Nathan Crosby (1771 - 1823)

Born 1 Nov 1771 in Dutchess County, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Cole) Crosby — married 1788 in New York, USA

Descendants

Died 12 Mar 1823 at age 51 in Barrington, Yates, New York, United States

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Biography

Nathan Crosby was born 1771 in Dutchess County, New York. He married Lydia Cole, his stepmother's niece. Their children were:

Selah Crosby

Mariam Crosby

Sarah Crosby Tuttle 1798 - 1880

Esther Crosby

Abigail Crosby

Peter H. Crosby 1802 - 1873

Cyrus Crosby 1807 - 1867

The family lived in Dutchess, New York in 1800. ^[1] They moved to Wayne, Steuben, New York before 1820. ^[2] Nathan Crosby left Putnam County, New York in 1812, and settled near the Crystal Spring in Sunderlin Hollow, New York. He lived there two years and went back to Delaware county, New York. A year later, he returned to Milo, Jefferson Township, Huntington County, Indiana and lived three years. Finally, he went to Barrington, Yates, New York and settled where his son, Peter H. Crosby, now resides, on land adjoining Joseph Finton on the south. ^[3] Nathan died in 1823 and is buried in Barrington Baptist Cemetery, Barrington, Yates County, New York. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Year: 1800; Census Place: Frederick, Dutchess, New York; Series: M32; Roll: 21; Page: 93; Image: 98; Family History Library Film: 193709.
   • Year: 1810; Census Place: Frederick, Dutchess, New York; Roll: 30; Page: 213; Image: 00158; Family History Library Film: 0181384.
2. ↑ Year: 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Wayne, Steuben, New York; Page: 258; NARA Roll: M33_74; Image: 269.
3. ↑ History of Yates County
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #66262821

• His father's will: "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-28664-41702-26?cc=1920234 : accessed 2 May 2016), Dutchess > Wills 1796-1806 vol B > image 379 of 418; county courthouses, New York.