in 1822., His selection was "Erin Go Braugh" (Ireland forever) in honor of his homeland. The name was quickly shortened to the Erin we know today.
Michael was born in Ireland in or around 1770-1775. He appears to have served in the war of 1812, as a privateer at the age of 30 years. (US, War of 1812 Prize Cases, Southern Dist. Court, NY, 1812-1816. ) There is a Michael Robinson recorded in the 1810 US Census living in Monroe Orange County NY. It is probable that it was our Michael, as he does not appear there in 1820, but does appear in Chemung, Tioga NY. The census records tell us that in 1810, Michael was living in a family group of four, one male 16-25 and one female 16-25 and two children, one male under 10 and one female 10—15. These persons do not appear with him in the 1820 census in Chemung, Tioga, NY. Given the ages of the children, It is unlikely they were the children of Michael and the female adult in the home. It is possible they were relatives, perhaps siblings that he was living with. No other Robinson appears in that area in1810 or 1820.
By 1820, Michael Robinson is an establish farmer and living in a family group of 7 people. Two being adults over 25, five being children under the age of 16. The 1830 census shows Michael living in Erin, Tioga New York in a family group of 5, 1 male 10-14, 1 male (Michael) 40-49, one female 5-9, one female 15-19, and one female 40-49. It would appear that the eldest male has moved out of the home and is living on his own somewhere, but we cannot know if this was a son, a relative or a hired hand of Michael’s, as I cannot locate Michael’s grave or locate living Robinsons in the Erin area between 1820 and 1840. and he and his wife have added a new daughter. The eldest female remains in the home. What makes this all very curious is his will, executed following his death on November 10, 1831wherein he left his entire estate to one Polly Anna Banfield. No one else is mentioned in his will.
Last will and testament of Michael Robinson – died 11/10/1831, leaving all of his worldly goods to Polly Anna Banfield located in Erin, Tioga, New York.
For now, Michael will keep his secrets, but I will keep my eyes open for future clues to this mysterious town father.
In 1828, settled in Erin by way of Orange County and Ithaca.
David Caywood: (, a revolutionary soldier)
William Caywood: (son of David, a soldier from the war of 1812, )
These are the original founding fathers and founding families of Erin NY. Others would come after them, capitalizing on their ingenuity and fortitudinous carving out of the township, but these were the true pioneers. What became of these families after they settled into the pristine wilderness of Chemung County, at that time still a part of Tioga County
THE FOUNDERS
In 1816 a larger group relocated to the area, which would be known as Erin Township. Like Sperry, they relocated from Onondaga County from the area that would be Tompkins County. Others came from Delaware County, settling in Erin Center, from New Jersey settled North of the Center part of town, from Rutland County, Vermont settling at Herrington’s corners, from Schoharie County, and from Orange County and Ithaca NY.
In 1816. The following families came and settled in the western part of the township, located near each other in the “Red Chalk Section. *
John Banfield: (1780-1868) Buried in Westbrook Cemetery, Van Etten NY. John married Margaret, (Peggy) Quick (1780-1846). She is buried with him in Van Etten. Their son, James Banfield born in Tompkins county NY (1806-1877) is buried in Hicks Cemetery, Van Etten NY. John Banfield settled into the wilderness now known as Erin NY in 1816. He traveled south from the large county of Onondaga in the North, what we know today as Tompkins County. John brought with him tools and supplies for felling trees, clearing settlements, hunting, building roads, plowing fields and he brought his family, with the goal of settling the wild country and carving out a new homestead where his family grew and prosper. John belongs to a family group of 6 in 1820, including his wife and his four sons; 2 boys age 10-15, we know one of them is James, One son 16-18, one son 16-25. Like all early pioneers, John was a farmer.
John Banfield: (1780-1868) Buried in Westbrook Cemetery, VanEtten NY. John married Margaret, (Peggy) Quick (1780-1846). She is buried with him in VanEtten. Their son, James Banfield born in Tompkins county NY (1806-1877) is buried in Hicks Cemetery, Van Etten NY. John Banfield settled into the wilderness now known as Erin NY in 1816. He traveled south from the large county of Onondaga in the North, what we know today as Tompkins County. John brought with him tools and supplies for felling trees, clearing settlements, hunting, building roads, plowing fields and he brought his family, with the goal of settling in the wild country and carving out a new homestead where his family grew and prosper. John belongs to a family group of 6 in 1820, including his wife and his four sons; 2 boys age 10-15, we know them to be ; James Banfield, Jacob Bandfield, Benjamin Banfield, and David Banfield. Like all early pioneers, John was a farmer.
By 1830 the Banfield children were all grown and starting their own families. We find John and Peggy living alone on the farm. John and Peggy continued to live in Erin through 1850, where the census tells us that the 70 year old farmer had a net worth of 200 Dollars, a small fortune in those days. His wife, Peggy, passed away in 1846 and was buried in the VanEtten Cemetery. Melinda Banfield ( 57) and her children , Pamela Banfield (21), Lucinda Banfield(16), and Aaron Banfield (14), were living with him. These same people appear in the 1860 census with different last names, as servants and farm workers. As he had no daughters, it seems likely that the census worker who took the information in 1850 made assumptions about the surnames of the persons in the household. In 1860 they had moved to VanEtten Junction NY. John was now 80 years old and He was still farming. He is recorded as having a personal worth of 250 dollars and a real estate value of 1000 dollars. Living with him at that time in 1860 are Belinda Banfield (61), Pamela Betts, (29), a domestic servant, and her daughter , Emeline Betts (10), and Aaron McMillan (22), a farm hand. John Died in 1868 in Van Etten and is buried with his wife in Westbrook Cemetery, VanEtten Junction NY.
James Elya”
Abraham Elston:
Daniel Curtis:
Gabriel Curtis: (brother to Daniel.)
Philip Thomas:
James Thomas ( brother of Philip)
Thomas Van Houter :
FROM DELAWARE COUNTY
settling in Erin Center WERE THE FAMILIES OF
Isaac Shoemaker:
Alexander McKey:
John McKey: (son of Alexander)
Thomas Beker:
James McMillan:
William Stewart:
Robert Stewert:
Jermiah Barns:
Levi Decker:
SETTLERS FROM NEW JERSEY SETTLED NORTH OF THE CENTER PART OF TOWN
Robert Park:
Alexander Park:
FROM VERMONT
Robert McDowell:
Vernan McDowell:
THOSE SETTLING IN THE NORTHWEST OF ERIN TOWNSHIP IN THE AUSTIN HILL AREA.
Arden Austin:
Samuel Vaugn:
Daniel Vaugn: (brother of Daniel and James)
James Vaugn: (brother of Samuel and Daniel)
Jessie White:
SETTLING IN 1817
Richard Walker:
Isaac Boyer: a soldier in the Revolutionary War from Pennsylvania.
Isreal Boyer: (son of Isaac)
James Boyer: ( son of Isaac, brother of Isreal)
David Herrington: David relocated from Rutland County, Vermont and settled at Herrington’s corners.
In 1817 a large tract of land in the southern part of the township was taken up by Ccolonial John Tuthill:
John Tuthill: (son of Col. Tuthill)
1819 BROUGHT SETTLERS FROM SCHOHARIE COUNTY
Anthony Hollenbeck: (, a soldier in the war of 1812)
Henry Hollenbeck: ( brother of Anthony)
John Hollenbeck: (brother of Anthony and Henry)
Michael Robinson: Michael Robinson, an Irishman, came to the area in 1819 and settled in the red chalk district. The Red Chalk district was named following surveyors having run out of white marking chalk, started using red to denote land boundaries. Michael has the infamous distinction of having named the township in 1822., His selection was "Erin Go Braugh" (Ireland forever) in honor of his homeland. The name was quickly shortened to the Erin we know today.
Michael was born in Ireland in or around 1770-1775. He appears to have served in the war of 1812, as a privateer at the age of 30 years. (US, War of 1812 Prize Cases, Southern Dist. Court, NY, 1812-1816. ) There is a Michael Robinson recorded in the 1810 US Census living in Monroe Orange County NY. It is probable that it was our Michael, as he does not appear there in 1820, but does appear in Chemung, Tioga NY. The census records tell us that in 1810, Michael was living in a family group of four, one male 16-25 and one female 16-25 and two children, one male under 10 and one female 10—15. These persons do not appear with him in the 1820 census in Chemung, Tioga, NY. Given the ages of the children, It is unlikely they were the children of Michael and the female adult in the home. It is possible they were relatives, perhaps siblings that he was living with. No other Robinson appears in that area in1810 or 1820.
By 1820, Michael Robinson is an establish farmer and living in a family group of 7 people. Two being adults over 25, five being children under the age of 16. The 1830 census shows Michael living in Erin, Tioga New York in a family group of 5, 1 male 10-14, 1 male (Michael) 40-49, one female 5-9, one female 15-19, and one female 40-49. It would appear that the eldest male has moved out of the home and is living on his own somewhere, but we cannot know if this was a son, a relative or a hired hand of Michael’s, as I cannot locate Michael’s grave or locate living Robinsons in the Erin area between 1820 and 1840. and he and his wife have added a new daughter. The eldest female remains in the home. What makes this all very curious is his will, executed following his death on November 10, 1831wherein he left his entire estate to one Polly Anna Banfield. No one else is mentioned in his will.
Last will and testament of Michael Robinson – died 11/10/1831, leaving all of his worldly goods to Polly Anna Banfield located in Erin, Tioga, New York.
For now, Michael will keep his secrets, but I will keep my eyes open for future clues to this mysterious town father.
In 1828, settled in Erin by way of Orange County and Ithaca.
David Caywood: (, a revolutionary soldier)
William Caywood: (son of David, a soldier from the war of 1812, )
These are the original founding fathers and founding families of Erin NY. Others would come after them, capitalizing on their ingenuity and fortitudinous carving out of the township, but these were the true pioneers. What became of these families after they settled into the pristine wilderness of Chemung County, at that time still a part of Tioga County
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