724. Coddington Conger
Coddington CongerNO_ISSUE: He had no issue.
BURIAL: "NW of Ferrisburg" according to CFA I, p. 289.
234. Gershom Conger
Gershom CongerPARENTS: Enoch Conger and Berzillah Coddington
BIRTH-DEATH: b. 1767, d. 1837, per Harold Murton Hyde
BIOGRAPHY-LAND:
At the division of his parent's estate, Gershom Conger, signed surety bond for 1000 pounds as surety for this brother, Enoch Conger, as executors of their parent's estate, 5 Jul 1794. He purchased the interest of his sister, Ruth Irish, [sic, Note that CFA I, lists Ruth Irish as the wife of his brother, Enoch. REH] and his brothers John and Moses, in the estate of their parents. His other brothers, Job, Enoch and Asher, sold their interest to their brother, Coddington Conger.On 27 Jan 1795 he purchased the interest of his brother, Benjamin, in the estate of their parents, said deed being a matter of record in Rutland county, Vermont. This deed was witnessed by his brother, Coddington Conger.
On 7 Oct 1797 he purchased from his brother, Coddington Conger, "all interest of a tract of land which was a part of First Division Lot #47." This deed was witnessed by Isaac Conger, his oldest son.
He sold to his brother, Enoch, 57 1/2 acres of land in Danby, [VT] for 108 pounds. The deed was witnessed by Coddington Conger.
In 1801 he served as Grand Juror.
Gershom Conger recorded his ear mark on 19 Sep 1805. In the same year he served as Selectman (a town officer chosen annually to manage the concerns of the town, provide for the poor, etc.).
In 1835, he served as Hayward (guard the hedges to keep the cattle from harming them).
William's "History and Map of Danby," has the following to say about Gershom, "He was an early settler, and married Frances Ballard of Tinmouth, Vermont. He was a man of ability, industry and integrity, and was ranked among the worthy, and influential men of the town. He died in 1837, aged about 70."
In 1870 [sic, (1770?) This date long after his date of death] he served as a Private in Captain Stephen Calkin's Company of Col. Ira Allen's Regiment of Militia, and with Captain Ebenezer Wilson's company in the Revolutionary War (Goodrich's Vermont Revolutionary Rolls, p. 373).
Both he and his wife were Quakers, joining the church at Danby, [VT].
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 209 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
PROBATE: His will, dated 11 Apr 1835, reads as follows:
I, Gershom Conger of Danby, in the county of Rutland, and state of Vermont, considering the uncertainty of life and being of sound and perfect mind and memory do make and publish, this, my last will and testament, in the manner and form following:FIRSTLY, at my decease, that this will be approved according to law and all my just debts and funeral charges paid. And all the remaining part of my property, I will that my wife Frances Conger shall have the use of until her deceased. And at her decease, I will that my three daughters, namely: Dorcas, Ruth and Almy, all of which are my daughters, shall have all the household furniture, divided equally among them. And I also will that my executors, hereinafter named, pay to each of them a middling (equal in quality) likely cow, and I do further will that at the decease of my wife Frances, that all the rest of the dues, demands, land and property of all kinds left, be equally divided among my five sons, namely Isaac, Enoch, William, Asher and Gershom, and in case of their decease, or either of them, to their heirs.
And I hereby appoint my two sons William and Enoch, my executors of this my last will and testament, and hereby revoke all former wills, by me made.
In witness whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal, the 11th day of the fourth month 1835. GERSHOM CONGER
Signed, sealed and declared, by the above named Gershom Conger, to be his last will and testament, in the presences of us, who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses, in the presence of the testator. William Stimson, Joseph P. Brownell, Job Scott.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 209 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)RESEARCHER-CONFLICT-DEATH: Charles Leslie Conger in his two-page biography claims he died in Vermont in 1835. Others say he died in 1837 in Danby, Rutland Co., VT.
RESIDENCES: She was "of Tinmouth, Vermont"
736. Alma Conger
Alma CongerAKA: Almy in the will of her father.
235. Moses Conger
Moses CongerPARENTS: Enoch Conger and Berzillah Coddington
PROBATE: Moses Conger is mentioned in the distribution of his parent's estate on 5 Jul 1794. He sold his interest in the estate on the same day to his brother, Gershom Conger. In the deed he is described as being from Charlotte, Vermont. It is thought that he went there with his brothers, Asher and John, about 1785.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 379 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)CHILDREN: Velda Weissburg lists the following as siblings of Colonel Burton Conger (no source citations):
Orin, d. 30 Jul 1845
Amanda, d. 22 Dec 1848
Charles, d. 6 Apr 1854
Mary, d. 17 Aug 1848
236. Coddington Conger
Coddington CongerPARENTS: Enoch Conger and Berzillah Coddington
RESIDENCES: As of Oct 1797, Wallingford, VT; later Franklin and St. Lawrence counties, NY.
LAND-RECOLLECTIONS:
Coddington Conger was mentioned in the distribution of his parent's estate. On 5 Jul 1794 he purchased the interest, in this estate, of his brothers: Job of Hinesburg, [VT]; Enoch of Danby [VT]; and Asher of Hinesburg, [VT].On 7 Oct 1797 he sold all of his interest to his brother, Gershom. In this deed, Coddington Conger is described as living at Wallingford, Vermont. He later removed to Franklin and St. Lawrence counties, New York.
He is mentioned by descendants as being a stern old Quaker. He probably joined the Quaker Church at Danby, [VT] together with his brothers, Enoch and Gershom.
No military record is found.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, 84 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
237. Moses Conger
Moses CongerMILITARY: The name of Moses Conger, born in Middlesex county about 1765, appears on the Muster Role of Captain Mose's Baldwin's Militia Company in 1802.
On 2 Mar 1814, Moses Conger enlisted as a Private in Captain Jeremiah D. Hayden's Company of the 15th Regt of Inf. (New Jersey reg.). He enlisted at Elizabethtown, New Jersey for the war, and died at Batavia, New York, in service. (CFA I, p. 378)
CHILDREN-LEGAL_MATTER: The birthdates of the children were ascertained by the guardianship petition of Daniel Moores in April 1816 for the three orphaned chilren under 14 years of age, children of Moses Conger, Jr., of Middlesex county [NJ], deceased. The appointment was made 8 Apr 1816.
John Hendricks CongerBIRTH: Probably near Cincinnati, CFA I, p. 307
240. Daniel Conger
Daniel CongerCENSUS: The 1850 Cincinnati census lists: Andrew, Hugh, Robert and wife Sarah b. 1793.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p 93 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)COMMENT: There were extensive changes in the data of this family in CFA II, p. 73. "Data from census and cemetery records. The sequence of the children was established by records of the Olive Branch Cemetery at Groesbeck, Colerain Twp. Dtrs Delilah and Nancy listed in CFA I may have been infants."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 73 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
770. Elizabeth Conger
Elizabeth CongerAKA: Betsy
248. James Livingston
James LivingstonDEATH-PROBLEM: Death dates of 1824 and 1829 have been listed. CFA II, p. 364 lists, 1829.
Margaret WalshAKA: Margaret Clarke in CFA II, p. 364.
788. Asenath Livingston
Asenath LivingstonCEMETERY: Sugarcreek Memorial Cemetery, Jackson Twp., PA
Abraham ClarkSPOUSE: Abraham Clark was the 2nd spouse of Asenath Livingston.
Mary UnknownSPOUSE: From the children's birth dates she seems to be the 1st wife of Oswell Alward. Listed as the 2nd spouse in Ancestral File.
798. Joyce Alward
Joyce AlwardBIRTH: May be associated with Wickham Parish, New Brunswick, Canada.
799. Annie Alward
Annie AlwardBIRTH: May be associated with Wickham Parish, New Brunswick, Canada.
Jerusha PriceRELATIONSHIP: Siblings, George Webb and Jerusha Price both married into the Conger/Cawood family.
801. Lewis Alward
Lewis AlwardNAME-CONFLICT: Lewis (Charles) Alward; Charles Lewis Alward
RESIDENCES: Of Upper Ridge, New Brunswick, Canada
Deborah PriceAKA: Patty
808. Sarah (Jane) Alward
COMMENT: Ancestral File also lists, Sarah Jane Alward, born Abt. 1821
812. Mary Ford
Mary FordDEATH: Ancestral File states that she was "of Hammond River, N.B." at the time of death.
William MungerRESIDENCES: Ancestral File states he was "of Hammond River, N.B." at the time of birth and marriage.
813. Isabella Ford
Isabella FordDEATH: Ancestral File states she was "of Frenc[h] Village, New Brunswick" at the time of death.
814. Catherine Ford
Catherine FordQUESTION-BURIAL: Why did 10 years go by before the burial of Catherine Ford Sherwood?
RESIDENCES: Ancestral File lists her as "of Sussex, New Brunswick" at the time of birth and "of Upham, Kings Co., New Brunswick" at the time of death.
817. John Ford
John FordDEATH: Ancestral File states that he, Died Young.
Phoebe TownsendBIRTH: Ancestral File states she was "of New Brunswick."
AKA: Phebe Townsend also listed in Ancestral File.
819. Alida Ford
Alida FordNAME-CONFLICT: Ancestral File, "Alida or Allida"
DEATH-RESIDENCES: Ancestral File lists, "of Hammond River, New Brunswick" at the time of death.