The individual copartners are energetic, pushing business men. The mill is of historical interest, having been erected in 1820 by Ethan Evans, the founder of the village. Their business is extensive, reaching out beyond what is usually termed local trade limits. They are large dealers in flour, handling the Grand Republic flour of West Superior, Wis., and Rhodie & Bills's best patent of Ogdensburg. The business consists of general grinding of wheat, corn, buckwheat and all kinds of mill feed. Y., was formed in 1895 and is composed of William F. Tozer & Davenport, millers and proprietors of the American Mills, Evans Mills, N. Emerson's “Our County and Its People”: (Jefferson Co.) LIZZIE BENTLEY (b1860), daughter of Samuel T. 1cba)CLARENCE SAMUEL b Nebraska City, Neb.DeLONG (b1846), son of Charles and Sarah A. BARNES (1849-1879) married 2)ZERVIAH L.ĭAVENPORT NELSON (b 1852), daughter of Addison and Hester Ann John and Sophia were, at one time, owners of The SamuelĬronkhite House in the Town of Pamelia which is an historic landmark home. Married JOHN STEWART JR., b 2 July 1814 in Pamelia, died 1863, son of John and In 1827, he married CLARA NUTTING.ġ)ELISHA and POLLY (STEELE) POTTER were residents of Jefferson Co., NY. HENRY was born in Herkimer Co., March 1806 and died June 1834.
He married 1824 SOPHY STEELE she died 23 Sept.
#Alfred steele b 1826 and sarah delong free#
The 1790 census of Heads of Families in Cranston, RI, shows Anthony Potter with 2 males over 16, 5 males under 16 and 6 free white females. They were married by William Burton, Justice, on 30 Aug. Vital Records of Cranston, RI, however, show that Anthony was of Joseph, deceased he married Mercy Burlingame, of Capt. George had business ventures in Herkimer Co. Rufus moved on to Oneida Co., and served in the War of 1812. Of his sons, Rufus, Anthony and George moved to New York State and settled first in Dutchess Co. He served during the Revolutionary War, and it is recorded that he drove the congregation out of the church at Cranston and closed its doors because some of the members persisted in praying for the king. 1936, there is a notice about the Potter family: “The Potter family moved from Cranston, RI to Norway, Herkimer Co., NY.” He was a Sixth Principle Baptist and a deacon in the church. In a Boston Transcript Genealogy column, dated 17 Oct. She is, perhaps, the Elizabeth Potter, who died in Herkimer Co., NY, at age 68, on 19 March 1831. Potter Family Jefferson County, NY PioneersĪNTHONY POTTER was born 10 July 1749 in Cranston, RI and died 9 February 1822, RI, son of JOHN and HANNAH (BAKER) POTTER.