^c HISTORY OF SCRANTON AND ITS PEOPLE BY Col. FREDERICK L. HITCHCOCK Attorney at Law; late Colonel U. S. V., War 18G1-186S I L 1. r S T K A T K U VOLUME II LEWIS HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY NEW YORK CITY 1914 Copyright, 1914 Lewis Historical Publishing Company
ISAAC POST The Post family is of ancient German origin. As early as A. D. 980 we find among the conquerors of Nettelburg, later known as Shaumburg, Herren Von Post, and in 1030 Adolph Post was a member of the Reichstag of Min- den. From the local name Von Post doubtless came the surname Post, for in the same town, Ludwig and Heinrich Post, in 1273, appear as witnesses to a deed, and this Heinrich was progenitor of a prominent German family. (I) Goossen Post, a descendant of Heinrich Post, and from whom the American family is traced by the family historian in an unbroken line, is mentioned in 1376 as one of the anzienlijkste Arr.heimsche burgers. Arnheim is in that part of Netherlands called Gelderland. He had a wife, Jantje, daugh- ter of Peter and Jane (Rapalje) Van Zul. They had sons: Peter, men- tioned below ; George. (II) Peter Post, son of Goossen Post, owned land in 1390 in or near Elspet, and is thought to have married Annatie, daughter of George and Else (Meyers) Suydam, of Zwolle. Children: Peter Arnold, mentioned below; George, said to have emigrated to England and to have settled in county Kent about 1473, and his will was filed at Canterbury, 1502; Jan. (III) Peter Arnold Van Der Poest, son of Peter Post, is given in the Post Genealogy as son of Peter, and his birth year as 1500, but it is probable that some generations were missed in the search. Goossen Post must have been born about 1325 to be a city officer in 1376, and his son Peter, who owned land in 1399, was born, say as early as 1365, Peter Arnold would be according to this reckoning, over a hundred years younger than his father. Peter Arnold married Marragrietje, daughter of Jan Bogert, and had sons : Jan, 5 66 CITY OF SCRANTON whose daughter Sarah niarried in Maidstone, Kent, September 15, 1607, Isaac Clark, or Clerk ; Panwell, mentioned below. (IV) Panwell 'an Der Poest, son of Peter Arnold Van Der Poest, mar- ried, February 7, 1571, Susannah, daughter of Abraham Van Gelder. Chil- dren, baptized at the Dutch Church, Austin Friars, London : Abraham, Octo- ber 6, 1573: Sarah, same date; Susanna, January 18, 1578; Jan, November S, 1579: Arthur, mentioned below. (V) Arthur Post, son of Panwell Van Der Poest, was baptized August 26, 1580. He married, February 2, 1614, in Maidstone, Kent, Bennet, daughter of Richard Lambe. That he was the father of the American pioneer, Richard, is deduced from a "deed" dated June 14, 1644, "being of grete age Arthur Post give to my cousin Richard Van Mulken : my second son Stephen and his wife Margaret ; lands, tenements and hereditaments in Estling, formerly in the possession of my eldest son Richard, being now of New England, or some parts beyond the seas. Panwell, my youngest son, to have my wearing ap- parel." (Phillips Coll. Mss. in Mulken Gen. Mss. XXII, 4). This must mean will, not a deed in the proper sense of the word. (VI) Lieutenant Richard Post, immigrant ancestor, son of Arthur Post of England, is said by the genealogy and other authorities to have settled first at Lynn and Woburn, Massachusetts, it is true, and was a taxpayer in 1643. But we have record that he married in Lynn or Woburn, February 27, 1649- 50, Susanna Sutton, and that in the same locality a Richard Post married, November 18, 1662, Mary Tyler. The records seem to show, however, that Richard Post went with the pioneers from Lynn to Southampton, Long Island. He shared in every division of the common land, and from 1643 ^0 1687 he was prominent in the records of the town. It is true that he may have returned to Lynn for two wives, but it is not known that the Southampton man had any other wife than Dorothy (given in some works as Johnson). He was constable, marshal, magistrate, lieutenant, commissioner to treat with the Indians, on a committee to settle a dispute between the town and Captain Topping, patentee under Governor Andros' patent. The original homestead of Post was on the east side of Main street and has lately been owned by Captain Charles Howells and Henry Post. Before he died he deeded land to his sons, John and Joseph Post, daughter Martha, wife of Benjamin Foster, and grandson, Benjamin Foster Jr., April 17, 16S8. He died in 1689. Chil- dren : Martha, married Benjamin Foster ; Joseph, was in business in Talbot county, Maryland, in 1675, returned to Southampton and died there November 10, 1721, aged about seventy-one years, leaving a will ; John, mentioned below. (VII) Captain John Post, son of Lieutenant Richard Post, was born about 1650, doubtless at Southampton. He was progenitor of all the Post familes of eastern Long Island ; Montrose and Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Pal- myra and Newburgh, New York, and California. The homestead of Captain John Post, was on the east side of Main street, Southampton, and the railroad station occupies part of it at present. He was one of the purchasers of the house and lot bought for and dedicated to the use of a Presbyterian parson- age "forever," and the property is still owned by the church. His will was dated December 9, 1687, and proved at Southampton, March 21, 1687-88, bequeathing to five sons and three daughters, homestall. close at the head of the creek, a fifty-pound commonage, the house and home lot formerly his fath- er's, the close that was his father's between the Mill path and Cobb's Pound path, close at Long Springs and his fifty -pound allotment at Mecox ; land at Hog Neck, west of Canoe place and in Great place. He died in 1687. He married, in 1671, Mary . Children: Mary; Captain John, mentioned CITY OF SCRANTON 67 below; Jeremiah, settled in Hempstead; Sarah; Dorothy; Martha; Debo- rah ; Richard, lived at Hempstead, became a Friend. (Vni) Captain John Post, son of Captain John Post, was born in 1673, at Southampton, died there in 1741. In 1690, when he was about seventeen years old, he was trading land, and in 1692 he was buying and selling land, and his name was on the tax list. In 171 2 he was a trustee and proprietor and purchased for the town the North End Burying Ground in which his uncle Joseph was the first man buried. From 1714 to 1739 he was many times elected to public office, serving as trustee, collector of taxes, assessor, commissioner on disputed boundaries and captain of the military company (as shown by the records at Albany). He died in 1741. He married Mary Halsey. Children; John, born 1704, died 1792, married Abigail Halsey; Joseph, born 1704, died 1780; Isaac, mentioned below. (IX) Isaac Post, son of Captain John Post, was born in 1712. died May 8, 1785. He married Mary Jessup, and among his children was Isaac, men- tioned below. (X) Isaac Post, son of Isaac Post, was born in 1741, died in 1788, killed by a fall from a tree. He married Agnes, born June i, 1764, died May 2, 1834, daughter of Joseph and Deborah (Hudson) Rugg (see Rugg II). His widow married (second) Bartlett Hinds, born April 4, 1755, and had two chil- dren: Richard Hinds, born December 17, 1795, and Barlett Hinds, born June 7, 1797. Children of Isaac and Agnes Post: Isaac, mentioned below; and David, born July 26, 1786, died February 24, i860. (XI) Isaac Post, son of Isaac Post, was born August 12, 1784, in South- ampton, Long Island, New York, died in Montrose, Pennsylvania, March 23, 1855. He was one of the early settlers of Northeastern Pennsylvania, coming to Montrose in the early part of 1800, where he became one of the prominent men of the community. He conducted a general store, and also kept an inn. He took a foremost part in every good project in ihe commu- nity, and was instrumental in establishing the first bank in that section. He held various offices of honor and trust, was major of the Second Battalion of the State Militia in 181 1, and was also inspector of the Second Brigade; he was treasurer of Susquehanna county in 1812; a member of the state legis- lature from Susquehanna county in 1828; judge of Susquehanna county in 1837. He was a member of the Masonic organization, holding membership in Hiram Lodge, No. 131, of Newburg, New York. He married, in 1805, Susannah Hinds, the ceremony being performed by Thomas Titfany, Esq. She was born November 10, 1782, died November 15, 1846, daughter of Bart- lett Hinds (see Hinds V). Their children were: Mary Ann, born March 6, 1806, died April 17, 1806; William Leander, April 26, 1807, died Febru- ary 26, 1871 ; Albert Lotan, March 25, 1809, died December 6, 1886; Mary Susannah, May 25, 181 1, died March 23, 1812; Susannah Jane, April 4, 1813, died February 9, 1819; Agnes Ann, September 25, 1815, died June 22. 1816; Isaac Lucius, mentioned below; Jane Amanda, November 14, 1820, died October 25, 1903, unmarried ; Elizabeth Vallonia, July 4, 1825, died October 4, 1853, she married Gordon Dimock, M. D., of Montrose, Pennsyl- vania, who was a surgeon in the Civil War; George Leonidas, September 24, 1828, died December 5, 1841. (XII) Isaac Lucius Post, son of Isaac Post, was born July 11, 1818, in Montrose, Pennsylvania, died December 8, 1899. His education was acquired in the district schools.
After leaving South Mills, North Carolina, moved four miles south to the Bay, sank two barges, destroyed four hundred bushels of salt, captured and paroled a number of prisoners, and upon his return liad a severe encounter on the bridge with Bushwhackers, in which the Union forces were finally victorious. He received a final honor- able discharge at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, August 6, 1863, by reason of ex- piration of his term of service, and after his discharge recruited for the old regiment and spent three and one-half years in earnest effort for the Union cause." He is a member of Griffin Post, No. 139, Department of Pennsylvania. G. A. R. ; a member of the Union Veteran Union ; was commander of the De- partment of Pennsylvania for three and one-half years; is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias, and has held public office as a school director. His wife has ever been active as a friend of the Grand Army of the Republic ; is a member of the Daughters of Rebekah.
HISTORY OF SCRANTON AND ITS PEOPLE BY Col. FREDERICK L. HITCHCOCK Attorney at Law; late Colonel U. S. V., War 18G1-186S I L 1. r S T K A T K U VOLUME II LEWIS HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY NEW YORK CITY 1914 Copyright, 1914 Lewis Historical Publishing Company
LEWIS MARTIN BUNNELL Lewis Martin Bunnell, who has achieved prominence as an attorney in Scranton and the adjoining country, represents a family which has attained distinction in this country and in England for many generations. He traces his ancestry to William La Bunnell, the Norman knight, who came to Englanc with William the Conqueror in 1066. In this country the family was founded by William, Solomon and Benjamin Bunnell, who emigrated from England in 1638 and settled at New Haven, Connecticut. In 1790, when the first federal census was taken, representatives of this family were to be found in each of the thirteen original states. Historians speak of them as follows : "Being without e.xception men of character and piety, who used every opportunity to promote education and religion and were the first to adopt a written consti- tution and to refuse compensation for public service." The first four genera- tions — (I) William, (II) Benjamin, (III) Benjamin, (IV) Solomon — lived in Connecticut. Solomon removed to Kingwood, New Jersey, in 1740, and to Pennsylvania in 176c, settling at Middle Smithfield, Bucks (now Monroe 1 county. Miles Bunnell, son of Solomon, and great-grandfather of Lewis M. Bunnell, was born in Norwich, Connecticut, and came to Pennsylvania, locat- ing at a place called Auburn Corners. His son. Miles M., grandfather of Mr. Bunnell, was born in Danville, Connecticut, and also came to Auburn, Penn- sylvania. Martin Bunnell, son of Miles M. Bunnell, was born in Danbury, Connecticut, December 11, 1800. He married Permelia Doud, from Con- necticut also. They settled in Herrick township, Susquehanna county, coming there from Delaware county, New York, in 1827. Mr. Bunnell now owns the home farm. Martin and Permelia (Doud) Bunnell had nine children, five boys and four girls, of whom three boys and one girl are living in 1914, in- cluding Lewis M., mentioned below. Lewis Martin Bunnell was born in Herrick township, Susquehanna county. Pennsylvania, December 8, 1835, and attended the public schools of his native township until he was fifteen years of age. In his sixteenth year he was sent to Herrick Center, where he was apprenticed to learn the trade of wagon building with Patrick McGunigal, but at the end of one year, went to Dundaff, and there assisted in a blacksmith's shop. He worked at Keene's Pond, near Honesdale, during the season of 1852, then returned to his home because of an accident to his father, and entered the employ of Captain James Giddings. Later he matriculated at Harford LTniversity, remaining there two years, and taught school two years, 1856-57, near Idlewild, then known as Long Pond. Kingston was his next abiding place, and there he studied elocution, Latin, etc., under Professor Nelson, after which he was again occupied as a black- smith for one year, and then for a short time as an agent. He became principal of a school in Danbury, New Jersey, and upon his return to Susquehanna county, taught school there until April, 1859. The following month he went to Montrose, Pennsylvania, and there took up the study of law with R. B. Little, and was admitted to the bar of Susquehanna county, August 6, 1862, his studies having been interrupted by his military service, a detailed account- of which is given below. Upon his return from the war he engaged in the practice of law in Montrose for one year, then traveled three years, after which he located in Scranton, where he has been actively identified with the legal profession since that time. He has had charge of much important litiga- tion, and has been connected as attorney with many large estates, among these, acting as attorney to John Hernans, trustee of the estate of the late Joseph Fellows, a connection which existed sixteen years. Several millions of dollars were involved in this and some of the property consisted of coat 222 CITY OF SCRANTON lands in and near the city of Scranton. From 1873 to 1876 Mr. Bunnell served as school director of Hyde Park, now a portion of the city of Scranton. Mr. Bunnell married, January i, 1866, Anna M., born in Newport, Oneida county, New York, a daughter of Richard R. and Elizabeth (Briggs) Davis, a native of Wales. Children : Mary R., Lewis M., Bessie A., Anna M. and Ralph Decatur. The following record of the military service of Mr. Bunnell was compiled from official and authentic sources by The Soldiers and Sailors Historical and Benevolent Society : "Lewis M. Bunnell enlisted from Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, April 10, 1861, to serve three months, and was the first man to enlist from that county, in what was expected to become Company A, Twenty-fifth Regi- ment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Colonel Henry L. Cake commanding, but this company was not mustered into service, Ringgold Light Artillery, one of the original five companies of the state having been substituted in its place, the regiment having gone forward, and his company was broken up. He, however, took the drill, and, as a camp follower, was with the regiment, without muster into service or pay until it was mustered out at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, July 26, 1861, its term having expired. "This was one of the first regiments to organize at the opening of the Civil War, Companies A, D, E, G and H, being the five original companies of the State, and engaged in barricading and guarding the Capitol until the ar- rival of the Massachusetts Sixth, and the New York Seventh, a period of about ten days. Companies A, B, C, E and H were on duty at the Arsenal, during the greater part of their service, and Companies D, F, G, I and K, moved, on June 15, to Rockville, reaching there next day. July i, moved to Pooleville, and reported to General Charles P. Stone, commanding the Rockville expedi- tion, thence via Point of Rocks to Sandy Hook, Williamsport and Martins- burg, where it was assigned to the Seventh Brigade, Third Division, of Gen- eral Patterson's Army. On July 15, marched to Bunker Hill, thence to Charlestown and Harper's Ferry, where it remained until July 23, when it was ordered home for muster out of service. "He re-enlisted, October 2, 1862, to serve nine months, and was mustered into service at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, November 11, 1862, and commis- sioned captain of Company E, One Hundred and Seventy-seventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Colonel George B. Wiestling commanding. "The companies composing this regiment were chiefly from the counties of Lycoming, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Luzerne, Perry and Indiana, and were organized at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, during the months of October and November, 1862. A regimental organization was effected on November 20. On December 3, the regiment was ordered to Washington, District of Columbia, and proceeded thence to Newport News, Virginia, reporting to General Corcoran, where schools for officers were at once established and drill commenced. De- cember 17 it was transferred to Suffolk, to the command of General Viele, and was assigned to the brigade of Colonel Alfred Gibbs on the east bank of the Nansemond River on the opposite side of which was a pine forest, which General Viele ordered to be cleared. Details from the One Hundred and Seventy-seventh were assigned to this duty, and although the growth of the timber was heavy and the labor very severe, by persistent and unceasing efforts a tract of several hundred acres was swept. At intervals of about ten days reconnoissances were made toward Blackwater, the enemy being met near Deserted House, seven miles south of Suffolk, where skirmishing commenceo. On January 30, 1863, the entire force in and about Suft'olk had gone on an expedition except the One Hundred and Seventy-seventh, and during the CITY OF SCRANTON 223 absence of the forces, Colonel Wiestling was attacked by a body of rebel cavalry, which was handsomely repulsed. Upon the return of the expedition, General Corcoran with his stafT, arriving after nightfall, attempted to pass the lines without the countersign, and nearly lost his life. On March 8, the regi- ment moved to Norfolk, thence to Deep Bottom, on the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, and here the regiment built a fort, also a stockade at Great Bridge, breaking up a notorious rebel mail route, capturing letters from the hems of dresses, hollow handles of umbrellas, hollow spokes and rails of carts and other vehicles. The command also took part in several expeditions, cap- turing a number of rebel schooners, steamers, stores and prisoners, perform- ing valuable service, and was present at the battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. On July 10, it was ordered to Washington, District of Columbia, and as- signed to the Second Brigade, of Geary's Division, Twelfth Corps, Army of the Potomac, performing duty at Maryland Heights and other points until ordered home for muster out of service. "The said Lewis M. Bunnell was appointed enrolling Marshall in 1862, at the time of the draft; enrolled the Township of Herrick previous to the said draft, and was elected either lieutenant or captain of such company which he drilled and returned again on recruiting duty. Between July 26, 1861, and October, 1862, at the request of Governor Andrew G. Curtin, he recruited six companies of infantry and one of cavalry. In February, 1863, Captain Bun- nell was promoted to Brevet Major,, and placed in command of four companies occupying an improvised tent on the Nansemond River. He was sick and disabled with camp fever and diarrhoea which resulted in hemorrhoids at the time of his discharge. He was sent with a command of one hundred and sixty infantry and cavalry about one hundred miles to Currituck, North Caro- lina, and had a skirmish with Walker's guerrillas.
WILLARD MAINE BUNNELL The Bunnell family of which Willard M. Bunnell, of Scranton, is represen- tative, came to Pennsylvania in 1760, Solomon Bunnell, of the fourth Ameri- can generation, being the original settler of the family in Pennsylvania. He was a great-grandson of William Bunnell, the emigrant ancestor who came with his brothers, Solomon and Benjamin, from Cheshire, England, in 1638, settling at New Haven, Connecticut. William Bunnell sprang from the Norman Knight, William La Bunnell, who came to England with William the Conqueror in 1066. From 1638. the date of emigration to America, the Bun- nells gained in numbers to such an extent that in 1790, the date of the first national census, they were found in every one of the original thirteen colonies. The record of the family is thus told by their historians : "Being without excep- tion men of character and piety, who used every opportunity to promote educa- tion and religion and were the first to adopt a written constitution and to re- fuse compensation for public service." Four generations of the family, William (I^ ; Benajmin (II) ; Benjamin I02 CITY OF SCRANTON (III) lived in Connecticut; Solomon (IV) leaving there in 1740, settling at Kingwood, New Jersey, and in 1760 continuing his migration to Pennsylvania, settling in Middle Smithfield, Bucks county, now Monroe county. (IV) Gershom Bunnell, also of the fourth generation, son of Benjamin Bunnell (III) and brother of Solomon Bunnell, the first of the family in Pennsylvania, lived and died in New Haven, Connecticut. He married, in 1728, Margaret Johnson. (V) Joseph Bunnell, fifth of the thirteen children of Gershom Bunnell, was a soldier of the French and Indian War and also fought in the Revolu- tionary army. He married Abiah Kirby, as patriotic as himself, she being one of the' women of Litchfield, Connecticut, who melted the leaden statue of King George into bullets for the American troops. During her husband's absence in the army, an Indian attack was so feared that for several nights she carried her young children to a nearbv field of rye, for additional safety, if such it might be called. (VI) James Bunnell, son of Joseph Bunnell, the Revolutionary soldier, died in Bridgewater, Pennsylvania, August 5, 1841, at the home of his son Elijah, and was buried on the latter"s homestead, now owned by Willard M. Bunnell, where a suitable stone marks his resting place. He was a black- smith and spent most of his life in Connecticut, only spending his latter years in Pennsylvania. He married, in 1797. Azuba Carter, born in Susquehanna county, Pennsylvania. Children of James and Azuba Bunnell settled in Penn- sylvania, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Tennessee. (VII) Elijah Bunnell, third child of James Bunnell, was born January 6, 1803, died September 20, 1873. He was the grandfather of Willard M. Bun- nell and the first of his immediate family to settle in Pennsylvania, coming from Connecticut to Bridgewater, Suscjuehanna county, in the spring of 1833. He erected a suitable dwelling as soon as possible on his farm, now the prop- erty of his grandson, Willard M. Bunnell, and used by the latter as a sum- mer residence. Elijah Bunnell was the perfect type of a pioneer, str.rdy, strong and a noted hunter. In the spring of 1873 he visited his daughter, Lucy J. Rogers, in Lawrence, Kansas, was there stricken with a fatal illness, died and is there buried. He married Lucy Stone, daughter of .Apollos and Eunice (Throop) Stone, of Litchfield county, Connecticut, and two of their six chil- dren died yotnig. (\^III) William Bunnell, second son of Elijah Bunnell, was born in Con- necticut, February 27, 1829, died February 7, 1898. He was four years of age when his parents settled in Bridgewater, Pennsylvania, where he obtained a good education, finishing under the instruction of Dr. Lyman Richardson, of Hartford, Pennsylvania, a noted early educator. Mr. Bunnell taught school, but from 1854 to 1858 was engaged as salesman, making several trips through the southern states. After his marriage he engaged in farming and merchandising, and in 1881, with two partners, established the National Record, at Montrose, Pennsylvania, which they edited as the organ of the Greenback party. He was one of the founders of Montrose Grange, Patrons of Hus- bandry, was one of the promotors of the Montrose branch of the Lehigh Val- ley Railroad and throughout his entire life was a useful and public-spirited citizen. He married, December 21, 1858, Mary Jane Maine, daughter of Isaiah and Polly May (Williams) Maine. (IX) Willard Maine Bunnell, youngest of the four children of William and Mary Jane (Maine) Bunnell, was born at Dimock, Susquehanna county, Pennsylvania, January 14, 1874. He obtained his early education in the public school and prepared for college at Keystone Academy, Factoryville, Penn- sylvania. He then entered Bucknell College, whence he was graduated B. A., MmM^ CITY OF SCRANTON lo,^ class of 1897. Deciding upon the profession of law, he began legal study in the law offices of Willard, Wanen & Knapp at Scranton, continuing until after passing the required examinations ; he was admitted to the Lackawanna county bar, February i, 1899. He has since then been engaged in the practice of his profession, in the public service, and as vice-president and trust officer of the Anthracite Trust Company of Scranton. He was elected in igo6 prothono- tary of Lackawanna county, serving with such acceptability that in 1909 he was elected for a second term of three years, enjoying the distinction of being the only Democrat ever elected to that ofifice in the county. Mr. Bunnell, aside from his professional and official duties, has always found time for social, philanthropic, fraternal and club activities. He is a member of a number of German and other singing societies, being himself gifted with fine musical ability. He is also a member of St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church, and a director of the Young Men's Christian Association, an institution of which Scranton is justly proud, theirs being the finest build- ing owned by the association in the state,, also a director of the board of as- sociated charities. He is also a trustee of Keystone Academy and gives these institutions a great amount of his time and best effort. He holds active membership in Peter Williamson Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Lacka- wanna Chapter, Royal Arch Masons ; Scranton Council, Royal and Select Masters; Coeur de Lion Commandery, Knights Templar; Irem Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine ; James A. Connell Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows ; Fairview Lodge, Knights of Pythias ; Scranton Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks ; Knights of the Mystic Shrine, and is lieutenant commander of the Uniform Rank Patriotic Order Sons of America. He is president of the Automobile Association of Scranton and thoroughly enjoys the delights of touring the rural regions of his section and state. The fore- going gives one an idea of the all around activity of Mr. Bunnell. Diligent in business, he yet fulfills all his obligations as a citi;:en and neighbor; is popular with his friends "whose name is legion," and stands as a true type of virile American manhood. Mr. Bunnell married, December i, 1897, Margaret Irene Walls, daughter of George W. and Ventilia Irene (Snyder) Walls, of Lewisburg, Pennsyl- vania, and is a great-granddaughter of Simon Snyder, former governor of the State of Pennsylvania. She descends from patriotic ancestors and holds mem- bership in Shikillemy Chapter, Daughters of the .American Revolution, of Lewisburg. Children: William Kirby, died in infancy: Walls Willard; Philip Wolfe. The summer home of the Bunnells is the old Bunnell homestead near Mont- rose, which Willard M. Bunnell purchased from his sister who inherited it from her paternal uncle, Kirby Bunnell. The farm is the meeting place of the Bunnell clan, who there gather in great numbers in annual reunion. Their city home is at No. 410 Clay avenue, Scranton.
HISTORY OF SCRANTON AND ITS PEOPLE BY Col. FREDERICK L. HITCHCOCK Attorney at Law; late Colonel U. S. V., War 18G1-186S I L 1. r S T K A T K U VOLUME II LEWIS HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY NEW YORK CITY 1914 Copyright, 1914 Lewis Historical Publishing Company
WILL: Richard Shaw Shoemaker, 1886, Rush Township, Susquehanna County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Bruce Collier <mgbcollier@charter.net> USGENWEB ARCHIVES (tm) NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ___________________________________________________________ Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Bruce Collier Susquehanna County, State of Pennsylvania, Will Book Volume 5 page 399 Will of Richard Shaw Shoemaker In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of R. S. Shoemaker and read April 9, 1886 was presented for Probate an instrument of wording purporting to be the Last Will and Testament with Codicil of R. S. Shoemaker, late of the township of Rush in said county. Decreed, and at the same time came W. L. Vaughn and G. B. Gray the subscribing witnesses to said will and H. C. Bactin and G. B. Gray the subscribing witnesses to said Codicil, who being respectively sworn according to law depose and say that they were present and saw and know the said R. S. Shoemaker sign, seal , publish, pronounce and declare the said instruments of wording as and for his last Will and Testament and a Codicil to the same, and that - at the time of his so doing he was of sound and disposing mind and memory to the best of their knowledge and belief: Whereon the said instrument of writing was duly admitted to Probate As fully known to be Last Will and Testament, with Codicil, of the said R. S. Shoemaker, decd. And is in the words following: I, Richard S. Shoemaker of the Township of Rush, County of Susquehanna and the State of Pennsylvania, Farmer, being of sound mind memory and understanding do make and publish this my Last Will and Testament. Hereby revoking and making nil all former Wills by me at any time heretofor made. First- I ask that my body be decently interred and that my funeral be conducted in a manner conforming to my Estate and situation in life. And as to each [ } as I die proceeded I dispose of as follows viz: First- I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Eleanor Shoemaker the use of my farm where I now live also the work tools and any and all goods of property belonging or pertaining to said farm during her natural life also Three Hundred dollars I give her absolute. Second- I give and bequeath all that of my property that personal or mixed of whatever kind to my sons William Shoemaker, Robert Shoemaker, Ferris Shoemaker, George Shoemaker, Miles Shoemaker, Nicholas Shoemaker share and share alike. First to the children of Nicholas Shoemaker the share which would have been his had he have lived next the children of Robert Shoemaker his share that would have been his had he have lived. Furthermore my children have already had some of their respective shares for which I hold their receipts. What I make separately understood is that each son share alike making said determination the amounts that they have already had and simple- not to be on interest. And furthermore that my son George Shoemaker should receive in consideration the sum of One Hundred dollars to be paid at the [ illegible text } piece or parcel of land ...... lying and being in the township of Rush, County and State aforesaid Bounded and described as follows viz: Beginning at a ford in the Slate Road running a North East course along my barn yard wall following the fence that fences off that lot North East to the house that George Shoemaker now lives in as far to the next fence to a corner: Thence nearly North West to a Mill Pond ; thence nearly North East to the line of the land of Mr. Granger and C. Haight and G. Warfell to the Slate road. Thence along the Slate road to the place of beginning supposed to contain about thirteen acres by the more or less. With the right reserved of [. . . . . . . . . ] on the upper side of the Mill Race to repair race with--. And I do hereby appoint my two sons, Miles G. Shoemaker and George Shoemaker as my Executors of this my Last will and Testament. To witness whereof, I Richard S. Shoemaker the Testator have to this my Will written on one sheet of paper set my hand and have this Sixteenth day of October A D, One Thousand Eight-hundred and Eighty-four. R. S. Shoemaker {signed and sealed} Signed, seal published and declared by the above named Richard S. Shoemaker As and for his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have herein Subscribed our names as his witnesses in the presence of the Testator and of each other. W. L. Vaughn G. B. Gray Codicil I, Richard S. Shoemaker of the Township of Rush, County of Susquehanna, State of Pennsylvania do hereby make and publish this Codicil to my Last Will and Testament being date this Sixteenth day of October A D 1884 in manner following to wit: This- I do revoke the bequests and desires in my said Will contained to my son, J. F. Shoemaker, and do bequeath and devise the same to my daughter in law Gertrude S. Shoemaker, her heirs and assigns form. And I do hereby notify and confirm my said Will in all other respects. In Witness whom of I know hereto set my word and seal this Thirteenth day of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-six. R. S. Shoemaker [seal} Signed, seal published and declared by the said Richard S. Shoemaker as a Codicil to his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us who were witness [........] Note: Balance of attest illegible in copy. [Transcribed as to the best of my ability by Bruce Collier (8/2003)]File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Susan Bingler SusanLB@aol.com September 12, 2005, 6:33 am Source: FHL Microfilm 1287076 Written: May 14, 1844 Recorded: June 11, 1844 SUSQUEHANNA CO., PA PROBATE v. 1 p. 400-401 Testament and last will of Oliver Tennant, deceased I Oliver Tennant of the Township of New Milford in the County of Susquehanna and State of Pennsylvania, being of sound mind and memory do hereby make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following (to wit) I give and bequeath unto my son OLIVER TENNANT JR. the sum of five dollars to be paid out of my Estate And to my son WM W TENNANT, one third of my real Estate Beginning at the northeast corner of my land and running South West forty six rods Also "Beginning" on the north west Corner and running South West forty six rods thence across my farm the line running parrallel with my north line (or north west line. And to my Grand Son JULIAN TENNANT the the remaineder of my real estate. Also, I direct that my Executor hereinafter named shall pay to my four Daughters to wit, HANNAH ALDRICH, wife of TIMOTHY ALDRICH, ABBY wife of ROBERTSON LEWIS, MERIBAH wife of THURSTON LEWIS, and NANCY LEWIS shall receive the sum of one hundred and twenty dollars out of my Estate, to be divided equally among them share & share alike. And that NANCY LEWIS shall have the use of my dwelling house as long as she shall remain single with the privilege of fire wood. Also I direct that my household furnitureshall be equally divided amng my above named Daughters. Also I direct that my son WM W TENNANT shall pay towards the above named sum bequeathed to my daughters forty Dollars & that my Grand Son JULIAN TENNANT shall pay the sum of Eighty Dollars & that the above named sums of money shall not be called for until two years after my decease. ALso I direct that my stock shall be disposed of as soon after my death as convenient & the proceeds to apply to the payment of my debts, And I do hereby appont my sons OLIVER & WM W TENNANT Executors of this my last WIll and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this fourteenth day of May A. D. One thousand EIght hundred & forty four In presence of Francis Moxley Gurdon Moxley Oliver Tennant [seal] Susquehanna County SS On this Eleventh day of June A.D. 1844 Before me Hiram Finch Register for the probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for the County of Susquehanna personally appeared Francis Moxley and Gurdon Moxley the subscribing witnesses to the within WIll who being duly sworn did depose and say that they were present and saw and heard Oliver Tennant toe testator sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare the within Instrument of Writing as and for His testament and last Will and that at the time of so doing he was of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge understanding and belief Sworn and published before me Hiriam Finch Reg Francis Moxley Gurdon Moxley This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 3.5 Kb
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Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Bruce Collier Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Will Book Vol. 3, page 236 In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of Anson Lathrop, deceased And now to wit: July 11, AD 1867 and instrument of writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Anson Lathrop, late of Rush Township, in said County, deceased, was presented for Probate and at the same time came A. Granger and I. Wheelock subscribing witnesses to the said instrument or paper writing, who, being duly sworn according to law do say that they were present and saw and heard the said Anson Lathrop sign, seal publish pronounce and declare the said instrument or paper writing as and for his last Will and Testament and that at the time of his so doing, he was of sound and disposing mind and memory to the best of their knowledge and belief. Where upon the said instrument or paper writing was admitted to probate as proven to be the Last Will and Testament of Anson Lathrop and is in the words following: I, Anson Lathrop, of the township of Rush, County of Susquehanna, State of Pennsylvania, being weak in body, but of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make and declare this to be my Will and Testament and manner following: First, I order that all my just debts, funeral expenses be in the first place paid and fully satisfied; and after payment thereof, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Emma Lathrop, one third of all my Estate , both real and personal, the balance of my Estate I give and bequeath equally between my heirs. Provided, should I have but one child at my decease, and that one being my present daughter Carrie M., I direct that the money that may be due from my estate be secured, and an interest be kept for her support & education, provided the interest will not support her then shall so much of the principle as her or their guardian may deem sufficient for their necessary comfort & education in obtaining a good common education. Should my daughter marry between the age of eighteen & twenty-one years then she shall have all that may be due her & at the age of twenty-one whether married or not and shall I leave any male heirs they may have all due them on their being at the age of twenty-one years. Provided that in case there is more than one child & one of them should die, the surviving then will have what would be their portion in case that my child or children should die before arriving at the age to take the property, then in that case I give all to my wife to do with as she may wish. And I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my wife Emma, executrix of my Will hereby revoking all former wills by me at any time hereto for made and declare this to be my Will & Testament. In writing whereof, I have here unto set hand & seal the first day of February, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. Anson Lathrop (seal) Signed, sealed and declared by Anson Lathrop the said testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us as who have subscribed our names as witnesses there to. A. Granger I. Wheelock George W. Mitchell Emma Lathrop, Ex } Of the Will of Anson Lathrop, dec. } And now to wit: July 11, AD 1867 Letters Testamentary were in due form of law granted unto Emma Lathrop, Executrix named in the last Will & Testament of Anson Lathrop, late of the Township of Rush in said county, deceased upon all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits which were of the said deceased, she having first been duly swarn according to law. Sept. 25, 1867 Final Inventory amounting to $ 196.70. ___________________________________________________ Contributor's note: Anson was the youngest son of Deacon William Lathrop. Anson, b. 5/31/1841, d. April 1867 from injuries in the War.