Andrew Ansley Sr. (1807 - 1869)

Born 7 Aug 1807 in Richmond, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza (Crocheron) Ansley — married 13 Apr 1844 (to 19 Dec 1869) in Richmond, Staten Island, New York

Descendants

Died 19 Dec 1869 at age 62 in New Springville, Richmond, New York, United States

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Biography

Andrew Ansley, son of Ozias Ansley Sr. and Elizabeth Simonson, was born 7 August 1807 at Staten Island, New York.^[1][2] Andrew married Eliza Crocheron in 1844.^[3] He died 19 Dec 1869 at New Springville, Richmond, New York.^[1][2]

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Census Record Extracts

• Primary Source, United States Census, 1860, ^[4] : Data summary: In the 1860 census, Andrew Ansley, age (53) was the head of a Northfield, Richmond, New York household. Members of the household include:

1. ) Page 393 Image 121 of 122: Andrew Ansley, M, 53, New York, St'm B't Collector.
2. ) Eliza Ansley F 46 New York
   1. ) Rheuben Ansley M 13 New York
   2. ) Leonora L Ansley F 11 New York
   3. ) Andrew Ansley M 10 New York
   4. ) Virginia Ansley F 8 New York
   5. ) Grace Ansley F 5 New York
   6. ) John Ansley M 2 New York
3. ) Katy Smith F 29 Ireland

Death Record Extracts

• Primary Source, (burial); Tertiary Source (biography), Find A Grave Index ^[5] Data Summary:

1. ) Andrew Ansley, Sr., son of Ozias Ansley (1743–1828) and Elizabeth (Simonson) Ansley (1770–1841) was born 7 Aug 1807 and he died 19 Dec 1869 (aged 62).
   1. ) Half Siblings:
      1. ) Johanna (Ansley) Buchner (1765–1820)
      2. ) John Ansley (1769–1822)
      3. ) Thomas Ansley (1771–1831)
      4. ) Ozias I. Ansley (1783–1827)
      5. ) Eleanor (Johnson) Van Pelt (1793–1861)
      6. ) Sophia (Johnson) Vanderbilt (1795–1868)
      7. ) Nathaniel Charles Johnson (1802–1873)
   2. ) Marriage. Andrew Ansley, Sr. married Eliza (Crocheron) Ansley (1813–1883) in 1844; and Catherine (Decker) Ansley (1811–1842). Children:
      1. ) Elizabeth (Ansley) Ansley (1829–1917)
      2. ) Sophia Penelope (Ansley) White (1829–1921)
      3. ) Charles D. Ansley (1835–1852)
      4. ) John B. Ansley (1841–1850)
      5. ) Andrew Godfrey Ansley (1842–1843)
      6. ) Leanore Louise (Ansley) Narwood (1848–1919)
2. ) BURIAL. Andrew Ansley, Sr., was buried in the Asbury Methodist Cemetery at New Springville, Richmond County (Staten Island), New York, USA in PLOT Section 3.
   1. ) Tombstone Inscription, {No Tombstone Photo}

Biographic and Genealogical Reference Extracts

• Secondary Source, Davidson, Our Ansley Family, ^[6] The Our Ansley Family genealogy by Davidson is largely based upon a trove of personal letters between members of the Ansley family, which have been preserved by the family to the present day. Data Extract:

1. ) Page 4: Six groups of Ansley immigrants to North America are identified, the earliest group is identified as the "Loyalist Group." This group first appears in the Sir William Johnson lands in Eastern New York, from which a settlement in Sussex, New Jersey is formed, by four of sons of the founding immigrant. After the Revolutionary War, two sons stayed in Nova Scotia, two sons settled in newly opened lands in Western Pennsylvania, the two youngest sons went to Kingston, Canada, while the daughters married New York farmers and took up residence in the mid-section of what became New York State. {Note the book later defines identity of the founder of this group to be Gilbert Ansley}
2. ) Page 5: The Loyalist Group. Gilbert Ansley, patriarch. Due to the disruption of the Revolutionary War, particularly to the Loyalist families, the author notes that no actual data has been found on Gilbert Ansley and that what is known has been passed down through family tradition. This family tradition states that Gilbert Ansley, a native of England, immigrated to North America sometime between 1755 and 1760, along with several of his children, and settled near Johnstown in present day Fulton County, New York. Prior to departing from England he married a Miss Allison, sister of Robert Allison, a prominent man in the settlement of Western, NJ. There are no known records on his immigration and it is assumed he came as a British soldier, taking land in the Kingsborough and Sacandaga Patents, later found to be in the possession of his sons after the War. It is noted that Sir William Johnson, an influential British Indian Agent had succeeded in amassing and distributing vast tracts of land, in particular to British soldier, in the New York area where Gilbert is purported to have settled. Gilbert and his wife had ten children, the youngest being born in 1762. It is not known where he died, but old letters show his wife to have survived until 1816. Four of Gilbert's sons, Ozias, Daniel, John, and Thomas went with their Uncle Robert Allison and became farmers in the Western frontier of New Jersey prior to the War. Sons, Amos and Samuel remained with their mother in New York State, and daughters Mary, Rebecca, Margaret, and Elizabeth remained in New York State and married farmers in Tryon County, as it was known at the time. {Editorial, the progenitor of the "Loyalist Group" is identified as Gilbert Ansley and only as Gilbert Ansley, the text never offers a hint that he may have also been identified by the name John Ansley; hence inserting a bit of fog in the record regarding other sources which clearly identify this same man to be either John or John Gilbert Ansley}
3. ) Pages 6 - 10: The Story of the Loyalists. An informative narrative on the disruptive and damaging impact the Revolutionary War had upon citizens who remained Loyal to the English government during and after the Revolution.
4. ) Page 12 - 22: OZIAS ANSLEY and his descendants.
   1. ) Vital Data: Ozias Ansley (1743 - 1828), son of Gilbert Ansley was born in England and immigrated, with his parents, to North America, about 1760.
   2. ) Marriage: Ozias Ansley married (first) Charity Whitenait (1748-1801) in 1764 and they were the parents of sixteen children. {Editorial: this genealogy does not recognize nor mention a Dorothea (Unknown) Ansley as the first wife of Ozias} Charity was likely a child of the German-Palatinate Settlement with an English mother and a German father; she died in St. John, New Brunswick and is buried in the Loyalist Burying Ground. Children of Ozias Ansley by Charity Whitenait:
      1. ) Elizabeth. Died as an infant.
      2. ) Joanna (1765-____), was born at Sussex County, NJ. She married Henry Boughner.
      3. ) Mary (1767-____) Died as an infant.
      4. ) John (1769 - 1822) married Christina Smith (____ - 1818) in 1801 and lived in Philedelphia. He was a sea captain and died, at sea, on a return voyage on his schooner from Caragena Spain. No living children.
      5. ) Thomas (1771 - 1831) was born in Suffolk County, New Jersey and went with his parents to Nova Scotia during the Loyalist evacuation of 1783. He assisted in the establishment of the Anglican Church in Sussex Vale, later renamed New Brunswick, and in mid-life became a Baptist Missionary.
      6. ) Sarah (1771-1831) married Abram Baxter, a maritime merchant; they lived in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
      7. ) Elizabeth (1775-____), married (first) ____ Wade, and second William Hale. Mother of Eliza, Penelope, Sarah, Peter, John, Charles, and Maria.
      8. ) Ozias Jr. Died as an infant.
      9. ) Charity (1778 - ____). married Nathaniel Brittain, the son of a well known loyalist. Went with the loyalist evacuation after the war and lived in Canada until about 1807 when the family returned to New Jersey.
      10. ) Martha (1779 - ____) died in infancy.
      11. ) Hannah (1782 - ____) died in infancy.
      12. ) Ozias Jr. (1783 - 1827) married Mary Lake of Staten Island. Ozias Ansley Jr. was a sea captain and returned to Staten Island, NY. in 1805 with his father.
      13. ) Rebecca (1785 -1849), married Nathan Garrison of a Well known family of Massachusetts Loyalists in 1802. Married second Valentine Troop
      14. ) Daniel (1787 - 1879). Was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; married Frances Bailey in 1813. Second wife was a Miss Farley, and his third wife was Eliza Oakes.
      15. ) Penelope (1789 - ____). Married Charles Henry Herring in 1819.
      16. ) Andrew (1789 - ____) Died as an infant.
   3. ) Second marriage. Ozias Ansley married (second) Elizabeth Johnson, widow of Nathaniel Johnson, in 1805. Children by Elizabeth Johnson:
      1. ) Andrew Ansley. (1806 - 1869) was born on Staten Island. He was a sea captain and was associated with the Customs Service. Andrew married Catherine Decker in 1841 and, second, Eliza Crocheron.
   4. ) Places of Residence:
      1. ) Born in England in 1743 and lived there with his parent until their immigration to North America between 1755 and 1760 when Ozias would have been between 12 and 17. The geographic reference to England is non-specific, and implies the author lacked information on the specific location of the family residence in England. On page 5, the author notes that the choice his father made to settle in the New York lands of Sir William Johnson, suggests that the Ansley and Johnson families may have been acquainted prior to the Ansley immigration, which would suggest the Ansley's were from the Scottish - Irish area of England.
      2. ) Upon arriving in America, the Gilbert Ansley family settled in or near Johnstown, New York, which is present day Fulton County, and this is where Ozias was first married to a descendant of the German-English Palatinate Settlers, and first started a family.
      3. ) Prior to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War in 1776, Ozias had migrated from Johnstown, NY to Sussex County in Western New Jersey along with his uncle Robert Allison (his mother's brother) and his brothers John, Daniel, and Thomas; where the four brothers are documented as having enlisted in the service of the First New Jersey Volunteers of the Loyalist Regiment at the beginning of the War and were summoned by the local Committee of Safety for their declaration of allegiance. The committee for safety seized the land and property of the Loyalists, hence depriving them of a means of provision.
      4. ) During the war years presumably from about 1776 to 1783, Ozias Ansley had been stationed with his New Jersey Loyalist Regiment at Staten Island, New York, which was held by the British for the duration of the war. {Editorial the text does not specify the domicile of his wife and children during this period, but the fact that his farmland and property had been seized by the Patriots, and that he fathered at least five children during this period affirms the family were present with him at Staten Island}
      5. ) At the close of the War, Ozias Ansley and his family elected to join the roughly 60,000 American exiles and was evacuated by the British to an undeveloped area of Nova Scotia, Canada, which later became New Brunswick. The settlement was known as Sussex Vale; and here Ozias and his family settled and started over having lost everything in the war.
      6. ) In 1805, Ozias returned to Staten Island, New York with several of his children, and here he remarried and remained, for the rest of his life; except for the duration of the War of 1812 when he was interred at Bedford, Westchester Co., NY because he was a British Officer on half-pay.
5. ) Page 22: ANDREW ANSLEY SR. (1806 - 1869) was born on Staten Island. He was a sea captain and was associated with the Customs Service.
   1. ) Marriage. Andrew Ansley Sr. married Catherine Decker in 1841. {Editorial, there is a data conflict in the narrative: either the given marriage date is incorrect, or 1) Charles , Ozias, John B., Sophia, Elizabeth were not the legitimate children of Catherine Decker} Children by Catherine Decker:
      1. ) Andrew G. (1842-1843)
      2. ) Charles D. (1835-1852), died at Nicaragua while enroute to California
      3. ) Ozias (1833-____)
      4. ) John B. (1841-1850),
      5. ) Sophia Penelope (1829-____), m. James White
      6. ) Elizabeth (1829-____), m. Thomas Sinclair Ansley (a cousin)
      7. ) Ann Maria (1839-1906), m. Frederick Render of England
   2. ) Second Marriage. Andrew Ansley married second Eliza Crocheron. Children by Eliza Crocheron:
      1. ) Evelene C., m. Joseph L. Smith
      2. ) Reuben
      3. ) Lenore Louise, m. Frederick Narwood
      4. ) Virginia, m. William Cogan
      5. ) Grace
      6. ) John
      7. ) Andrew

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #5716633
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} New York, New York, Death Index: Ancestry Record 9131 #8692
3. ↑ New York City, Compiled Marriage Index: Ancestry Record 7854 #26274
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7S-LL7 : 13 December 2017), Andrew Ansley, 1860. Image of 1860 Census for Andrew Ansley available at:

   1. ) At Family Search; free
   2. ) At Ancestry.com; fee required

5. ↑ Find A Grave Index, Andrew Ansley burial record and tombstone photo
6. ↑ Davidson, Harold Ansley, Our Ansley Family, a record of the lives and times of the early members of the Ansley house in America, with ancestral tables covering a number of the family groups of their descendants. Self-published. Copyright 1933.

• 1850 USA census for Andrew Ansley of Northfield, Richmond, New York