William Huntington (1757 - 1842)

Ancestors Descendants

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Military 1.2 Family 1.3 Children with Prescinda 1.4 Child with Elvira 2 Sources and Footnotes

Biography

WILLIAM HUNTINGTON, b. at Tolland, 19 Sep 1757 son of John Huntington and Mehitable Steele;^[1] William d. at Watertown, NY, 11 May 1842;^[2] m. 1st 13 Feb 1783,^[3] PRESCINDA LOTHROP,^[4] b. at Tolland, 30 Jan 1761 daughter of John and Lucy (Gray) Lothrop;^[5] Prescinda d. at Watertown, NY, 20 Mar 1810.^[6] William m. 2nd 2 Dec 1810, Prescinda’s sister ELVIRA LOTHROP (widow of Alanson Dresser), b. at Tolland, 13 Jun 1768 daughter of John and Lucy (Gray) Lothrop;^[7] Elvira d. at Watertown, NY, 5 Dec 1836.

Military

As a young man, William Huntington served in the Revolution in Connecticut forces. He enlisted 1 April 1777 in the company of Capt. Hinkley of the Connecticut line. He was appointed fifer on 7 October 1778 and discharged 1 March 1780.^[8]

William received a pension related to his war service. On 11 September 1832, William Huntington aged seventy-five of Watertown provided a statement related to his application. He enlisted as a fifer from Tolland on 1 April 1777 in the company of Capt. Ichabod Hinkley in a regiment commanded by Col. Charles Webb. He was discharged 23 February 1780. Specific areas of service or movements during service were not reported in the pension file.^[9]

Family

Prescinda and William likely married in Connecticut but relocated to New Grantham, New Hampshire soon after their marriage. William purchased property in New Grantham prior to his marriage. On 8 March 1781, William Huntington of Tolland, Connecticut, for payment of £25, purchased a 60-acre lot in New Grantham from Nathaniel Kingsbury of Tolland.^[10]

Births of seven children of Prescinda and William are recorded at Grantham. William headed a household of eight at New Grantham, New Hampshire in 1790: two males 16 and over, four males under 16 and two females.^[11]

The family moved from Grantham to Watertown, New York in 1804.^[12] William sold his property in New Grantham on 21 May 1803 and 15 September 1803.^[13] William was engaged in manufacturing and milling. After the War of 1812, he moved to an area known as Huntingtonville.^[14] William was active in the Congregational church in Watertown and served as a trustee of the Watertown Ecclesiastical Society.^[15]

On 7 October 1808, William Huntington of Watertown with wife Prescindia, in consideration of $180, conveyed thirty acres which were part of great lot number 14 of township number 2 to Alanson Dyer. On that same date, Alanson Dyer with his wife Elvira (Prescinda’s sister) sold thirty acres of lot 14 of township 2 to William Huntington for $130.^[16]

In 1820, William headed a household of ten in Watertown: one male 45 and over, one female 45 and over, one male 10 to 15, four males 16 to 25, one female under 10, one female 10 to 15, and one female 16 to 25.^[17]

William was involved in multiple land transactions in Watertown. Two of them involved transfer of property to his son Ambrose W. Huntington. On 25 December 1826, William and his wife Elvira, in consideration of five hundred dollars, conveyed to Ambrose one undivided half of property including the sawmill and one undivided half of all the water privileges on both sides of the island in the Black River. On 6 November 1828, William with Elvira sold additional parcels to Ambrose for payment of three thousand dollars.^[18]

On 14 July 1842, Dyer Huntington was named administrator of William’s estate.^[19]

Children with Prescinda

Prescinda Lothrop and William Huntington were parents of seven children born at Grantham, New Hampshire.^[20]

i WILLIAM HUNTINGTON, b. 28 Mar 1784; d. at Pisgah, IA, 9 Aug 1846; m. at Meriden, NH, 28 Nov 1805, ZINA BAKER, b. at Plainfield, NH, 2 May 1786 daughter of Oliver and Dorcas (Dimock) Baker; Zina d. of cholera, at Nauvoo, IL, 8 Jul 1839. William and Zina were followers of Joseph Smith.

ii DYER HUNTINGTON, b. 13 Feb 1786; d. at Watertown, NY, 8 Aug 1851; m. 14 Sep 1820, ELIZA ANN CLARK, b. at Little Falls, NY, 25 Dec 1800 daughter of Joseph and Susanna (Phillips) Clark; Eliza d. at Watertown, 3 Jan 1886. In 1850, the household of Dyer Huntington included his mother-in-law, Susanna Clark.^[21]

iii JOHN LATHROP HUNTINGTON, b. 30 Jun 1787; d. at Watertown, NY, Sep 1867; m. at Hounsfield, NY, 10 Sep 1815, REBECCA LORD, b. at Woodstock, VT, 14 Jun 1796 daughter of William and Cynthia (Hayes) Lord; Rebecca d. at Watertown, 1845.

iv HIRAM HUNTINGTON, b. 19 Jun 1789; d. 30 Aug 1826 (Huntington genealogy) perhaps at Watertown, NY where he was living in 1820; m. SUSAN BLANCHARD.

v AMBROSE WOODWARD HUNTINGTON, b. 1 Sep 1791; d. at Watertown, NY, 10 Dec 1863; m. 1st 1818, HANNAH GRAVES, b. 9 Jul 1796 daughter of Elijah and Elizabeth (Warner) Graves; Hannah d. at Watertown, 27 Nov 1827. Ambrose m. 2nd 1829, PRUDENCE TYLER (widow Prudence Cherry), b. 6 May 1800 (given in cemetery record) daughter of Ezra and Rebecca (Wright) Tyler; Prudence d. at Watertown, 25 Mar 1901.

vi PRESENDIA HUNTINGTON, b. 8 May 1794; d. at Watertown, 17 Aug 1887; m. 1814, JOHN KIMBALL, b. 25 May 1788; John d. at Watertown, 30 Jul 1854.

vii CYRUS THOMPSON HUNTINGTON, b. 15 Mar 1801; d. at Mexico, NY, 15 Oct 1885; m. 10 Jul 1823, CHINA GRAVES, b. 8 Jul 1805 daughter of Elijah and Elizabeth (Warner) Graves; China d. at Pamelia, NY, 2 Apr 1887.

Child with Elvira

Elvira and William Huntington were parents of one child. Elvira had eight children with her first husband Alanson Dresser.

i LUCIA HUNTINGTON, b. 24 Sep 1813; d. at Watertown, NY, 2 May 1833; m. 1832, ELA HARLOW CLAPP, b. at Watertown, 4 Dec 1810 son of Abner and Mercy (Gillett) Clapp; Ela d. at Evanston, IL, 12 Apr 1888. Ela married second Eveline Wheeler.

Sources and Footnotes

1. ↑ "Connecticut, Births, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F735-BP1 : 11 June 2020), William Huntington, 1757.
2. ↑ "New York, Cemetery Abstracts, 1800-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQ6M-VWN2 : 13 June 2019), William Huntington, Esq, ; citing Burial, Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 007844470.
3. ↑ Huntington Family Association, The Huntington Family in America, p 371
4. ↑ Spelling varies between Lothrop and Lathrop
5. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7HQ-8XK : 16 March 2020), Presonda Lothrop, 1761.
6. ↑ "New York, Cemetery Abstracts, 1800-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQ6M-TQZM : 13 June 2019), Presendia or Prescendia Huntington or Lathrop, ; citing Burial, Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 007844470.
7. ↑ "Connecticut, Births, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F73R-XQG : 11 June 2020), Alvirah Lothrop, 1768.
8. ↑ Connecticut General Assembly, Record of Service of Connecticut Men, p 160
9. ↑ U. S. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, Case S13490
10. ↑ New Hampshire Land Records, Cheshire County, 6:376
11. ↑ Year: 1790; Census Place: New Grantham, Cheshire, New Hampshire; Series: M637; Roll: 5; Page: 83; Image: 57; Family History Library Film: 0568145
12. ↑ Huntington Family Association, The Huntington Family in America, p 371
13. ↑ New Hampshire Land Records, Cheshire County, 51:519, 64:326
14. ↑ Haddock, Growth of a Century, p 374
15. ↑ L. H. Everts, History of Jefferson County, New York, p 164
16. ↑ New York Land Records, Jefferson County, B:276, B:277
17. ↑ 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Watertown, Jefferson, New York; Page: 488; NARA Roll: M33_72; Image: 265
18. ↑ New York Land Records, Jefferson County, Y:420, B2:411
19. ↑ New York Wills and Probate, Jefferson County, Volume A, p 546
20. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch
21. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Watertown, Jefferson, New York; Roll: 514; Page: 295a

• Connecticut General Assembly. 1889. Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the I. War of the Revolution, II. War of 1812, III. Mexican War. Hartford, CT: Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co.

• Haddock, John A. 1894. Growth of a Century: As Illustrated in the History of Jefferson County, New York, from 1793 to 1894. Philadelphia, PA: Printed by Sherman & Co.

• Huntington Family Association. 1915. The Huntington Family in America: A Genealogical Memoir of the Known Descendants of Simon Huntington from 1633 to 1915. Hartford, CT: Huntington Family Association.

• L. H. Everts. 1878. History of Jefferson County, New York with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co.