Historical Wyoming County July 1956 - Old Fulton History

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A REVOLUTIONARY HERITAGE (cont.)
A marble stone remembers Thomas Griffith., born in Hartford,
Connc in 1761, who died in Pike, April 28, I8I4.7, aged 86 years, and
was interred in East Koy® DAR records show that he was pensioned in
1832 for service, 1779-82, in the New York and Vermont troops with
the rank of Privatee
been buried elsewhere,,
His wife was Dorcas Warren but she may have
This is the Thomas Griffith believed to have
been first pensioned from Washington Co.,
to Pike in his last years®
N®Y. ,and he may have come
Jonathan Hadley, Sr0, a pioneer in Arcade who arrived about
1817 with his son and family, died August 2I+, 1838, when 86 years, 2
months of age® It is believed they were from Vermont, possibly
Corinth, and for yeai?s the Punkshire area of Arcade was known as
Hadley®s Corners, later the Brick School House8 The son, Jonathan
Jr®, was known in later years as "Old Jock®" All are buried just
across the line in Java in the Punkshire Cemetery. The war record
of the senior Hadley has not been ascertained. All that is known of
William Hall, buried in Smith's Corners Cemetery, Wethersfield, is
the data on his stone which states that he died Dec® 20, l855j> aged
9l| years, three months and 28 days.
Hope Cemetery, Perry, is the burial place of Ebenezer Higgins,
born Jan. 12, 1757 in Haddam, Conn®, and died April 25, I0J4.2 at
Perry when 85 years old® His father was Capt. Cornelius of the
Revolution, and all his brothers also served® Ebenezer enlisted in
1777 under Capt® James Smith, and the following year he served in
the Quartermaster's department® In 1833, he applied for a pension
and was allowed for six months actual service in the Connecticut
Line, and after his death his widow, the former Mary Knowles (lJ6l-
1814.14.) was pensioned® Mrs® Higgins was native of East Brewster,
Mass®, and is also buried beside her husband® Mr® Higgins was a
blacksmith by trade, moving from Haddam to Westhampton, Mass®, then
Aurelius, N® Y®, and finally to Perry®
Punkshire Cemetery, Java, was the burial place of John Hinkson,
who died Jan® 23* 1830, aged 76 years, and of his wife, Anna, who
died Feb® 8, 1838, aged 88 years® Their marble stone, with a flag
carved in a circle at the top, has the inscription "A Soldier of the
Revolution" and was apparently erected some years after their deaths.
The family retains no data on Mr® Hinkson's war record, but a greatgrandson,
the late Frank Hinkson, believed the veteran was brought
to Arcade, when elderly, from Vermont, The grave has an SAR bronze
marker®
David Hoard, I758-I8OI4., has been reburied in Varysburg Cemetery
having been first buried on his farm in Sheldon® Records tell that
he enlisted in April 1776 for service in Col. Wynkoop's New York
Regulars, and the following spring served six months under Capt®
Harrison's company® In 1778, he was again under arms in command of
Lt® Hubbs and his New York troops, while the spring of I78O saw another
enlistment with service under Col® John Harper's New York regiment®
He married LIddy Gates, 1759-181|5P and In the spring of I80I4..
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