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The Fourth Generation Descendants


    1. William GROAT, the son of Johannes Diederick Groat (69) and Phebe Langhton, was born December 4, 1797, and christened at the Reformed Church at West Copake, May 6, 1798

    2. James GROAT, the son of Johannes Diederick Groat (69) and Phebe Langhton, was born March 1, 1799, and christened May 26, 1799, at the Reformed Church, West Copake.

    3. David GROAT, the son of Johannes Diederick Groat (69) and Phebe Langhton, was born January 1, 1801, and christened April 19, 1801. This is probably the same David shown in the 1855 census, aged 55, and living on the Van Deusen Farm. He probably married his wife, Sarah (last name unknown), around 1830. Sarah is buried at the Niver Cemetery in Craryville, having died April 13, 1852. They had two children:

      1. Sarah: Born November 17, 1833.

      2. Freelin: Born January 21, 1837.

    1. John GROAT, the son of Johannes Diederick Groat (69) and Phebe Langhton, was born April 3, 1802, and christened October 10, 1802, at the Reformed Church of West Copake. This appears to be the John Groat who married Sara (last name unknown) and had at least one son, probably three. He died November 29, 1849, and is buried with his wife, children, and grandchildren, in the churchyard at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Copake, Columbia County, New York.

      1. John D.: Born March 19, 1824.

      2. William: Born May 9. 1835.

      3. Harvey: Born May 26, 1836.

    1. Freeman (Freman) GROAT, the son of Johannes Diederick Groat (69) and Phebe Langhton, was born August 10, 1804 and christened the following year at the Reformed Church of West Copake.

    2. Daniel GROAT, the son of Johannes Diederick Groat (69) and Elizabeth Langhton, was born about 1815. He is listed in the 1850 Federal Census as living in Copake, Columbia County, New York, age 35, with his wife Adaline, age 36. The 1855 state census of Claverack lists him as a farmer "42", his wife "40"; sons Lester "8", Charles "6", and Alfred "2"; and "nephew" Freelin "18" They had 6 children - the older three died during a four month period in 1943, probably due to an epidemic:

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      1. Wesley: Born September 24, 1837.

      2. Emma: Born July 3, 1839.

      3. Helen: Born January 30, 1840.

      4. Lester: Born about 1847.

      5. Charles: Born about 1849.

      6. Alfred: Born about 1852.

    1. Henry GROAT, the son of Philip Groat (76) and Lydia Dipple, was born December 6, 1797, and christened at the Reformed Church of West Copake, January 28, 1798. No further record has been found.

    2. Samuel GROAT, the son of Philip Groat (76) and Lydia Dipple, was born May 20, 1802, and christened October 10, 1802, at the Reformed Church of West Copake. No further record has been found.

    3. Nicholas GROAT, the son of Philip Groat (76), was born around 1803. The will of Nicholas Groat (12) indicates that Philip had at least one son named Nicholas. This appears to be the Nicholas Groat who enlisted in the Northern Army during the Civil War on the 19th of October, 1861, at the age of 58! He seems to have been able to fool some of the Army's staff as his company commander, on his Certificate of Disability for discharge, stated that he was "forty four years of age" A month later, the post commander certified that he was fifty-eight. It is his request for a pension, filed in Algonac, Michigan, that proves his survivability. In this document, dated August 26, 1890, he is listed as 86 and the cause of disability as "a dose of poisoning (supposed to have been administered by his third wife, seven years ago last June)." The "third" was written over a second" which had been crossed out. He was granted a pension and lived yet another six and a half years and died July 1, 1896, at the assumed age of 93+. We've yet to find out what happened to the third (second?) wife who administered the poisoning but feel certain that she didn't do as well as Nicholas.

    4. Stephen Martinus (Marthinus) GROAT, the son of John Groat (91) and Affogena Ann Blakesley, was born December 18, 1826, at Marcellus, Onondaga County, NY. He first married, July 22, 1855, at Marengo, McHenry County, Illinois, to Nancy Dickerson Weaver, born March 11, 1831, in Michigan. They had 8 children. His first wife died, June 3, 1904, and she was buried in Aitkin, Minnesota. He married twice more, before he died June 7 (or 27), 1914, at Gideon, Missouri. Nancy Dickerson Weaver had apparently been married before as she was the mother of Sarah Ann Weaver, who married Stephen's younger brother David Langdon Groat (173):

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      1. Ellen Jane: Born May 9, 1856.

      2. Joseph Silos: Born June 2, 1859.

      3. Clarissa Kathryn: Born June 2, 1862.

      4. Frank Mortimus.: Born November 17, 1866.

      5. Lorenda Evaline: Born July 18, 1869.

      6. Stella May: Born September 9, 1872.

      7. Emma.

      8. Petter.

    1. Clarissa Catharine GROAT, the daughter of John Groat (91) and Affogena Ann Blakesley, was born January 9, 1835, at Skeaneatles, Onondaga County NY. She was married at Beloit, Wisconsin, January 21, 1856, to Case C. Gifford, born January 15, 1837, in New York. Clarrisa had two children. She died July 17, 1867, and she is buried at Hartland, Mc Henry County, Illinois. Her husband died, November 21, 1886, at Beresford, South Dakota. Clarissa had two children:

      295A. Theron J. GIFFORD: Theron J. Gifford was the son of Case C. Gifford and Clarissa Catharine Groat (171). The correct spelling of this name is questionable. The document from which it was taken is unclear. It may be "Sheron." His/her birthdate is not listed.

      295B. Charles C. GIFFORD: Charles C. Gifford was the son of Case C. Gifford and Clarissa Catharine Groat (171) Again, the spelling is uncertain. Though the document from which it was taken does not list a birthdate, it does state that he/she lived in Beloit, Wisconsin and had two boys, both married.

    1. John Burlington GROAT, the son of John Groat (91) and Affogena Ann Blakesley, was born, September 12, 1838, at Butler, Wayne County, NY. On October 4, 1864, at Geneva, Wisconsin, he married Sarah Ann Case, born June, 1836. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War, enlisting in Company H, of the 8th Illinois Cavalry, August 15, 1862 at Dorr, Illinois, for three years. He was discharged for a disability, March 22, 1863, but re-enlisted in the same unit October, 10, 1864, six days after his marriage. He was finally mustered out at Benton Barracks, Missouri, July 17, 1865. On January 4, 1882, at Brush Creek, Fayette County, Iowa, John applied for a Civil War veteran's invalid pension, claiming that he suffered jaundice while stationed at Memphis Tennessee, in 1863, and this illness resulted in epilepsy. His application was rejected.

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      John and Sarah Ann had 3 children. John died January 6, 1883, and he was buried at Arlington, Iowa. In 1890, while residing at Brush Creek, Fayette County, Iowa, Sarah applied for and received a widow's pension based on John's Civil War service. Her last quarterly pension check of $90 was issued July 4, 1921. The next check, dated October 4, 1921, was returned due to her death. She died at Arlington, Iowa, August 21, 1921.

      295C. Effie May: Birthdate unknown.

      295D. John Henry: Birthdate unknown.

      295E. Olive Rosetta (Etta): Birthdate unknown.

    1. David Langdon GROAT, the son of John Groat (91) and Affogena Ann Blakesley, was born at Butler, Wayne County, NY, July 20, 1840. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War, enlisting in Company A, of the 15th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, under Captain L. D. Kelly, May 24, 1861. He was discharged, at Springfield, Illinois, June 14, 1864. On Christmas day of that year (1864), at Hartland, Me Henry County, Illinois, he married Sarah Ann Weaver, born June 3, 1848 at Seneca, Illinois. Sarah Ann was the daughter of John’s sister-in-law, Nancy Dickerson Weaver. They had 6 children. Sarah Ann died, February 8, 1901, at Red Cloud, Nebraska. David married twice more; first on May 10 and, second, June 20, 1908. He died October 10, 1915 at Red Cloud, Nebraska.

      295F. Erminie: Birthdate unknown.

      295G. David Arthur: Birthdate unknown.

      295H. Edwin S.: Birthdate unknown.

      295I. Elbert J.: Birthdate unknown.

      295J. Dora Harrietta: Birthdate unknown.

      295K. Maurice Silos: Birthdate unknown.

    1. Peter James GROAT, the son of John Groat (91) and Affogena Ann Blakesley, was born May 21, 1842, at Butler, Wayne County, NY. On April 28, 1881, at Chicago, Illinois, he married Elizabeth Small Craighead Allen, born July 26, 1844, at Dundee, Scotland. The marriage produced 2 children. His wife died February 12, 1908, in Chicago. Peter died, October 5, 1912, at Chicago, Illinois:

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      295L. Elizabeth May: Birthdate unknown.

      295M. Tura Effie: Birthdate unknown.

    1. Thomas Corridon GROAT, the son of John Groat (91) and Affogena Ann Blakesley, was born at Albion, Illinois, October 13, 1846. He served in the Southern Army during the Civil War, enlisting as a private in Company B, 23rd Kentucky Infantry, at Covington, Kentucky, October 14, 1861. He was discharged at Chattanooga, Tennessee, February 3, 1864, but re-enlisted June 5, 1864. He was finally discharged June 18, 1865. Thomas Corridon remained a bachelor, and died January 10, 1910, at Chicago, Illinois.


    1. Catharine Maria GROAT, the daughter of Henry Groat, Jr., (120) and Corstina Link, was born July 20, 1807, and was christened "Catharina Maria Graed" at the Reformed Church of Kinderhook. She married Richard Deyo on January 16, 1825, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. She is mentioned in her father's will (dated October 20, 1843, and probated April 3, 1844) as the wife of Richard Deyo. A bible kept by her father indicates that she had three children:

      1. Rachel Corstina DEYO: Rachel Corstina Deyo, the daughter of Richard Deyo and Catharine Maria Groat (182), was born April 16, 1826.

      2. Henry R. DEYO: Henry R. Deyo, the son of Richard Deyo and Catharine Maria Groat (182), was born December 1, 1827.

      3. Elizabeth Maria DEYO: Elizabeth Maria Deyo, the daughter of Richard Deyo and Catharine Maria Groat (182), was born November 9, 1829.

    1. Elizabeth Corstina GROAT, the daughter of Henry Groat, Jr., (120) and Corstina Link, was born September 3, 1811, and christened "Eliza Christina Graed" at Kinderhook. Elizabeth Corstina, named after her mother but sometimes referred to in records as Elizabeth Christina, married Jacob Stofflebean (Stopplebeam, Stupplebeem), Jr., March 26, 1835. According to the records of Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghent, the marriage took place at the home of the bride's father, in the presence of John Tator and Harriet Waltermire. She is mentioned in her father's will (dated October 20, 1843, and probated April 3, 1844) as the wife of Jacob Stupplebeen:

      1. Franklin STUPPLEBEEM: Franklin Stupplebeem, the son of Jacob Stupplebeem and Elizabeth Corstina Link (183) was, born May 11, 1843, and christened at the Reformed Church of Ghent, September 10, 1843.

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    1. Jane GROAT, the daughter of Henry Groat, Jr., (120) and Corstina Link, was born June 28, 1817. The records of Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghent, indicate that Jane married Henry I. Dunspaugh, January, 29, 1835 at the home of the bride's father in the presence of Jacob Stupplebean and Eliza Groat (183), of Ghent. She is mentioned in her father's will (dated October 20, 1843, and probated April 3, 1844) as the wife of Henry I. Dunspaugh. They had seven children. Jane died in 1884 and her husband died in 1896.

      1. Angette DUNSPAUGH: Angette Dunspaugh was the daughter of Henry I. Dunspaugh and Jane Groat (184). No further information available.

      2. Arthur DUNSPAUGH: Arthur Dunspaugh was the son of Henry I. Dunspaugh and Jane Groat (184). No further information available.

      3. Frances DUNSPAUGH: Frances Dunspaugh was the son/daughter of Henry I. Dunspaugh and Jane Groat (184). No further information available.

      4. John DUNSPAUGH: John Dunspaugh was the son of Henry Dunspaugh and Jane Groat (184). No further information available.

      5. Theodore DUNSPAUGH: Theodore Dunspaugh was the son of Henry I. Dunspaugh and Jane Groat 184). No information available.

      6. Cyrus DUNSPAUGH: Cyrus Dunspaugh, the son of Henry I. Dunspaugh and Jane Groat (184), was born June 6, 1846. In 1866, he married Cornelia Van Deusen, the daughter of Nicholas Van Deusen and Elizabeth Niver. The marriage produced four children:

          Lillian DUNSPAUGH: Lillian Dunspaugh was the daughter of Cyrus Dunspaugh (305) and Cornelia Van Deusen.

          Cora DUNSPAUGH: Cora Dunspaugh was the daughter of Cyrus Dunspaugh (305) and Cornelia Van Deusen.

          Grace DUNSPAUGH: Grace Dunspaugh was the daughter of Cyrus Dunspaugh (305) and Cornelia Van Deusen.

          Milford DUNSPAUGH: Milford Dunspaugh was the son of Cyrus Dunspaugh (305) and Cornelia Van Deusen.

      1. Henry DUNSPAUGH: Henry Dunspaugh the son of Henry and Dunspaugh and Jane Groat (184), was born January 28, 1849. He married Emma Drew, the daughter of Joseph Drew. They had two daughters:

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          Florence May DUNSPAUGH: Florence May was the daughter of Henry Dunspaugh (306) and Emma Drew:

          Ethal DUNSPAUGH: Ethal Dunspaugh was the daughter of Henry Dunspaugh (306) and Emma Drew.

    1. Amelia GROAT, the daughter of Henry Groat, Jr., (120) and Corstina Link, was born November 30, 1825, and christened at Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghent, February 4, 1826. She is mentioned in her father's will (dated October 20, 1843, and probated April 3, 1844) as Amelia Groat, indicating that she was still single at the time.

    2. John Henry GROAT, the son of Henry Groat, Jr. (120) and his wife, Fanny, was born May 15, 1834 and died April 27, 1842. He is buried with his father and his father s first wife, Corstina Link, on the old Leggett Farm burial plot in Ghent, Columbia County, New York.

    3. John Henry GROAT, probably the son of John Groat (121) and Hannah Pultz, was born November 21, 1806. and died February 11, 1885 at the age of 78 years, 2 months, 20 days. On October 11, 1827, at St. Luke’s Millville Church, Valatie, Columbia County, New York, he married Anna Mickle. Anna was born about 1807 and died December 7, 1875, when she was 68 years old. Both are buried in old Kinderhook Cemetery. 1865 New York State census records list John as a "chandler" (age 50), wife Ann (age 50), and daughter Catharine (age 30). They had three children:

      1. Sylvester Lorenzo: Christened December 4, 1828.

      2. Jacob Henry: Born about 1833.

      3. Catharine M.: Christened March 29, 1836.

    1. Ann Margaret GROAT, the daughter of John Groat (121) and Hannah Pultz, was born October 11, 1809, and christened at Kinderhook. The records of Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghent indicate that Ann Margaret married Peter J. Tipple on September 14, 1826. The wedding was held at the home of the bride's mother.

    2. Ellen Jane GROAT, probably the daughter of John Groat (121) and Hannah Pultz, was born about January 19 1811. She is buried at Claverack, having died February 9, 1812, at the age of 11 months, 21 days.

    3. Philip GROAT, the son of John Groat (121) and Hannah Pultz, was born August 26, 1812, at Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York. The records of Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghent indicate that, at Centerville, March 7, 1833, Philip married Julia Ann Howard, born about 1813, the daughter of Elizabeth Howard (mothers maiden name and name of father unknown). Julia is mentioned in the will of her mother. They had one child, Melissa M. The 1850 Federal census of Ghent lists Philip (age 37), Julia (age 36) and Melissa (age 19). 1865 New York census records list Philip (age 53) Julia Anne (age 53) and "Mary E. Waltermire, servant" (age 37).

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      Julia Ann Howard died November 17, 1870, at the age of 57. Philip then married Mary E. Waltermire (apparently the "servant" listed in the 1865 New York State census) on January 28, 1873, at Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghent. Mary died about three years later, February 28, 1877, at the age of 61 years and 17 days, indicating that she was born about February 11,1826. Philip died November 5, 1889, at the age of 77, and is buried with both wives in the cemetery adjacent to the church:

      1. Melissa M.: Born August 14, 1840.

    1. William David GROAT, the son of John Groat (121) and Hannah Pultz, was born September 17, 1815, and christened at Kinderhook. He married Dutanna Gross. No further record has been found.

    2. Edward GROAT, the son of John Groat (121) and Hannah Pultz, was christened January 14, 1819, at Christ's Evangelical Church of Ghent. He married Anna Maria Decker, born January 28, 1825, and they had three children. New York State census records for Ghent lists his occupation as that of farmer. The 1875 census lists him as "43", his wife, Anna M. as "50," and indicate his mother, "Hannah, age 86", living with him: Edward died December 14, 1887, and Anna Maria, died April 23, 1905. They are buried in Ghent:

      1. Martin: Born about 1842.

      2. Anna: Born May 19, 1844.

      3. John Henry: Born about 1847.

    1. Martin GROAT, the son of John Groat (121) and Hannah Pultz, was born November 22, 1821, and christened at Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church, in Ghent. He is listed in the 1850 Federal census of Ghent, age 30, occupation farmer, living with Henry I. Dunspaugh and Jane (Groat) Dunspaugh (184). He married Amelia (last name unknown), who was born about 1843 in Greene County, New York. In the 1865 state census of Ghent, Martin (age 43, farmer) and his wife Amelia (age 22) are listed as living with the family of brother Edward. Ten years later, they are living in Chatham, ages 52 and 32, with a son William. The 1875 census of Chatham (1st District, Dwelling #195) values his 40 acre farm at $6,000 (including house and other structures). They had at least one child. This may be the Martin Groat who is buried next to his brother Edward - the headstone reads "November 27 or 22, 1823 - May 21, 1888."

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      1. William: Born about 1868.

    1. William GROAT, the son Hendrick Groat (122) and Catharine Steiber, was born March 23, 1794, and christened "Willem Grad" at the Reformed Church of Claverack, April 13, 1794. Witnesses at the christening were "Helmus Grad (38) and Lena Moul," his paternal grandfather and his second wife.

    2. Christina GROAT, the daughter of Hendrick Groat (122) and Catharina Valkenburg, was born June 17, 1796, and christened July 16, 1796, at Minden Church, Montgomery County, New York. Sponsors at the christening were Joachim Valkenburg and his wife, Gertraut."

    3. Petrus (Peter Henry) GROAT, the son of Hendrick Groat (122) and Catharina Valkenburg, was born May 29, 1798, and christened July 16, 1798, at Minden Church, Montgomery County, New York. Sponsors at the christening were "Hannes Augspurger and his wife Susanna." In 1821, he married Sarah Mosher, born in 1802, and they had five children. He died in 1860 in Comanche, Iowa, and his wife died in 1853. Both are buried in Clinton County, Iowa:

      1. Andrew Jackson: Born March 6, 1835.

      2. William H.: Birthdate unknown.

      3. John: Birthdate unknown.

      4. Thomas: Birthdate unknown.

      5. Jerry: Birthdate unknown.

    1. Catharina GROAT, the daughter of Hendrick Groat (122) and Catharina Valkenburg, was born June 2, 1803, and christened "Catharina Grooth" July 10, 1803, at Minden Church, Montgomery County, New York. Sponsors at the christening were "John Herter" and "Anna Grooth (130), spinster," sister of the paternal grandfather.

    2. Wilhelmus GROAT, the son of Jacob Groat (124) and Catharine Jacobi, was born November 24, 1798, and christened "Wilhelmus Grad" at the Reformed Church of Claverack, January 13, 1799. Sponsors at the christening were "Wilhelmus Grad" (38) and "Lena Moul," his paternal grandfather and his second wife.

    3. Johannes (John I.) GROAT, the son of Jacob Groat (124) and Catharine Jacobi, was born March 28, 1800, and christened at the Reformed Church of Claverack, May 4, 1800. Sponsors at the christening were Johannes Jacobi and Catharine Fritz. John died, May 26, 1817, and he is buried in the Rogers burial plot near the site of the Thomas School.

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    1. Christina GROAT, the daughter of Jacob Groat  (124) and Catharine Jacobi, was born August 2, 1802, and christened August 22, 1802, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. On April 6, 1822, as "Christina Grod," she married George Pulver at the Reformed Church of Claverack.

    2. Sally GROAT, the daughter of Jacob Groat (124) and Catharine Jacobi, was born October 14, 1805 and christened at the Reformed Church of Claverack, December 8, 1805. In 1829, she married Cornelius M. Teal, the son of John Teal and Jane Miller, who were natives of Columbia County but, after marriage, settled in Canada. They returned to Columbia County when the War of 1812 broke out and he (John) refused to serve against his native country. They (the parents) died leaving eleven children, nine still living in 1885. Cornelius and Sally adopted a daughter Louisa Karl, who later married Charles Carey of Binghampton, New York, and had three children. A History of Broome County includes the following biography:

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      Teal, Cornelious M., P.O. Kattleville, born in lower Canada in 1805, wife Sally Groat, daughter of Jacob and Catharine Groat, born in Columbia County in 1805, married in 1839, settled in Chinango, Broome County, on their present farm of sixty-five acres and began preparations for clearing and soon had comfortable building erected. They had one adopted daughter, Louisa Karl, now Mrs. Charles Carey, of Binghampton, children three. Parents Abram and Jane (Miller) Teal, natives of Columbia County, married and settled in Canada. When the war broke out in 1812, he returned to Columbia County, as he would not serve against his country, until the war ended. Parents died leaving eleven children, nine now living.

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    1. Elizabeth (Betsy) GROAT, the daughter of Jacob Groat (124) and Catharine Jacobi, was born March 5, 1808 and christened May 1, 1808, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. The records of Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghent indicate that she married David B. Castle of Stockport, February 27, 1836. The marriage took place at the home of her father and in the presence of Sylvester Groat (205) and Jane Ann Groat (207). The 1865 state census of Ghent, listing her as living with her brother John (209), suggest that her husband died before that time. Betsy died May 22, 1877.

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    1. Henry A. Lansing GROAT, the son of Jacob Groat (124) and Catharine Jacobi, was born May 20, 1810, and christened July 1, 1810. At the age of 19, Henry A. Lansing Groat married Sophia Tator, age 17, the daughter of Maria Tator of Kinderhook, March 26, 1830. The marriage took place at Shufelt's Inn, in the presence of John Pulver and Catharine (prob. 204), both of Ghent. Sophia Tator is mentioned in the 1844 will of her brother (Cornelius) and the 1851 will of her mother (Maria).

      1. Elcy Jeanette: Born 14 June 1831.

      2. Elcy Maria: Born October 5, 1832.

    1. Catherine GROAT, the daughter of Jacob Groat (124) and Catharine Jacobi, was born August 12, 1812, and christened October 4, 1812, at the Reformed Church of Clavarack. A family bible indicates that she died October 5, 1861. This may be the Catherine who married Richard Henry Harder, born August 14, 1815. She was buried in Hudson City Cemetery. Her husband died September 17, 1902, and is buried with her.

      1. Maria HARDER: Maria Harder, the daughter of Richard Henry Harder and Catherine Groat (204), was born January 7, 1839, and christened at the Reformed Church of Claverack.

      2. Elmira HARDER: Elmira Harder, the daughter of Richard Henry Harder and Catherine Groat (204), was born January 7, 1841, and christened, December 7, 1844, at the Reformed Church of Claverack.

      3. Emily HARDER: Emily Harder, the daughter of Richard Henry Harder and Catherine Groat (204) was born November 19, 1844, and christened, December 7, 1844, at the Reformed Church of Claverack.

      4. Catherine Ann HARDER: Catherine Ann Harder, the daughter of Richard Henry Harder and Catherine Groat (204), was born March 26, 1847, and christened, February 24, 1850, at the Reformed Church of Claverack.

      5. Ophelia HARDER: Ophelia Harder, the daughter of Richard Henry Harder and Catherine Groat (204), was born February 8, 1851, and christened, June 1, 1851, at the Reformed Church of Claverack.

      6. Richard H. HARDER: Richard H. Harder, Jr., the son of Richard Henry Harder and Catherine Groat (204), was born August 14, 1853, and christened at the Reformed church of Ghent, June 19, 1854. He is buried in the Hudson City Cemetery, having died January 16, 1899.

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    1. Sylvester GROAT, the son of Jacob Groat (124) and Catharine Jacobi, was born December 10, 1814, and christened at the Reformed Church of Claverack February 5, 1815. He died November 20, 1850.

    2. Jacob Edward GROAT, the son of Jacob Groat (124) and Catharine Jacobi, was born February 27, 1817, at Chatham, and christened May 11, 1817, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. On December 22,1842, he married Phoebe R. Mitchell, born April 5, 1819, at Franklin, NY. His obituary notes that: he was born in Ghent, Columbia county, in 1817. He learned the blacksmith trade from his father and went to Franklin, New York in 1842 and carried on business there and in Meredeth until 1863. He married and moved to Oneonta where he was engaged in farming. Phoebe died May 17, 1889, and Jacob died August 20,1896.

      1. Lorin H.: Born March 20, 1844.

    1. Jane Ann GROAT, the daughter of Jacob Groat (124) and Catharine Jacobi, was born June 6, 1819, and christened July 18, 1819, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. She died January 1, 1857.

    2. Laura Homilda GROAT, the daughter of Jacob Groat (124) and Catharine Jacobi, was born June 5, 1822, and christened September 1, 1822, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. The records of Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghent indicate that she married Martin Vroman of Middleburg, Schoharie County, December 30, 1841, at the home of her father. Present at the wedding were Jacob Edward Groat (206) of Ghent and Mariette Traux of Stockport.

    3. John Ashley GROAT, the son of Jacob Groat (124) and Catharine Jacobi, was born April 30, 1824, and christened August 18, 1824, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. Around 1846, he married Lydia M. Ney (Lydia A. Ney?), born February 28, 1828. The 1855 New York state census of Ghent lists John A. (a blacksmith, age 31), Lydia (age 30), children Amelia (age 8) and Morrison (age 5), and John's father, Jacob (age 81). John lived in Kinderhook next to an Inn operated by the father of President Martin Van Buren. The 1865 New York state census of Ghent lists John A. (a blacksmith, age 42), Lydia (age 37), Amelia (age 17) and Morrison (age 16). Lydia died April 24, 1896, and John died July 6 or 8, 1897. They are both buried in the graveyard of the Reformed Church of West Ghent.

      1. Amelia: Born around 1847.

      2. Morrison: Born around 1848.

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    1. Lena GROAT, the daughter of Willem W. Groat (127) and Sally Zufeld, was born sometime prior to the 1807 will of her father, in which she is mentioned.

    2. Christina GROAT, the daughter of Willem W. Groat (127) and Sally Zufeld, was born January 6, 1807, and christened "Christina Grad" February 8, 1807, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. witnesses at the christening were "Petrus Zufeld and Catharina Grad" (129), sister and brother-in-law of the mother. Christina is mentioned in the 1807 will of her father.

    3. Wilhelmus GROAT, the son of John W. Groat (128) and Magdelena Cooper, was christened October 10, 1802. This is probably the "William H. Grad" who married Maria Haver ( Horun?) at Claverack, March 31, 1822.

    4. Martin (Martinus) GROAT, the son of John W. Groat (128) and Magdelena Cooper, was christened "Martinus" July 24, 1804. He married Sarah Crocker around 1827. He died October 5, 1841, at the age of 37 years, 3 months, and 11 days. Sarah died in 1870, at the age of 67. Both are buried in Kinderhook, Columbia County.

      1. Judith Ann: Born about 1829.

      2. Magdelena: Born about December 20, 1831.

      3. Sara M.: Born about 1835.

      4. Harriet V.: Born about 1838.

      5. Caroline: Born about 1841.

      6. Catherine: Born about 1842.

    1. Peter Lysander GROAT, the son of Jeremiah Groat (131) and Rebecca (Peggy) Zufeld, was born March 12, 1811, and christened April 26, 1811, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. He died February 16, 1832, at the age of 20 years, 11 months, 3 days, and he is buried in Union Cemetery, Mellenville, Columbia County.

    2. Sara Elinore GROAT, the daughter of Jeremiah Groat (131) and Rebecca (Peggy) Zufeld, was born April 19, 1815, and christened May 28, 1815, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. The records of Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghent show that, as Sarah Elinor Groat of Centerville, she married Herman Best of Centerville, November 17, 1836 at the home of her father. Present at the wedding were “Dr. R. H. Mesick & wife (Maria Groat 246) & alii of same (Centerville)."

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    1. Frances Christina GROAT, the daughter of Jeremiah Groat (131) and Rebecca (Peggy) Zufeld, was born August 4, 1828, and christened August 31, 1828 at the Reformed Church of Claverack. The 1850 federal census of Claverack lists her at age 20, living with her parents. The 1855 state census of Claverack lists her as "Fanny," age 25, living at home. On February 26, 1857, as "Fanny C. Groat,” at the Reformed Church of Mellenville, Columbia County, New York, she married Jeremiah Storm.

    2. William Henry GROAT, the son of Frederick W. Groat (132) and Cornelia Spoor, was born July 8, 1810, and christened "Wiliam" Henry, August 19, 1810, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. He died June 11, 1828.

    3. Sophia GROAT, the daughter of Frederick W. Groat (132) and Cornelia Spoor, was born April 22, 1812, and christened May 31, 1812, at the Reformed Church of Claverack, with "Maggy Esselsteyn" as sponsor. She died June 26, 1833.

    4. Catherine GROAT, the daughter of Frederick W. Groat (132) and Cornelia Spoor, was born July 24, 1814, and christened September 11, 1814, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. Witnesses at the christening were "Petrus Zufeld and Catharine Grot" (129). A family bible indicates that Catherine died, May 12, 1833.

    5. Abraham (Abram Spoor) GROAT, the son of Frederick W. Groat (132) and Cornelia Spoor, was born August 25, 1817. On April 26, 1840, he married Lana (Luna) Elizabeth Van Deusen the daughter of Isaac Van Deusen (May 26 1773 -- April 20, 1860) and Lucretia Ingersoll (November 17, 1776 -- April 1, 1837) of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, born April 22, 1815. Abraham died September 17, 1842. His widow remarried to Oliver H. Abbey, born February 26, 1850, and died just 19 months later, September 5, 1851.

    6. Jacob Esselstyne GROAT, the son of Frederick W. Groat (132) and Cornelia Spoor, was born September 15, 1819, probably in Herkimer County, New York. On April 30, 1839, Jacob Esselstyne married Clarissa Spurr, the daughter of Cornelius Spurr and Rachel Newman, born about 1819 in Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. They had one child, William Henry, born February 14, 1840, who was a member of Company A of the 6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, re-enlisted as a veteran in the 35th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and died October 16, 1864 near Vicksburg. Jacob Esselstyne Groat died November 9, 1842 and his brother, Frederick Jeremiah (235) married his widow.

      1. William Henry: Born February 14, 1840.

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    1. Frederick Jeremiah GROAT, the son of Frederick W. Groat (132) and Cornelia Spoor, was born July 13, 1822. Frederick Jeremiah married Clarissa Spurr, the widow of his brother, at Browne County, New York, October 22, 1846. Frederick Jeremiah and his wife Clarissa moved with his mother, Cornelia, to Lowell, Dodge County, Wisconsin around 1848 and to Reedsburg, Sauk County, Wisconsin in 1849. They settled in Ironton, Sauk County, Wisconsin, during the Fall of 1850. The 1860 federal census of Sauk County, Wisconsin indicates that Frederick J. and Clarissa had six children (confirmed by the family bible and a biography, though the names differ somewhat). Frederick J. Groat was a minister of the Christian Church for about twelve years, a Justice of the Peace, and he reached the rank of Sergeant in the 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. His wife, Clarissa, died November 23, 1888, and he died February 9, 1908. The following is taken from a History of Sauk County:

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      REV. FREDERIC J. GROAT, SEC. 4; P. O. Ironton; has been a minister of the  Christian Church about twelve years; son of Frederic and Cornelius (Spurr) Groat; born in Herkimer Co., NY, July 13, 1822; while quite young, he moved with his mother to Columbia Co., NY; when about 10 years of age, he moved to Berkshire Co., Mass.; remained there about eleven years, then went to Brown Co., NY; and lived there six years. He was married October 22, 1846, to Mrs. Clarissa Groat, widow of his brother, Jacob Groat; Mrs. Groat is the daughter of Cornelius and Rachel (Newman) Spurr; Mrs. Groat was born in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Mass., she had one son by her first marriage--William H.; he was a member of Co. A, 6th W.V.I.; re-enlisted as a veteran in the 35th W.V.I., and died near Vicksburg. Mr. and Mrs. Groat remained in Brown Co. about three years, and then came to Dodge Co., Wis., town of Lowell; spent one year in this town, then came to Reedsburg, Sauk Co., in the spring of 1849, and to Ironton, Sec. 4, the following fall; have 115 acres of land; they have six children --Francis M. (married to Jenny Butman, residing in Ironton; teacher by occupation), Camelia (now Mrs. Waiter Roys, living in Lavalle), Esther (now Mrs. William Burchell, of Lavalle), Mary, Ella and Ina. Mr. Groat has been Justice of the Peace two terms; he enlisted, in September, 1861, in Co. B, 12th W.V.I.; re-enlisted as a veteran, and served in all four years, lacking a month; he was a Sergeant. Politics, Republican.

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      Frederick and Clarissa had six children:

      1. Francis Marion: Born November 25, 1847.

      2. Cornelia (Camelia, Sarah): Born December 20, 1849.

      3. Esther J.: Born October 5, 1852.

      4. Mary E.: Born December 27, 1854.

      5. Ellen Maria: Born April 16, 1857.

      6. Angeline Amelia (Ina): Born May 27, 1860.

    1. Abraham Henry GROAT, the son of Hendrick P. Groat (141) and Maria Mesick, was born October 7, 1808, in Hudson, and christened at the Reformed Church of Claverack, October 30, 1808. On July 4, 1830, in the presence of Henry Porter, he was married to Catharine Stupplebeen, born about 1810. The federal census lists him as the operator of a "Billiards Saloon," age 42, with his wife, age 40, and five children. Abraham Henry died June 8, 1893. Abraham and Catharine had five children:

      1. Lucinda: Born about 1830.

      2. Henry: Born about 1832/1838.

      3. Edwin: Born about 1840.

      4. Imogene: Born about 1842.

      5. Josephine: Born about 1844/1846.

    1. Isaac Peter GROAT, the son of Hendrick P. Groat (141) and Maria Mesick, was born July 4, 1810, and christened August 5, 1810, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. Isaac married Ursula B. (last name unknown) and they had one child:

      1. Edmund O.: Born August 5, 1843.

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    1. Margareth Maria GROAT, the daughter of Hendrick P. Groat (141) and Maria Mesick, was born July 4, 1812, and christened "Maria Margareth," July 26, 1812, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. She married Allen Rockefeller. The 1850 federal census of Hudson lists Allen Rockefeller as a tailor (age 39) "Margaret" (age 37), Margareth's mother - Maria (age 65), and her brother Jacob (age 34). Allen Rockefeller died May 12, 1891, and Margareth Maria died August 30, 1896. They are both buried in the Hudson City Cemetery.

      1. Mary ROCKEFELLER: Mary Rockefeller was the daughter of Allen Rockefeller and Margaretha Maria Groat (138), born about 1835. The 1850 federal census lists her as living at home with her parents in Hudson, NY, age 15.

      2. Caroline ROCKEFELLER: Caroline Rockefeller was the daughter of Allen Rockefeller and Margareth Maria Groat (238), born about 1842. The 1850 federal census lists her as living at home with her parents in Hudson NY, age 8.

    1. Jacob Martin GROAT, the son of Hendrick P. Groat (141) and Maria Mesick, was born February 9, 1815, and christened May 4, 1815, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. Jacob (age 34) is listed as living with his sister, Margareth (Groat) Rockefeller, in the 1850 Federal census of Hudson.

    2. Francis GROAT, the son of Hendrick P. Groat (141) and Maria Mesick, was born July 15, 1817, and christened "Francis Grod," September 4, 1817, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. The christening record lists the parents as "Henry P. Groad" and "Mary Miesig."

    3. Sally Maria GROAT, the daughter of John P. Groat (142) and Maria Philip, was born November 26, 1807, and christened December 25, 1807, at the Reformed Church of Claverack.

    4. Peter GROAT, the son of John P. Groat (142) and Maria Philip, was born November 12, 1809 and christened December 17, 1809, at the Reformed Church of Claverack.

    5. Lena GROAT, the daughter of John P. Groat (142) and Maria Philip, was born December 17, 1811, and christened January 26, 1812, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. She may have been the Magdelena Groat who married Henry Reisdorph (August 6, 1810 - September 3, 1884). She died April 22, 1888, and is buried with her husband at Claverack.

    6. Margareth Nancy GROAT, the daughter of John P. Groat (142) and Maria Philip, was born June 10, 1814, and christened "Margareth Nanzy," July 17, 1814, at the Reformed Church of Claverack.

    7. Louisa GROAT, the daughter of William P. Groat (143) and Hannah Shufelt, born in 1810, married Cornelius Moul.

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    1. Maria GROAT, the daughter of William P. Groat (143) and Hannah Shufelt, was born April 6, 1811, and christened May 14, 1811 at the Reformed Church of Claverack. She married Dr. Richard Henry Mesick (born March 4, 1806), August 10, 1836. It appears that this was the second wife of Richard Henry as the records of Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghent list an earlier wedding in which he married Lovina Diederick (seamstress), April 7, 1831. That wedding was held at the home of her father and witnessed by Peter L. Groat (227) and Sarah Elinor Groat (228). Maria died November 24, 1858 (age 47 years, 7 months, 18 days) and her husband died January 31, 1883 (age 76 years, 10 months, 27 days). They are buried in Union Cemetery, Mellenville.

    2. Sarah A. GROAT, the daughter of William P. Groat (143) and Hannah Shufelt, was born May 15, 1813, and christened "Sally Ann" June 27, 1813, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. She married Jonas R. Delamater November 1, 1832, at the home of her father. Present at the wedding were John Pulver and Sarah E. Groat (228). The wedding is recorded at the Reformed Church of Claverack. They had six children, all christened at the Reformed Church of Claverack. Sally Ann died at the age of 77, May 7, 1890, and she is buried in the churchyard of the Reformed Church of Claverack.

      1. Margaret Ann DELAMATER: Margaret Ann Delamater, the daughter of Jonas R. Delamater and Sally Ann Groat (245), was born August 3, 1835, and christened October 29, 1835. Margaret Ann died at the age of  33, September 13, 1868, and is buried in the churchyard of the Reformed Church of Claverack.

      2. William Groat DELAMATER: William Groat Delamater, the son of Jonas R. Delamater and Sally Ann Groat (247), was born May 31, 1839, and christened August 29, 1839, at the Reformed Church of Claverack.

      3. Eva Christina DELAMATER: Eva Christina Delamater, the daughter of Jonas R. Delamater and Sally Ann Groat (247), was born June 13, 1841, and christened during December, 1841, at the Reformed Church of Claverack.

      4. Robert DELAMATER: Robert Delamater, the son of Jonas R. Delamater and Sally Ann Groat (247), was born November 3, 1843, and christened March 19, 1844, at the Reformed Church of Claverack.

      5. Georgianna DELAMATER: Georgianna Delamater, the daughter of Jonas R. Delamater and Sally Ann Groat (247), was born January 23, 1849, and christened June 18, 1849, at the Reformed Church of Claverack.

      6. Ezra D. DELAMATER: Ezra D. Delamater, the son of Jonas R. Delamater and Sally Ann Groat (247), was born in 1850/1851 and christened February 5, 1851, at the Reformed Church of Claverack.

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    1. Cyrus GROAT, the son of William P. Groat (143) and Hannah Shufelt, was born October 10, 1814, and Christened December 22, 1814, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. On January 13, 1836, he married Anne Eliza Pulver, the daughter of Peter W. Pulver and Mary Tator, born about 1816. Peter W. Pulver was a native of Claverack, the son of Wandell (Wendell) Pulver. Cyrus, a farmer, constituted the fourth generation of Groats to occupy the family farm in West Ghent, originally settled by his great-grandfather Hendrich (5), in 1750. He was appointed Superintendent of the Poor by the County Board of Supervisors in 1853. Cyrus died January 26, 1900. The following biography was found in the Biographical Review:

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      CYRUS GROAT

      Hendrick Groat, the great-grandfather of Cyrus was a native of Holland [actually Germany], possessing the habits of thrift and frugality native to the people of that county. When a young man [actually an infant] he emigrated to the United States, and, coming directly to this part of New York, was one of the earliest pioneers of Columbia County. He took up a claim of land in Ghent, paying rent on it for several years, afterward buying it, the deeds, now about two hundred years old, being in the possession of his descendant above named. Peter Groat, son of Hendrick, was born in Ghent, and was there reared to agricultural pursuits, becoming an important factor in the farming community, spending his long and busy life of ninety-six years [actually 87] within its precincts. He married a Miss Pike [in error, Peter's wife was Maria Corniker - Kernichen], and to them were born a family of seven children [actually 12]. At the time of his death Peter Groat was a pensioner of the Revolutionary War.

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      William P. Groat, son of Peter, was a native of Ghent, and was reared on the parental homestead. He began his business career as a tiller of the soil, but afterward exercised his natural mechanical ability as a carpenter, working at that trade for a few years. He subsequently again turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, improving a fine homestead in Ghent, where he spent his last years, dying in 1861 [1862], at the age of seventy-seven years. He married Hannah, daughter of Philip and Sarah Shufelt, of Ghent. To them were born ten children; namely Louisa, Sarah A., Maria, Cyrus, Philip P. Robert, Catherine, John C., William A., and Elizabeth.

      Cyrus, the fourth child and eldest son of Peter [William P.] and Hannah Groat, received his preliminary education in the public schools of Ghent, afterward attending the academy at Nassau, Rensselaer County. While at home, his services on the farm were in constant requisition; and he thus acquired early in life a practical knowledge of the art of agriculture. He remained a member of the paternal household until twenty-two years old, when he took unto himself a wife, and established a home of his own. Removing to North Ghent, he rented there a farm, which he cultivated for two years. He next rented a farm lying opposite the Martin Van Buren homestead, living there for four years. His first purchase of land consisted of sixty acres adjoining the Van Buren Farm. On this he erected good farm buildings, and carried on general farming successfully for six years. Returning thereafter to his birthplace, Mr. Groat purchased one-half of the old homestead and assumed its management, also working the other half for his father on shares, continuing this way for about four years, when he bought the other half of the farm, and has been busily engaged in its improvement. The wisdom and ability with which he conducts his farming operations are evident to the passer-by, his land being well laid out, furnished with substantial buildings, and equipped with all the modern conveniences for agricultural work.

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      The maiden name of the wife of Mr. Groat, whom he wedded in 1836 was Anna E. Pulver. She was born January 13, 1866, daughter of Peter W. and Mary (Tator) Pulver, the former being a native of Claverack, son of Wandell Pulver, and the latter a native of Ghent. No children came to brighten the home of Mr. and Mrs. Groat. Mr. Groat takes a warm interest in all that concerns the welfare of his town and county, is liberal in his support of schemes to forward public improvements, and is active in political life. During his residence in Kinderhook he served one term as Commissioner, and has also served in the same capacity in Ghent, and one term as Superintendent of the Poor. Twice during the war he was appointed to enroll the town of Ghent and served acceptably as Revenue Assessor and as Loan Commissioner, holding each office for six years. His honesty and integrity are unquestioned, his business ability everywhere respected, and his services are often in demand in settling estates, the largest of which he has had charge of being the Shufelt Estate in Chatham. In politics Mr. Groat is a strong Republican. Religiously, he and his estimable wife are members of the Lutheran Church of Ghent.

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    1. Philip Peter GROAT, the son of William P. Groat (143) and Hannah Shufelt, was born March 25, 1817, and christened May 11, 1817, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. On January 12, 1837, he married Harriet Van Deusen, the daughter of William Van Deusen and Anna Elmendorf, born in the present town of Greensport, Columbia County, October 24, 1818, and christened December 20, 1818, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. William Van Deusen was the son of John I. Van Deusen and Sophia Hallenbeck. The wedding record of the Reformed Church of Claverack lists the groom's occupation as a merchant and his and the bride's residence as Hudson. William Van Deusen of Hudson served as a witness at the wedding. Philip was appointed Superintendent of the Poor by the County Board of Supervisors in 1858 and served as Town Clerk, in 1839, 1840, and 1846. Harriet died May 10, and Philip died January 21, 1895. They are both buried in the churchyard of the Reformed Church of Claverack. They had six children:

      1. Amelia: Born December 6, 1837.

      2. Anna Louise: Born June 17,1839.

      3. Helen (Ellen) Jane: Born February 19, 1840.

      4. Katherine (Catherine): Born January 5, 1843.

      5. Emma Jane: Born November 12, 1844.

      6. William Robert: Born April 22, 1847.

      7. Harriet (Hattie) Elizabeth: Born April 6, 1856.

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    1. Robert Francis GROAT, the son of William P. Groat (143) and Hannah Shufelt, was born August 6, 1819, and christened October 9, 1819, at Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghent. Robert Francis married Sarah J. Voland (Foland), the daughter of Jacob Foland and Hannah Harder (both of Oneida, Madison County, NY) in 1852. Robert was one of original incorporators of the First National Bank of Hudson and served as one of it's Directors. He was a Hudson City Alderman in 1863 and a Supervisor in 1855. He died November 13, 1893. They had one daughter. From: Columbia County at the End of the Century published and edited under the auspices of the Hudson Gazette, 1900:

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      ROBERT F. GROAT

      Robert F. Groat was born in the town of Ghent, NY, August 6, 1819. The homestead where he was born has been in possession of the Groat family for four generations. The family came from Holland about 1720 [actually from Germany about 1710], Hendrick Groat being the ancestor of the subject of this notice and the first of the family to settle in Ghent. His son Peter was a participant in the Revolutionary War and received therefor a pension. He was succeeded by his son William, father of Robert F. Groat. Robert F. Groat was educated in the common and private schools, and until 1851 devoted his time to farming. In the year last mentioned he removed to Hudson and engaged in the wholesale and retail grocery trade, in which he continued until 1891, when he retired, with a reputation of a good business man, industrious, honest, frugal, and an exemplary citizen. In 1852 he was married to Sarah J., daughter of Jacob and Hannah (Harder) Foland, of Oneida, Madison County, NY. They had one daughter, Anna Elizabeth, wife of Dr. Henry Warner Johnson (the son of Rev. William M. Johnson, D.D.). Mr. Groat died on November 13, 1893, leaving a record of a long life of worthy acts and upright conduct.

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      1. Anna Elizabeth: Birthdate unknown.

    1. Catherine GROAT, the daughter of William P. Groat (143) and Hannah Shufelt, was born March 23, 1821, and christened at Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghent. The records of Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghent show that she married Martin C. Garner October 19, 1841, and died just two months later, December 24, 1841. The marriage was conducted at the home of the bride's father with Robert Groat (250) and Cynthia Garner in attendance. Her husband remarried to Magdelena Groat (332), the daughter of Martin Groat (225) and Sarah Crocker, born December 20, 1831. He died December 19, 1882, and his second wife died May 3, 1912. All three are buried in Union Cemetery in Mellenville.

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    1. John Calvin GROAT, the son of William P. Groat (143) and Hannah Shufelt, was born September 26, 1823, and christened December 11, 1823, at the Reformed Dutch Church (Christ's Church) in Ghent. On October 5, 1847, John Calvin married Mary Eleanor Shufelt who was born September 13, 1825. She was the daughter of George Philip Shufelt (April 2, 1801 -- May 24, 1884) and Sarah Ashley Wilkinson (September 3, 1803 -- August 24, 1877) who married August 9, 1823. Census records list John's occupation as "farmer." Both died during the year 1901 and they are buried in Union Cemetery, Mellenville.

      1. Ide Eleanor: Born 26 July 1848.

      2. Julia: Born about 1849.v
      3. Ella: Born 21 December 1851.

    1. William Allen GROAT, the son of William P. Groat (143) and Hannah Shufelt, was born March 15, 1826. On September 13, 1849, he married Eliza Jane (Anne) Pulver, who was born March 17 1829. Census records list his occupation as "farmer.” The records of Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghent indicate that he died August 6, 1883, and his wife died November 24, 1898. They are buried at Union Cemetery in Mellenville.

      1. Frank: Born about August 2, 1851.

      2. Robert Sylvester: Born October 23, 1852.

      3. Mary Kate (Catherine): Born December 24, 1854.

    1. Elizabeth GROAT, the daughter of William P. Groat (143) and Hannah Shufelt, was born July 7, 1828, and christened August 4, 1828, at Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghent. This is probably the Elizabeth who, on December 17, 1861, married Robert Esselstyne in the presence of her parents, sons of the groom, and Cyrus Groat (248). Family correspondence still in the possession of the family as late as 1935 indicates that she had a second marriage to John Fowler. Caroline Matilda (Groat) Pease (261) wrote, in a letter to her brother, Peter B. Groat (263), dated March 15, 1877: "Wm. family of children all living just as they were but Lib has a 2nd husband who is rich and they live in Detroit - He is a Mr. Fowler."

    2. Sally Ann GROAT, the daughter of Peter Groat, Jr., (144) and Amanda Rogers, was born October 16, 1811. The records of Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghent indicate that she married Dr. Eldridge Simpson of Ashford, "Mss." (probably Massachusetts), July 11, 1837. Present at the wedding were William F. Wheeler and Harriet Clark of Chatham. She died September 6, 1850.

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    1. David Benedict GROAT, the son of Peter Groat, Jr., (144) and Amanda Rogers, was born May 1, 1814. He married Harriet Ann Squier, the daughter of Timothy Squier and Rebecca Tucker, born about 1816. Timothy Squier was the son of Ellis Squier (a veteran of the Revolution during which he served as a member of the Essex County, NJ Militia), and Rebecca Purcel.

      David Benedict joined the 1849 California gold rush, sailing from Murray's Wharf, New York, aboard the Tarolinta, Captain Cave - Master, January 13, 1849, around Cape Horn to San Francisco. His wife and children remained behind and were living with his father at the time of the 1850 Federal census of Ghent. He died July 4, 1868.

      1. George O.: Born about 1841.

      2. Harriet Amanda: Born about 1843.

      3. Mary Squier: Born about 1845.

    1. Harriet Eliza GROAT, the daughter of Peter Groat, Jr., (144) and Amanda Rogers, was born January 16, 1816 (January 18, 1816?). She married Dr. Loftus Hyatt. She had one child and died while still young, September 16 (251), 1841.

      1. Mary F. HYATT: Mary F. Hyatt, the daughter of Dr. Loftus Hyatt and Harriet Eliza Groat (257) was born about 1838. She is listed in the 1850 federal census (at the age of 12) living with her grandfather, Peter Groat, Jr. (144), her mother having died when she was an infant.

    1. William Thomas GROAT, the son of Peter Groat, Jr., (144) and Amanda Rogers, was born April 12, 1818. The records of Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghent indicate that he married January 6, 1842, Augusta Van Deusen, the daughter of Simeon van Deusen and his 2nd wife Hannah Crandall, born February 15, 1823. The wedding was conducted at the home of the bride in the presence of William Huested and Eliza Andrews of Chatham. The 1855 New York State census lists his occupation as "merchant" (age 37), his wife Augusta (age 33), his daughters -- Ellen (age 10) and Anna L. (age 7), and his son - William (age 1). William Thomas was a charter member of Morning Star Lodge Number 128, of the International Order of Odd Fellows, instituted at Chatham, September 23, 1844, and he served as its first treasurer. He died on his 44th birthday, April 12, 1862.

      1. Ellen: Born about 1845.

      2. Anna Maria: Born about 1848.

      3. William Augustus: Born about 1854.

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    1. Richard Van Alstyne GROAT, the son of Peter Groat, Jr., (144) and Amanda Rogers, was born April 1, 1821. He joined his brother, David Benedict Groat in the 1849 California gold rush, following him by two months. He sailed from New York, aboard the Loo Choo, Captain Cushman - Master, March 5, 1849, around Cape Horn to San Francisco. This grueling trip is described in a letter to his parents from San Francisco, October 27, 1849 - he wrote: "I arrived here on the 16th Sept. after a voyage of 195 days." He died September 15 (161), 1861.

    2. Maria Deborah GROAT, the daughter of Peter Groat, Jr., (144) and Amanda Rogers, was born January 21 or 22, 1825. The records sometimes refer to her as "Deborah M." Records of the Protestant Dutch Church of Chatham show that she married Major Josiah Hunt, October 10, 1843. Major Hunt, educated at Brown University, was a civil engineer who served as superintendent of the Connecticut-River Railway and chief engineer of the New Haven and New London Railroad and the Terre Haute and Alton Railroad. A Genealogv of the Hunt Family, compiled by T. B. Wyman, Jr., states that Maria Deborah died at Hannibal, Missouri, "a martyr to her country's cause, from a fever brought on by her exertions in procuring clothing and equipment for the suffering soldiers in Missouri. Other family records indicate the actual date of death may have been July 16 or 24, 1861. They had four daughters.

      After the death of Maria Deborah, Major Hunt married Sarah Logan Feland of Woodland, Kentucky. Sarah Logan Feland was the sister of Ann Elizabeth Feland and the half-sister of Ann Garnett Ritter, both of whom who married Peter Benjamin Groat (263). Their mother, Sarah Haskins Logan, first married Thomas Feland and then, after he died, she married Wilson Ritter of Woodland, Kentucky.

      1. Ann M. HUNT: Ann M. Hunt, the twin daughter of Major Josiah Hunt and Maria Deborah Groat (260), was born at Natick, Massachusetts, in 1844, and apparently died in infancy.

      2. Susan A. HUNT: Ann M. Hunt, the twin daughter of Major Josiah Hunt and Maria Deborah Groat (260), was born at Natick, Massachusetts, in 1844, and apparently died in infancy.

      3. Lucy Blanding HUNT: Lucy Blanding Hunt, the daughter of Major Josiah Hunt and Maria Deborah Groat was born at Northampton, Massachusetts, January 15, 1846.

      4. Caroline Blanding HUNT: Caroline Blanding Hunt, the daughter of Major Josiah Hunt and Maria Deborah Groat (260), was born at Natick, Massachusetts, August 10, 1849.

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    1. Caroline Matilda GROAT, the daughter of Peter Groat, Jr., (144) and Amanda Rogers, was born April 4, 1827. On February 27, 1850, she married Barent Van Buren, the son of Barent Van Buren and Catharine Vosburgh, born August 25, 1811. This was Barent's second marriage - his first wife, Helen Maria Du Bois, died March 19, 1845. He lived first at Waldon, in Orange County, where he had four children by his first wife. Later he moved to Ghent and still later to Chatham, on the old Kline Kill Road where he had a large farm. Barent Van Buren was the 2nd cousin, once removed, of Martin Van Buren, the 8th President of the United States. Caroline and Barent had two children. He died December 17, 1854, and he is buried with his parents, his wives, and his son in the cemetery on Cemetery Road in Ghent. Caroline Matilda outlived him by 54 years and apparently remarried - she wrote a letter to her brother, Peter B. Groat (263), dated March 15, 1877, under the name Caroline Matilda "Pease." Her death came June 1, 1907. She is buried with her first husband and son in Ghent.

      1. Caroline Louise VAN BUREN: Caroline Louise Van Buren, the daughter of Barent Van Buren and Matilda Groat (261), was born December 15, 1850. She married Dr. J. M. Knott of Springfield Ohio, May 19, 1870. They had four children:

          Barent Van Buren KNOTT: Barent Van Buren Knott, the son of Dr. J. M. Knott and Caroline Louise Van Buren (383), was born November 14, 1871.

          Frederick William KNOTT: Frederick William Knott, the son of Dr. J. M. Knott and Caroline Louise Van Buren (383), was born May 21, 1873.

          Louise Boyd KNOTT: Louise Boyd Knott, the daughter of Dr. J. M. Knott and Caroline Louise Van Buren (383), was born April 9, 1875.

          Alice Maris KNOTT: Alice Maris Knott, the daughter of Dr. J. M. Knott and Caroline Louise Van Buren (383), was born August 8, 1885.

      1. Peter Groat VAN BUREN: Peter Groat Van Buren, the son of Barent Van Buren and Caroline Matilda Groat (261), was born February 21, 1853, and died just two months later, April 20, 1853. He is buried in Ghent with his parents. The discovery of Peter's grave caused this compiler considerable confusion. It is on the edge of the Barent Van Buren family plot, inscribed only "Peter Groat." It was some time before I realized that the child was actually "Peter Groat Van Buren."

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    1. Almira Louise GROAT, the daughter of Peter Groat, Jr., (144) and Amanda Rogers, was born January 29, 1829. The records of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Chatham show that she, "Almira Louise Groat, the daughter of Captain Peter Groat Jr. of Chatham/4 Corners, married Henry D. Carroll, merchant, 4 Corners (now Chatham Village), October 17, 1849." She died on April (March?) 6, 1861.

    2. Peter Benjamin GROAT, the son of Peter Groat, Jr., (144) and Amanda Rogers, was born January 16, 1833. He married first, in 1859, to Ann Elizabeth Feland, the daughter of Thomas Feland (1799-1840) and Sarah Haskins Logan (1809-1857), born ill 1836. The marriage produced no children and Ann Elizabeth died in 1864. After her death, in 1866, Peter Benjamin married her half-sister, Ann Garnett Ritter the daughter of Wilson Ritter and Sarah Haskins (Logan) Feland, born in 1844. The second marriage resulted in the birth of two children. Peter Benjamin later lived in Hannibal, Missouri, and worked as a railway construction engineer from 1852 until the completion of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, in 1859. He was the general passenger and ticket agent; general European agent, London, all Pacific railways; and general emigration agent, Northern Pacific Railway, St. Paul, - (1882 until about 1900). He was a member of the National General Passenger and Ticket Agents' Association from its beginning (about 1856) and among the first who developed the coupon system of through tickets. He was pensioned in 1908: He served as a private in A. Marion's Company with the Missouri Home Guard during the Civil War, for which service he received a pension. He died Christmas Eve, 1911, and his second wife died in 1914.

      1. Benjamin Feland: Born 18 October 1867.

      2. Peter Benedict: Born about 1869.

    1. Catharine Sophia GROAT, the daughter of Jacob P. Groat (145) and Jane Shufelt, was born September 16 1816, and christened November 10, 1816, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. She moved to the town of Newark with her parents in 1822 and never married. She died March 27, and is buried in the old Main Street Cemetery with her family.

    2. Mary Ann GROAT, the daughter of Jacob P. Groat (145) and Jane Shufelt, was born March 28 or 29, 1818, and christened June 28, 1818, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. She moved to the town of Newark with her parents in 1822. She married William H. Pulver, son of Jeremiah Pulver and Katherine Patterson. Her husband died May 23, 1896, and was buried three days later in the old Main Street Cemetery in Newark. Mary Ann died September 26, 1908, and was buried with her husband.

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      1. Helen PULVER: Helen Pulver, the daughter of William H. Pulver and Mary Ann Groat (265), was born around 1838. She died early in September 1910, and was buried September 1lth.

    1. Jane GROAT, the daughter of Jacob P. Groat (145) and Jane Shufelt, was born November 5, 1819, and christened March 19, 1820, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. She moved to the town of Newark, Wayne County, NY, with her parents in 1822. She married Russell W. Roberts, the son John Roberts and his wife, Mary. When Jane's sister, Sophia, died in 1882, she was residing in Shoatsville, Ontario County, NY. Her husband, Russell Roberts, died in Shoatesville and was buried in the old Main Street Cemetery in Newark, June 8, 1889. Jane died in Hoboken, NJ, and she was buried with her husband, February 17, 1902. The 1865 New York State census of Wayne County indicates that Russell and Jane had two children but one must have died in infancy - we have found records of only one.

      1. Emma C. (Emogene) ROBERTS: Emogene Roberts, the daughter of Russell W. Roberts and Jane Groat (266), was born about 1850.

    1. Richard Peter GROAT, the son of Jacob P. Groat (145) and Jane Shufelt, was born March 29, 1822, and christened "Peter", May 18, 1822, at the Reformed Church of Claverack. This christening record is the earliest record found that used the spelling "G-R-O-A-T." While still an infant, he moved with his family to Newark in Wayne County in 1822. Better known as R. P. Groat or Peter Groat after completing school, he worked in his father's blacksmith shop. On October 28, 1847, at the Church of First Universalist Society of Newark, he was married by the Reverend J. J. Austin, to Mary Ann Lovejoy, the daughter of Daniel Benjamin Lovejoy and Luerena Case, born June 8, 1826, in Columbia County, NY.

      The Lovejoy family was one of the earliest to settle in Massachusetts with John Lovejoy (June 15, 1622 - November 7, 1700) landing first in Newbury in 1635, and settling in Andover around 1644. He is listed among the first 23 settlers in Andover. Clarence Earle Lovejoy has documented and published the Lovejoy family history, originating with Johannes Lovejoy, born about 1460, in the town of Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England).

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      In 1861, R. P. was appointed Keeper of the Wayne County Alms House, a position that he held for nine years. In 1873, he was elected Wayne County Sheriff, holding that position from January 1, 1874 through December 31, 1876. He was then Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue for nine years. He served as the an elected member of the New York State Assembly in the years 1889, 1890, and 1891. He then served as Postmaster of Newark until December 31, 1906. His obituary, published on the cover of The Newark Union Gazette, Saturday morning, July 30, 1910, said of him:

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      He had a keen insight into human nature and, being given certain conditions, was able with his fine appreciation of human nature to foretell the needs, requirements and probable outcome of almost any political situation. It was because of this gift that he was able, regardless of bitter opposition occasioned by political jealousies, to maintain his position as a leader and make other men kneel to his views.

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      Another, published in The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Thursday, July 28 (or August 5), 1910, said:

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      He was a quiet man, but of much executive ability, a skilled organizer, and a recognized leader in the Republican Party of Wayne County. Mr. Groat, through his long life always held the esteem of his friends, compelled the respect of his political enemies, and was honored with many positions of public trust and confidence. Few men, if any, ever had the political power in Wayne County that was controlled by "Peter” Groat, and none used it more judiciously.

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      His wife died, July 18, 1903, and was buried July 21, 1903, in the old Willow Avenue (now Main Street) Cemetery. He died July 27, 1910, and was buried July 29, 1910, with his wife and several of his children and grandchildren.

      1. Mary Ella: Born October 31, 1851.

      2. Charles Lovejoy: Born 1852.

      3. Rosabell (Ida): Born May 4, 1855.

      4. Jessie: Born 1856.

      5. Elizabeth: Born 1861.

    1. Harriet L. GROAT, the daughter of Jacob P. Groat (145) and Jane Shufelt, was born December 13, 1823, at Newark, Wayne County, New York. Harriet married Orin Jenks Aldrich, born about June 18, 1823. She lost both her husband and her infant daughter during the year 1852. Her husband died August 3, 1852, and was buried in the old Main Street Cemetery in Newark. Harriet apparently remarried since, when her sister Sophia died in 1882, she was listed as Harriet Keller, residing in Newark. Harriet died March 19, 1899, and she was buried with her first husband.

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      1. Laura L. ALDRICH: Laura L. Aldrich, the daughter of Orin Jenks Aldrich and Harriet L. Groat (268) was born in 1846. The 1865 New York State census of Wayne County lists her, age 19, living with her uncle, Richard Peter (267), keeper of the Wayne County Poor House.

      2. Udoras ALDRICH: Udoras Aldrich, the daughter of Orin Jenks Aldrich and Harriet L. Groat (268), was born about 1850. She died in 1852 and she is buried with her parents in the old Main Street Cemetery in Newark.

    1. William S. GROAT, the son of Jacob P. Groat (145) and Jane Shufelt, was born June 16, 1825, at Newark in Wayne County, New York. He married Mary E. (Keller). At the time of his sister Sophia's death, in 1882, he was residing in Rochester. His wife died April 5, 1908, and is buried at Riverside Cemetery on Rochester. He died around 1913 and is buried with his wife.

      1. Anna G.: Born about 1852.

      2. Frank A. (Adelbert): Born about 1854.

    1. James F. GROAT, the son of Jacob P. Groat (145) and Jane Shufelt, was born December 4, 1831, at Newark in Wayne County. He enlisted in the Infantry during the Civil War. An 1883 publication, Military History of Wayne County - The County in the Civil War, outlines his service:

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      James F. Groat. Aug. 22,'62, 160th Inf., Co. B; Promoted to Serg't soon after; Mr. Groat was in every battle of his regiment - never was off duty during its three years and three months; discharged Nov 16, '65.

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      He married Mary E. Sanford. At the time of his sister Sophia's death in 1882, he was residing in Palmyra, Wayne County. Mary died during September of 1896 in Palmyra and she was buried, September 15, 1896, in the old Main Street Cemetery in Newark. James F. died April 5, 1908, and he was buried with his wife.

      1. Carrie S.: Born about 1862.

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    1. Curtis GROAT, the son of Frederick P. Groat (147) and his wife Mary Ann, was born about 1845. No further record has been found.

    2. Mary J. GROAT, the daughter of Jeremiah P. Groat (148) and his wife, Mary Ann, was born about 1831. The 1855 New York State census lists her as a dressmaker, living in the home of Abel T. Blackman. No further record has been found.

    3. Margaret A. GROAT, the daughter of Jeremiah P. Groat (148) and his wife, Mary Ann, was born about 1833. No further record has been found.

    4. David B. GROAT, the son of Jeremiah P. Groat (148) and his wife, Mary Ann, was born about 1836. No further record has been found.

    5. Francis A. GROAT, the son of Jeremiah P. Groat (148) and his wife, Mary Ann, was born about 1845. No further record has been found.

    6. James F. GROAT, the son of Jeremiah P. Groat (148) and his wife, Mary Ann, was born about 1847. No further record has been found.

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