Historical Wyoming County July 1956 - Old Fulton History

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A REVOLUTIONARY HERITAGE (cont.)
Among those who marched from Metheun, Mass,, on the Alarm of
April 19s 1775* was Corporal Thomas Dow, buried in Arcade- Rural
Cemetery,, He saw service for four and a half days under Major Samuel
Bodwello Dow was a son of Isaac Dow and Martha Hanniford, born in
Haverhill* Mas So in 17^4-3 ° His wife, Mary, was a daughter of John and
Sarah Roberts Barker, also of Metheun„ At an early day they came to
Yorkshire, N. Y„, and there Mrs0 Dow died Aug0 16, 1823, he having
preceded her on March 13, l822„ A double stone of slate marks their
burial place and a bronze SAR marker denotes his military career. No
details are known of their activities.
Born Feb„ 8P 17^5 a "k Wareham, Mass., Ensign Reuben Doty was an
officer in Capt0 Chamberlain's company, Col0 Rosewell Hopkins' regiment
of Dutchess County (N. Y.) Militia in 1778. Prior to the Revolution,
in 1765s he had married Hannah Delano. The couple came to
Pike by 1810 and were pioneers in the Doty Hill area of the township.
There he died Feb. 22, 1819, age seventy-one, and was buried
In the family cemetery nearby. Although mended by his descendants,
the ancient stone, elaborately carved, lies among the shattered
memorials of his pioneer neighbors and relatives. A daughter, Lois
(1767-1821].) married Ichabod Murray (1755-1831). Known descendants
reside in the West.
A large modern monument in Lyonsburg Cemetery, Town of Eagle,
remembers Francis Drake, born April 8, 1752, died March 13, i860,
and his wife, Dimis, born Nov. 6S 1786, who died June 12, 1833»
There is a Francis Drake listed in the Regular Army, 5"th New York
Regiment. If the date of death is correct, Mr. Drake lived to the
remarkable age of more than 107 years. The only newspaper reference
located announces his death in i860 but states that he was 77 years
of age. If such was the case, he was born about 1782 and could not
have served in the War. Since his name has been included in the DAR
list, we are recording it pending further information.
Another Pike Revolutionary patriot, Noah Emery, died in that
township, August 11, 1839s. but his place of burial Is unknown. Research
carried forth by Mr. Robert M. French, Town Historian, shows
that in the Pension Archives, Washington, is an affidavit from his
widow, Lucy Emery, then sixty-three years old, dated June 15S 1855*
stating that he was a Private in Capt. Benjamin Spaulding's company,
Col. Moses Nichols' regiment of New Hampshire Militia. He went from
Jaffrey, N. H. and joined the army at West Point, N. Y., on or about
July 1, 1780, and continued for the term of three months, being honorably
discharged in October 1780. Supporting affidavits claim Noah
Emery to have been a guard at General Arnold's quarters the night
Arnold deserted to the enemy. Emery married his surviving widow in
Grafton, Vermont, June 15, l8l5j> her maiden name being Lucy Robinson,,
A native of Lyme, Conn® and born there in 1755» Jabez Ely enlisted
at the age of twenty in Capt. Abraham Waterhouse's company,
Col. Samuel H. Parsons' regiment of Connecticut Militia0 He moved
to the town of Gainesville and at his death in l81|l was buried in
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