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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 Lieutenant-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, England, 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 September 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, | 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 marriage: 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 conversation 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 Whereever 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.
