Hopewell Pioneer Cemetery Continued
William M. Clark
Cem. Lot 92
Charles W. son of
William M. Clark
d. 4 Nov 1859 Age 3 yrs. 9 mo.
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Church Records :
Sarah, Winslow, Fisk, William, James, children of Sister Clark.
Bapt. 1 Dec 1833
Lucy Maria, Myron, Brazella, Samuel, Reed, Mary Jane,
Children of Brother and Sister Clark Bapt. 31 Dec 1833
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William F. Clark enlisted in the Civil War in 1864 in
the 24th NY. Cav.
I think the Clarks lived on the Mary Gates Place across from Bert Moore
lewis Coller
Cem.
lot 57
Lewis Watson, son of
Lewis Coller & wife Martha.
d. 1 Jun 1837 Age 7 yrs. 9 mo.
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Church record :
Samuel Coller
Ex. 6 May 1838 Dis. 1848
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Chet. Coller was father-in-law to Ben Newman. C. A. Coller lived on
the Jerry Breen farm and moved to Flint Creek.
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COLLER
Lewis Watson; died 1839; ae (?);
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WARREN CONE
Cem. Lot 25.
(Warren Cone died in Toronto, Can. 1800-1863.)
(Sally Ann Case, lst
wife, Buried on Lot 33
D-July 16,1835. Age 32 yrs.
Mary Ann
Cone,
wife of Erasmus Snow.
D-Sept.22,
Age 27
yrs.9 mos.
with her infant dau. named Jane Snow.
JAMES CONE
Corn. Lot 87.
James
L. Cone. B-Dec. 15, 1822
D-Feb.6 ,1901.
Age 79.
Ednah
C. Beech, wife
B-May 16 ,1822.
D-Dec .6,1890. Age 68.
Alice
Belle, dau. D-Feb. 10,
1858
Jarnie,
son
D-1862.
D.W.CONE
Cem
Lot 5A.
David W,
Cone.
B-1850.S
Sarah
J. Huntsman, wife
B-1865.
William M. their son.
B-1892. D-1918.
Age 26 years.
WINFIELD S. CONE.
Cem. Lot
6A.
Winfield S. Cone.
B 1846.
D-1920.
Age 74 years.
Josehine
Mitchell, wife
B- 1851
D-1930. Age 79 years.
David W. Cone (Cude) 1st wife was Kate Arnold,
dau. of Elisha Arnold and
at her death was buried on her father's lot No. 2. They had no
children. My
records say that James Cone lived on Sect. 40 but when
I knew them the family lived on Sect.44. David W. and
Sarah, his wife had three children, William, who died ; Edna, who married John Griffin, and is
now a widow living
in Caledonia, N.Y. and Joy Cone who married
Homer Salisbury. She is now a
widow living at Hopewell Center.
Daniel Cone came to America
About 1650.
Died 1676.
He had a son Caleb Cone, who also had a son Caleb. Caleb,2nd had a son Ozias
, whose son Ozias was born in Conway, Mass.
He and his wife Mercy Warren Cone came to Ont. Co.
around 1790 and settled on sect.19.
He died in 1805. His wife Mercy
Warren Cone,
later married George Brundage and is buried on lot 47.
Ozias and Mercy had 5 children Warren Cone 1800-1863 (see above).
Lydia Cone 1803-1832 who married Ezekiel
Birdseye and is buried on lot
no.l2; and
another dau. Mary, who married a Bryant.
They
had
5 children. Warren Cone's 2nd wife was
Pamelia Hawes and
their children were Will
Cone of' Rochester, and Julia
Friedlander, the mother of Esther
Friedlander, Minneapolis, Minn.
and who has helped in the support of the old Cemetery.
Lydia Cone Birdseye was a Great-grand-mother of
Wil1iam Gates of
Canandaigua and also of Clara Woodward of Rochester.
S. Conklin
Cem. Lot 23
Capt. Samuel Conklin b. 1762 d. 19 Sep 1825
Age 63 yrs.
May, his wife
b. 1760 d. 9 May 1840 Age
80 yrs.
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From thier ages and dates the Conklins must have been early settlers
somewhere in Hopewell, or Gorham.
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COOK
Mary, wife of Isaac; died Sep 24 1815; ae 54 yrs; (next to Capt. John Hart);
Stanleigh Gates Cook; 1907-1977;
Adelaide Benson Cook, his wife; 1908-2001;
on stone with Stanleigh;
Evelyn Mary; 1911-1982; "Sister"; on stone with Stanleigh;
Infant dau of Arthur M. & Esther G.; 1905-1905; on stone with Daniel Gates;
Arthur M.; Mar 22 1877 - Apr 5 1957;
Esther Gates; July 30 1877 - Mar 11 1973; on stone with Arthur M.;
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Derrick Corson
Cem.
Lot 73
(Derrick Corson buried in the Hayes Cem. near South Lyon Mich.)
Charity, his wife b. -1770 d. -19 Sep 1831
Age 61 yrs.
(Jacob Corson)
Harriet, his wife,
dau. of Chas. & Rhoda Cooley b. -1817 d. -30 Apr 1832 Age 25 yrs.
(Lafford
Corson)
(Amaret, his wife)
Jane Corson, their dau.
d. -Feb 1832
Sarah Corson Reznor b. -1804
d. -1836 Age 32 yrs.
Esther Reznor, her dau. b. -1829 d. -1847
Age 18 yrs.
Jane Boyd, wife of John Reznor
d. -8 Jul 1846
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Church Records :
Charity Corson A 1st member
Nancy Corson Ex 8 Dec 1831
Dis 3 Sep 1836
John Corson Ex
3 Mar 1832 Dis
"
Derrick Corson Ex 6 May 1832
Dis 2 Oct 1836
Sally Reznor
Ex 1 Jul 1832 Died
27 Mar 1837
Cynthia Rogers Ex 2 Feb 1834
Dis Sep 1834
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LAFFERD CORSON
Cem.
Lot 49.
Lafferd Corson b. -1800
d. -18 Dec 1850 Age 50 yrs.
Ameret L. 2nd wife b. -1808
d. -20 Mar 1831 Age 22 yrs. 5 mos.
Jane C. 1st wife b. -1804
d. -23 feb 1827 Age 23 yrs.
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Church Records :
Derrick Lafferd, Samuel, Leiester, Nancy, children of John and Nancy
Corson, bapt. 26 Dec 1833.
Harriet Maria, child of B. & S. Corson, bapt. Aug 1836.
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Derrick Corson 1765-1850, his wife Charity Waldron 1770-1836, came from Penn.
Their children : (1)Cornelius 1793-1859, married Sally Whitacre, 1795-1844. They
had 7 children. Moved to Michigan. (2)John Corson, 1796-1862. His wife was Nancy
Brandt, born 1804. (see Cem. Lot 52.) John and Nancy joined the Church in 1832
and were dis. in 1836. (3)Lafferd Corson's 1st wife was Jane C. and 2nd was
Ameret Cooly. (4) Jacob Corson 1802-1879. He married Harriet Cooley 1807-1832.
They had 3 children, Oscar H. born 1829; Harriet Almira 1832-1918. She died at
the Clark Manor House; Elizabeth born 1834; (5) Christian Corson married
Elizabeth Thatcher 1804-1829; (6) Sarah Corson married John Reznor, Sarah born
1806-1839. They had 7 children one of which was John Reznor, the carriage maker
in Canandaigua, living on East Gibson Street. Some of the others lived near
Hornell. The older family of Corsons lived on the County House Rd. west of Smith
Corners. The Reznors lived on the present purple farm. Sect. 21.
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Eli Couch
Cem. Lot 32
Larey, son of Eli and Elenor Couch. d. -9 Aug 1815. Age 8 yrs. 18
days.
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George Couch
Cem. Lot 80.
Joseph Couch
b. -1815 d. -16 Dec 1861
Age 46 yrs.
George Couch
b. -1798 d. -
1810 Age 82 yrs.
Mahala Nichols, wife, b. -1798 d. -
1878 Age 80 yrs.
George Couch was in the War of 1812. Came to Hopewell in
1815. The
Couch home was on the Turnpike (which is currently rts. 5 and 20), east
of Aloquin. They had 7 children ; Lucinda b. 1818 ; Stephan b. 1819 ;
Amanda b. 1821 ; George Jr. b. 1823 ; Eliza b. 1828 ; Maria b. 1831 ;
Charles b. 1834. Charley Couch married Harriet Woods in 1877 and Carrie E. Smith
of Aloquin was their daughter.
George Couch Jr. had two sons, Sumner and Charles. Charles
lived in Canandaigua and was in the Insurance Business.
William Polhamus's wife was a Couch.
In Hopewell, July 11, 1856 Deborah Couch, the wife of Joseph
Couch, died at the age of 89 years.
George Couch gave the land to Emory Chapel (Aloquin) upon
which the present church stands.
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COWLES
Lydia, wife of Nathaniel;
died Dec 27 1833; ae 63-7-20;
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Samuel Davidson
Cem. Lot 79
Elizabeth Davidson
wife of Samuel Davidson b. -1767 d. -3 Oct
1841 age 74 yrs.
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Robert Davison (Davidson)
Cem. Lot No. 6
Robert Davidson
d. -6 Aug 1827
(small marker, perhaps a child)
The
Davidsons lived and possibly built the stone house on Sect 16. The Palmer family
later owned the place. The house sets back near the center of the farm.
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Seth V. DeGraff
Cem. Lot 90.
S. V. DeGraff
d. -1869
Cornelia, his wife d.
-1869
Seth, their son
d. -17 Jan 1855 Age 17 yrs.
(Near Lot 36)
Fred, son of G. A. & Adelphia DeGraff d. -16 Jul 1863 Age 3 yrs.
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Church Records :
Seth DeGraff by letter 1842.
Elder 1846 Deacon 1847
Cornelia DeGraff " "
"
Abraham "
" " 1 Jan 1842
Catherine " "
" 3 Jul "
Maria "
" "
1843
Polly "
" "
"
William "
" " 30 Apr 1859
Polly His wife "
" " "
"
Sarah DeGraff Ex.
1843 Dis. 12 May 1844
William DeGraff and Polly, his wife, by letter from the Cong. Ch. of
Prattsburgh, N. Y. 1859
In 1842 Seth DeGraff and wife Cornelia and dau. Catherine, by letter from
Presbyterian Ch., Gorham, in 1842-43.
Polly DeGraff, by letter in 1843, from Pres. Ch. Gorham.
In 1844 Abraham DeGraff, wife and dau. went to the Dutch Reform Ch.
Mary Ann DeGraff, dau. of Abraham & Marcia DeGraff (Maria) became the 2nd wife
of Austin Childs (See Lot 36). On the south end of this lot is a small stone
marked Fred, son of G. A. & Adelphia E. DeGraff. The DeGraff family lived on the
Cemetery Rd. on the west side, beyond the Leonard Gates place, later the Mumby
farm.
Frank DeGraff of the DeGraff Bookstore, Canandaigua, was of this family.
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Zemri E. Densmore
Cem. Lot 61
Zemri Densmore b. -1786 d. 16 Sep 1831
age 45 yrs.
Althea, his wife b. -1789 d. 19 Nov
1861 age 72 yrs.
Thomas Densmore, son of d.
1828 age 8 yrs.
Laren Densmore, son of d.
1836 age 25 yrs.
The
Densmores lived on Algerine Street on Sect. 68. James Densmore enlisted
Jan. 5th 1864 into the 50th regiment. Thomas Densmore lived on Sect. 4 of the
township of Seneca, followed by his son Thomas on the same farm.
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DEPUE
Hiram; born Jan 13 1814; died Sept 30 1879;
Lucy Ann Beach, wife of Hiram; born Dec 12 1817; died May 31 1909;
Inez R., dau of Hiram & Lucy; died May 7 1868; ae 10 yrs. 7 mos;
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Deacon Robert Dickson
John Dixon (Dickson)
Cem. Lot 6.
Deacon Robert Dickson b. -1744 d. -12 Mar
1813 age 69 yrs.
Agness, his wife
b. -1758 d. -8 May 1823
age 65 yrs.
Samuel Dickson
b. -1780 d. -8 Feb 1813
age 33 yrs.
From these dates it appears this family must have come to Hopewell at an early
date, and they run into hard times with the death of Robert and Samuel the same
year. From the ages they may have been father and son. J. H. Dixon (Dickson)
lived on the Reeds Corners Road on Sect. 50 and also on Sect. 58. Could John and
Samuel have been brothers?
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Cem. Lot 30
Hiram DePew
b. -13 Jan 1814 d. -30 Sep 1879
age 65 yrs.
Lucy Ann Beech, wife b. -12 Dec 1817 d. -31 May
1909 age 92 yrs.
Inez, their dau.
d. -very young
Benjamin DePew b -1756 is found in Sussex, NJ. His wife was Ocee Stuyvesent
b. -1759 d. -1831. She is said to be a descendant of Peter Stuyvesent. Their son
Moses DePew 1785-1831, wife Polly Crawford 1786-1864. Moses & Polly had 15
children. Their seventh child was Hiram DePew 1814-1879, husband of Aunt Lucy
DePew. The oldest child of Moses & Polly was Ocee who married Thomas Brundage,
son of George Brundage, Sr. Thomas & Ocee moved to Ohio and had 14 children.
Hiram DePew and LucyAnn Beech, his wife, lived on Sect. 44.
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JOHN DUDLEY.
Gem. Lot
1.
John
Dudley. D-Apr.13,1854.
Age 58 years.
Widow.
Zeus,
son of Jonathan
& Suaanna Wood. D-Sept
.16,1818. Age 23 years.
Zeus's wife Sophia D-2 yrs. married.
Church Records
John Dudley Ex.
1850 D-July 3,1835.
Mrs. Pamelia Dudley Ex. 1856.
Leander
Wood
Ex.by letter Nov.1840.
D-Apr.25. 1841.
Maria S. Wood
Ex.by letter Nov.1841. D-Apr.25,1844.
The
widow Dudley may have lived across from Bert Moores on the Gates place.
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T. Dunham
Cem. Lot 58
Timothy Dunham b
-1764 d. -13 May 1834
Age 70 yrs.
George Dunham
d. -1813
Otis Dunham
d. -1814
Spencer Dunham
d. -1816
Thomas Dunham
d. -1817
(These are displayed on 4 small stones with insciptions at the bottom)
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Thomas Embry
Cem. Lot 1A
Nothing on lot.
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James Fosket
Cem. Lot 67
Nothing on the lot. James Fosket was a carpenter and built the John Benham
house, and lived with George Freshour. Not married.
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Roswell Flint
Cem. Lot 36.
Parley H. Flint
b. -29 Dec 1794 d. -7 Apr 1859 Age 65
yrs.
Lucy DeWoolf, wife b. -17 Jan 1786
d. -13 Mar 1836 Age 50 yrs.
Orland Flint
b. -1839
d. -26 May 1852 Age 13 yrs.
Davis Flint
b. -1787
d. -9 Jun 1863 Age 76 yrs.
Betsey Flint, wife b. -1788
d.-6 Feb 1855 Age 67 yrs.
Capt. Davis Flint
b. -1748
d. -11 Jun 1836 Age 88 yrs.
Lucy, his wife
b. -1753
d. -31 jul 1850 Age 97 yrs.
Ann (Flint) wife of b. -1820
d. -23 Dec. 1851 Age 31 yrs.
Chauncey Stone
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Church Records :
Lucy Flint
An early member
Betsey Flint
An early member
Julia Flint
Ex. 13 Jan 1833
Tirza "
"
Olbeone "
"
Matilda "
Ex. March 1833
Loiza (Louisa) Flint Ex. "
"
Tirza Flint
Bapt. -13 Jan 1833 Adult
Matilda
Flint
Bapt. -13 Jan 1833 Adult
Louiza
Flint
Bapt. -13 Jan 1833 Adult
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Possibly this Flint family may have been the one living at Flint Creek, but
there
was also a Flint family who lived on the Reed's Corners Road, not far from the
turnpike.
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FOSKET
Emeline, dau of James and Sally; died Mar 1827; ae 18-6-12;
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John Freshour
Cem. Lot 54
Nothing left on this lot. Stones may have crumbled away.
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This from the church records :
JohnFreshour and wife joined the church by letter 7 Mar 1851and were dismissed
10 Feb ????.
They came from Maryland and lived on Sect. 65.
They had a son William Freshour 1813-1891 who married Mehitable Penn who died in
1856. Their children were (1) Mary who married Augustus Smith of Aloquin; (2)
Hester A. who married Edward Wright; (3) Loranda who married Lester Thatcher.
(see Cem. Lot 44.) also see Freshour further down the page.
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From Conover "History of Ont. Co." :
Freshour :
John Freshour's father was a native of Germany. John came to America before
the
French & Indian War, in which he fought. He was also a Rev. War soldier. In 1789
he settled in NY. His wife was Mary Angleberger. He later cameto Hopewell where
he bought 500 acres of land from the Phelps & Gorham Purchase. He died in 1859
and his wife in 1869.
George W. Freshour M- in 1849, Leonora Failing, a dau. of Abraham I. Failing of
Montgomery Co., son of Capt. Failing. Their son Bryon Freshour, M- Alice Warner,
dau. of Milton Warner. See Lot 54.William Freshour, son of John, B-Hopewell
1813. Wife Mehitabele Penn, a descendant of William Penn. Their dau. Lorada,
B-1840-M-Lester Thatcher. See Thatcher Lot 44 & L6.
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