Daniel Underwood (1802 - 1881)

Born 1 Dec 1802 in De Ruyter, Madison County, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Chloe (Durfee) Underwood — married 1830 in Palmyra, Wayne, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Jan 1881 at age 78 in Lake City, Wabasha, Minnesota, United States

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Biography

Daniel Underwood was born on December 1st, 1802 in DeRuyter, New York to Joseph Underwood and Elizabeth Coggeshall.^[1]

Daniel was a tanner by trade and resided for many years in the town of Williamson, New York. In 1857 he removed to Grundy County, Illinois, where he purchased and improved a farm in Wauponsee township. He was an original member of the Abolition party and one of the founders of the Republican party in the county.^[2]

In old age he and Chloe moved to Lake City, Minnesota and lived with their youngest son until his death on January 3rd, 1881.^[2]

Research Notes

• Father of Joseph M. Underwood - The Farmington Yearly Meeting recorded the birth of Joseph M. Underwood in 1844, stating his parents' names as Daniel and Phebe (not Chloe). Note that Daniel and Chloe's son, Joseph C., was born in 1839 and died in 1841. Confusing matters further, a 14-year-old Joseph was enumerated in the Underwood's 1850 household. Given that there was no other (known) Daniel Underwood in this area during this period, I assume Phebe was either Chloe's middle name (or an error), and Joseph M. was indeed the child of Daniel and Chloe.^[3] The biography of Daniel's son-in-law, John Franklin Burleigh, lists a son named Merritt, which likely represents Joseph's middle name.^[2]

• 1840 Census - There are 8 individuals enumerated in Daniel's 1840 household in Williamson, NY, but only 6 of these identities can be inferred from their respective age-ranges. In particular, there is a 15- to 20-year-old male and a female under the age of 5 who do not match birth records from the Farmington Yearly Meeting records. The teenage male could be a farmhand or some relation to Daniel or Chloe. The young girl could be an unidentified daughter.^[4]

Sources

1. Source: 1790 US Federal Census: Name: Joseph Underwood; Home in 1790 (City, County, State) Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island; Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 2; Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over1; Free White Persons - Females: 2; Number of Household Members: 5
2. Source: 1800 US Federal Census: Name: Joseph Underwood; Home in 1800 (City, County, State) Stanford, Dutchess, New York; Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 4; Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15: 1; Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1; Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1; Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1; Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 151; Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1; Number of Household Members Under 16: 7; Number of Household Members Over 25: 2; Number of Household Members: 10
3. Source: 1820 US Federal Census: Name: Joseph Underwood; Home in 1820 (City, County, State) De Ruyter, Madison, New York; Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820; Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1; Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 182; Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1; Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1; Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 3; Free White Persons - Under 16: 1; Free White Persons - Over 25: 2; Total Free White Persons: 3; Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 3
4. Source: 1830 US Federal Census: Name: Joseph Underwood; Home in 1830 (City, County, State) Williamson, Wayne, New York; Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1; Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1; Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1; Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79: 1; Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1; Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1; Free White Persons - Females - 70 thru 79: 1; Free White Persons - Under 20: 3; Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2; Total Free White Persons7; Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 7
5. Source: Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899

1. ↑ Underwood Bible Extract, in the possession of the Lenawee Historical Museum, digital copy in the possession of Wesley Miller
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Biographical and Genealogical Record of La Salle and Grundy County, Illinois, Vol. 11, Chicago, 190, pp. 642-649, Joseph F. Burleigh, accessed online at http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/grundy/bios/burleigh40gbs.txt on 26 March 2021.
3. ↑ James E. Hazard Index, The Records of New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, Susan Durfee Underwood birth, Farmington meeting, call number F 332, Volume 3.2, page 131.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch Household of Daniel Underwood, New York > Wayne > Williamson > image 5 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

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Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Lynden Raber Castle Rodriguez for her contributions toward the creation and development of this profile.