Henry Mead (1798 - 1877)

Born 1798 in Charlton, Saratoga County, New York, United States

Husband of Ann (Harmon) Mead — married about 1820 in Charlton, Saratoga, New York, United States

Husband of Sarah (Roberts) Mead — married about 1845 in Charlton, Saratoga Co., NY

Descendants

Died 24 Dec 1877 at about age 79 in Charlton, Saratoga County, New York, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Mead Name Study.

Henry engaged in farming in New York.

Henry Mead was born in 1798 at the homestead Farm on Jockey Street in Charlton, Saratoga Co., NY. His parents were David Mead and Susan Unknown.

He married Ann Harmon about 1820 and they lived with his parents on the Mead farm. Together they had 2 children:

1. William Mead
2. George Mead

In 1823 his father died and he inherited the farm. He supported his mother until she died. In 1843, at the age of 43, his wife Ann died.

About 1845 Henry married Sarah Roberts. Together they had 1 son, Willard Henry Mead in 1846.

1. Williard Mead

Shortly after the 1850 Census, Henry's oldest sons, William Harmon Mead and George Mead left home to seek their fortunes. William Harmon headed for California, and perhaps George went with him, as the record for George ends here. Young Willard Henry Mead was recorded on the 1850 and 1855 census as William in error.

Henry's 2nd wife Sarah died about 1865.

Henry married 3rd, Caroline Duel in 1869. She was about 45 years younger than he. They had no children.

Henry died on 24 Dec 1877 on the farm and was buried in the Jeremiah Smith Old Cemetery in Charlton.

Research Notes

1830 Census - Charlton, Saratoga Co, NY pg 124 - Henry Mead, 1 boy under 5, 1 boy 10 to 15, 1 man 30 to 40, 1 woman 30 to 40. Henry, Ann, William Harmon, & George. Living next door to Susan & Electa.

1837 Deeds - Charlton, Saratoga, Co, NY- Henry and Ann sell 70 acres to brother-in-law James Watkins, husband of Electa.

1840 Census- Charlton, Saratoga Co., NY pg 24- Henry Mead, 1 boy 5 to 10, 1 boy 10 to 15, 1 man 40 to 50. 1 girl 10 to 15, 1 woman 40 to 50. Electa and Susan are not on this census.

1850 Census -Charlton, Saratoga Co., NY-Henry, 52, Farmer; Sarah, 45; George, 18; Harmon, 21, and William (Williard?), 4.

1853 Deeds - Charlton, Saratoga Co., NY Henry sells some of the property on Jockey St. to Charles Koenig.

1855 New York Census, Charlton, Saratoga Co., NY-Henry, 56, Farmer; Sarah, 53; William(rd) Henry, 9. Young Willard Henry Mead was recorded on the 1850 and 1855 census as William in error.

1860 Census -Charlton, Saratoga Co., NY- Henry, 62, Farmer; Sarah, 58; Williard 14; and Mary Harvey, 40, a " domestick"... Henry's sister, Electa Watkins, lives next door.

1870 Census, Charlton, Saratoga Co., NY: Henry Mead, 71, Farmer; Caroline, 24, and Williard H., 22, farm laborer.

1875 New York Census, Charlton, Saratoga Co., NY: Henry Mead, 77, Farmer; Caroline, 27, and Williard H., 29, single, farm laborer.

1878, Feb 16 NY Wills & Probate Records 1659-1999 Saratoga Letters of Administration 1871-1882 page 476: At a Surrogate's Court held in and for the county of Saratoga, at the Surrogate's Office in the Village of Saratoga Springs on the 16th of February, 1878, present Elias H. Peters, Surrogate, in the matter of Henry Mead, deceased: On reading and filing the petition of Caroline A. Mead, duly verified, praying for the issue of Letters of Administration of the goods, chattels and credits of Henry Mead, late of the town of Charlton in the county of Saratoga, deceased, intestate: Ordered that Letters of Administration of the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased issue to the said Caroline A. Mead and William H, Mead upon their filing the oath of office as such administratrix & administrator and a bond as required by law in the penalty of 00 with 2 or more sureties approved by the Surrogate. Signed E. H. Peters, Surrogate.

Burial Site of Henry Mead at Jeremiah Smith Cemetery 42° 928409 N 73°968096 W approx 479' elevation.

Sources

• Headstone for Henry Mead @ Jeremiah Smith Old Cemetery, Charlton, Saratoga Co., NY 1999

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC1J-W5Q : 4 April 2020), Henry Mead, Charlton, Saratoga, New York, United States; citing family 203, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K63Z-T28 : 13 March 2018), Henry Mead, E.D. 1, Charlton, Saratoga, New York, United States; citing p. , line #13, family #30, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 559,001.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCHW-K2H : 19 March 2020), Henry Mead, 1860.

• "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNN-Q96F : 10 March 2018), Henry Meade, District 01, Charlton, Saratoga, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 23, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.

• "New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNV6-QSX : 3 April 2020), Henry Mead, Charlton, Saratoga, New York, United States; citing p. 19, line 1, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 559,005.