Enoch Crandall Scriven (1825 - 1873)

Born 12 Jul 1825 in Grafton, Renssalaer Co., New York

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Died 19 Dec 1873 at age 48 in Hartfield, Chautauqua, N.Y.

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Biography

Married Matilda Crandall; Enoch, above, was Mrs. Tracy Bigelow's father.

Enoch, son of William and Tacy Crandall Scriven (Enoch's middle name was his mother's maiden name), married Matilda Crandall, born May 18, 1827, died Dec. 17, 1871 [1891]. The marriage took place on July 1, 1847 according to a record on ancestry.com (1850 US Census), probably before he moved to Chautauqua, New York, USA. They had Tacie in 1848, Edgar in 1851, and Seth in 1855, all in Hartfield, Chautaugua. Betsey Ann was born in Dewittville there in 1857, Charles born in 1862

Chautauqua and the Renters' Rebellion

Chautaugua County, the eventual place of residence of Enoch's family, was his place of death. But why did he migrate from Rensselaer Co. in eastern New York to the furthest west county of New York?

Chautauqua County was settled in the early 1800's as part of the westward migration, of which, the Scrivens and others of Rensselaer County took part. After the Scrivens left Rhode Island, they had farms in Petersburgh and adjoining Grafton, NY (which are midway along modern day Rt. 2, coming from Williamstown, MA and going through Troy, NY). This is mentioned because the Renters' Rebellion could have been the spark that caused the Scrivens, like others in eastern New York westward migration out of Rensselaer Co. to western New York., the move to Chautaugua. (See Anti-Rent War and Anti-rent movement and downfall)

There was a famous settler named William Prendergast, who participated in the rebellion further south along the Hudson River. (See History of Chautaugua County) He was arrested, and at one time was sentenced to death when shooting resulted in death, then got a government reprieve, at one of their protests. Prendergast took his family and intended to move south along the Ohio River, but decided his lot would be better served if he came back to Western New York. Thus, he settled in Chautaugua Co., and his family holdings came to over 3000 acres. The Scriven family's experience probably paralleled the Prendergast's.

Sources

• the Scriven Record of 1899 and Liz Curtis email, 4/2/2014

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