Oldal 143 [143]
aa? ie —
historian’s conjectures are correct enough, the writer
having had it from the recently deceased Dunham
Jones, that he had frequently heard his father and
mother, with whom his Uncle David lived until his
death, say that his was a saddened life, and that
never since the day of his sorrow had they seen a
smile upon his face. He did not, however, live to
be an old man, but, on the contrary, died while yet
young, not many years after the removal of the
family into Canada ; and the remains of the young
Tory officer of Fort Edward rest in the same old
which were laid, a few days since, those of his aged
The curious visitor to the
classic ground around Fort Edward may be sure
that the officious guide will not allow him to depart
without first showing the old elm tree, with the
spring beneath it, which tradition fixes as the spot
on which was perpetrated the murder of poor young
Jean McRae.
Dunham Jones lived and died where he was born,
and also Tory nephew.
passing his fourscore years and upwards in “ the cool,
sequestered vale of life,’’ earnest in duty, seeking no
publicity, and carrying with him to the last the
respect, esteem, and love of all around him.
In his public capacities, Dunham Jones served his
country actively in the war of 1812-14 as ensign in
the 1st Regiment Grenville Militia, and again as
captain in the same corps during the insurrection
of 1837-38, and was engaged in the action at the
Windmill. Subsequently he was appointed Lieu¬
tenant-Colonel of the 2nd Grenville Regiment ; was
Justice of the Peace of the County from 1828; and
for nearly the last thirty years of his life, Collector
of the Port of Maitland.
Dunham Jones’ epitaph might not be inaptly
written in the lines which say, that
‘** Only the actions of the just
Smell sweet, and blossom in the dust.”
THE JUDSON FAMILY.
William Judson emigrated from Manchester, Eng¬
land, in 1634, settling in Concord, Massachusetts ;
in 1639, he removed to Stafford, Connecticut, where
he died. He had three sons, and from this family
sprang all the Judsons in America. The record is
lost until the birth of Ephraim Judson, born Septem¬
ber 18th, 1709.
William Judson had three sons—Joseph, James,
and Jeremiah. Lyman Judson, son of Silas Judson,
married Mary Boyce, July 31st, 1798. They were
blessed with the following children : David, Harvey,
James, Ira, Olive, and William. Rathael Judson,
born October Igth, 1783, had the following children :
Laura, Nelson, Warren, Melinda, Fairman, John,
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Jane, Wyatt, Olive, by his first wife, Annie; by his
second wife, Susannah McLean, he had children:
Luther, Joel, Ruth Ann, and Lisa. In 1821, David
Judson married Hannah Starnes; children of mar¬
riage: Melissa, Urita, David C., Ann S. Harvey
Judson married Mary Fletcher, June 7th, 1833;
children: Horace Allan, Harvey Allison, William
O., Mary Amelia, Mary Jane, Lyman, and Franklin.
Ira Judson, born May 3oth, 1808, being the son of
Lyman ; June rith, 1832, he married the daughter
of John Phillips. Children: Rufus, James,
David, Alvin, and Hannah Matilda. Rufus married,
February 15th, , Hannah Bowser, of Bastard.
Lyman Judson, father of Ira Judson, settied in
Yonge, on Lot No. 4, in the 8th Concession. At
the time Mr, Judson located, his nearest neighbor,
in the direction of Brockville, was on the old Flint
Farm. Upon one occasion, he carried a bushel of
corn to Johnstown, to get it ground. In the centre
of the log cabin which he built, stood a stump which
was used as a hand-mill when occasion required,
and also as the support for some basswood slabs
serving as the top of a table.
THE PENNOCK FAMILY.
It is related that at an early date in the history of
the United States, a man by the name of Pennock
emigrated from Scotland and on his arrival in New
York put up at ahotel. Early in the evening, a lady
and gentleman came to the hotel to be married.
The minister requested Pennock to act as second
groom, and a German lady, who was also a guest at
the hotel, to become bridesmaid.
On the conclusion of the ceremony, the minister
Pennock
replied that he had no objection, if the lady was
willing, as he had come to America to seek his
fortune, and had no wife but would like to get one.
lady in question could not make a match.
The lady said she would like a few minutes con¬
versation with Pennock ; they engaged a room and
in a short time returned and were married. Ina
short time they removed to Vermont, and from their
Where¬
ever you find a Pennock they trace their forefathers
back to Vermont. When the revolution broke out
Seven brothers
joined Burgoyne’s army and were all killed. After
the close of the war, probably in 1784-5, Samuel and
Oliver Pennock, with their families, came to Canada
and settled in Augusta. The children of Samuel
were Isaac, who remained in the United States,
Philomonand Alvah. Oliver Pennock was a nephew
to Samuel; his children were Aaron, Mary, Lucy,
Hannah, Olive and Julia. Aaron married Elizabeth,
daughter of Philomon Pennock, Sr. ; Lucy married
union sprang all the Pennocks in America.