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Northern Cayuga County Maps - Where Ancestors Settled

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Cayuga County, New York

Cayuga County 1853

These maps reflect the land transactions that tell us where our ancestors lived in the northern portion of Cayuga County. Cayuga County is located in the central part of New York State, and is bordered on the east by Onondaga County. Why did these ancestors settle here? There was a surge of western migration through New York after the Revolutionary War. It is likely that they traveled the Mohawk Trail west to it's terminus near Utica and then continued west on the Great Genesee Road and Seneca Turnpike. Did they stop because the travel was difficult, they were now in the wilderness, and they were weary of caring for young children? Did they find the gently rolling hills and fertile farmland attractive? Did they hear of the miserable Montezuma Swamp with its mosquitos and malaria just to the west? After they had remained for a while, did they find the opening of the Erie Canal advantageous to shipping and receiving goods? Although we can no longer ask our ancestors, their land transactions and the corresponding maps tell stories about where they, and their neighbors, lived.

Towns and Lots

Cayuga County 1829 Towns and Lots

Cayuga County was part of the Onondaga Military Tract, set aside for payment of land bounties to Revolutionary War soldiers. By 3 Jul 1790 the county was surveyed in 26 towns, all given classical names by a clerk in the surveyor's office. Each township was to be six miles square with 156 lots of 150 acres each, and to contain 60,000 acres.[1][2] In deed records, the term States Hundred refers to the 6 lots in each township reserved for public purposes such as churches and schools

The Town of Aurelius was formed on 27 January 1789. It was enlarged on 5 March 1794 to include Brutus, Cato and Mentz. The town of Cato was formed 30 March 1802, comprised of all land north of the Seneca River within the county borders. Sterling was formed from Cato 19 Jun 1812. Conquest, Victory and Ira were formed from Cato 16 March 1821.[3] To compensate for the large areas of swamp lands in Cato, the southeast corner of Ira was re-annexed to Cato in 1824.[4] The 1875 map shows the line between the original towns of Cato and Brutus. The town of Sennett was created from Brutus on 19 March 1827.[1]

Cayuga County borders Onondaga County on the east. Towns in Cayuga from north to south: Ira, Cato, Brutus, Sennett. Towns in Onondaga from north to south: Lysander, Elbridge (formerly Camillus), Skaneateles (formerly Marcellus).

The Ancestors

Cayuga County 1829 Annotated Lots

Between Otter Lake and Cross Lake

Cayuga County, Town of Cato, 1853

Who was living in on lots 100, 11, 22 and 33 in the town of Cato?

Did they use the ferry operated by Solomon Woodworth to travel to the Village of Jordan for trade and commerce?

Jonathan Shores and his wife owned property on lot 33 in Cato, although they appear in the town of Ira in census records.

Jacob David Putman and his family were in the area by 1839, with land on lots 100, 11, 22, and 33. It appears likely that the land on lot 33 was very close (or the same as) that owned by Jonathan Shores. Jacob's descendants remained in the area; his son Sebastian moved to the nearby Village of Jordan after retiring from farming. On 9 Apr 1852 Jacob D Putnam sold the land for School #9 on lot 22 via a quit claim deed.

From the maps, it appears that the Putman lived along the Cato/Jordan Plank Road.

Who Remained in 1875?

Cayuga County 1875 Annotated Lots

John (or Jacob) and Sebastian Putman

When Augustus W Spinning purchased 41 acres in 1857 it was bounded on the south by land owned by Benjamin Spinning, deceased, west by Amon Langworthy, north by Jacob D Putnam (sic), and east by Anna Squires, by the road from Cato 4 Corners (Meridian) to the float bridge.

J.B. Cleveland living in lot 22 could be related to Jonas Cleveland who married Sarah Voorhees, the daughter of John I Voorhees.

People Who Lived Here

Land Transactions

16 Nov 1804 Joseph Root of the town of Brutus, Cayuga County, New York purchased 170 acres in lot 43 Brutus from Nathan Leonard Jr of the town of Onondaga, Onondaga County, New York and Candice his wife for $2500.[5] The land was bordered by the town of Marcellus, the "new Genesee road" and land owned by Peter Miller and was about 2 miles from the village of Skaneateles in Onondaga County, New York.

9 Aug 1817 John I Voorhees of the town of Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York purchased 100 acres in the northwest corner of lot 46 Cato, Cayuga County, New York from Titus Simons and wife Elizabeth, also of Amsterdam, for $500.[6]

7 Oct 1820 Jonathan Shores of the town of Cato, Cayuga County, New York purchased 64 acres in the northeast corner of lot 33 Cato, Cayuga County from Amos Osborn for $1000.[7] 20 Aug 1823 Jonathan Shores and Charlotte his wife of the town of Ira, Cayuga County, New York sold this same 64 acres to Amos Osborn for $1000.[8]

29 Sep 1821[9] the State of New York deeded 136 acres in the northwest corner of lot 7 Brutus, Cayuga County to Ralph Root, Clarissa Root, Edward Root, Adenathy Root, Lucy Root, Mary Root, William Root and Sally Root. This appears to be a military grant.

1 Oct 1839 by the will of Sebastian Gunsolus of Broadalbin, Fulton County, New York 100 acres in the town of Cato to Sebastian Gunsolus Putman, a son of Jacob David Putman.[10]

31 Mar 1843 Jacob D Putman of the town of Cato purchased the east 50 acres in section 2, lot 100 Cato from Christopher Van Horn and Maria his wife for $1300.[11]

26 Dec 1848 Jacob D Putman and Hannah his wife sold 50 acres in the east half of lot 100 Cato to John S Oglisbie for $1500.[12]

9 Apr 1852 Jacob D Putnam (sic) sold via quit claim deed for $25 one fourth acre in lot 22 Cato to be used as the site for a school house. The land was transferred to Samuel M Marble, Fletcher Hunter and V.D. Cornell, trustees of school district number 9.[13]

1855 Sebastian G Putman lived next door to Jacob Putman and to John Putman, and later near Byron Cornish, Seymour Cornish, and Augustus Spinning.[14][15][16]

10 Apr 1857 Augustus W Spinning of the town of Cato purchased land totaling 41 acres in lot 33 Cato from John Bulhand and his wife Maria of the town of Elbridge, Onondaga County, New York for $1450.[17] The land was bounded on the south by land owned by Benjamin Spinning, deceased, west by Amon Langworthy, north by Jacob D Putnam (sic), and east by Anna Squires, by the road from Cato 4 Corners (Meridian) to the float bridge.

2 May 1860 by the will of Jacob D Putman to son son Sebastian G Putman land east of the Jordan and Cato Plank Road in the northwest corner of Sebastian's land so that Sebastian's north line is a straight line from Cross Lake to the Jordan Cato Plank Road.[18]

30 May 1880 Sebastian G Putnam (sic) and his wife Helen M. of the town of Cato sold two acres in lot 11 Cato to Charles Weis for $225.[19] The land was adjacent to the Jordan Plank road and the land of John Putnam, deceased.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Town of Brutus. History. https://townbrutus.digitaltowpath.org:10148/content/History
  2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_New_York_Military_Tract
  3. ↑ https://genealogytrails.com/ny/cayuga/history_towns.html
  4. ↑ Town of Cato. History. https://www.cayugacounty.us/477/About-Cato-Its-History
  5. ↑ "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89W2-BJDQ?cc=2078654&wc=M7H1-Q6D%3A358133001%2C358865001 : [REFERENCE-ERROR]), Cayuga > Deeds 1804-1807 vol F-G > image 198 of 639; multiple county courthouses, New York.
  6. ↑ "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WK-H9QN-3?cc=2078654&wc=M7CM-DWL%3A358133001%2C358942601 : [REFERENCE-ERROR]), Cayuga > Deeds 1816-1817 vol R-S > image 720 of 734; multiple county courthouses, New York.
  7. ↑ "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WK-HKTT?cc=2078654&wc=M7CM-CPK%3A358133001%2C358962801 : [REFERENCE-ERROR]), Cayuga > Deeds 1819-1821 vol V-X > image 516 of 863; multiple county courthouses, New York.
  8. ↑ "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99WK-6VW4?cc=2078654&wc=M7CM-GMQ%3A358133001%2C358689801 : [REFERENCE-ERROR]), Cayuga > Deeds 1827-1828 vol GG-HH > image 508 of 674; multiple county courthouses, New York. Grantors: Jonathan and Charlotte Shores; witness includes Abigail Graham
  9. ↑ "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89W2-534X?cc=2078654&wc=M7HY-ZWL%3A358133001%2C358729801 : [REFERENCE-ERROR]), Cayuga > Deeds 1837 vol 55-56 > image 495 of 639; multiple county courthouses, New York.
  10. ↑ "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WK-HYC1?cc=2078654&wc=M7CC-P3F%3A358133001%2C360070001 : [REFERENCE-ERROR]), Cayuga > Deeds 1881-1882 vol 158 > image 284 of 455; multiple county courthouses, New York.
  11. ↑ "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WK-Q8VZ?cc=2078654&wc=M7HT-5NY%3A358133001%2C358652401 : [REFERENCE-ERROR]), Cayuga > Deeds 1843-1844 vol 67-68 > image 601 of 666; multiple county courthouses, New York.
  12. ↑ "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WK-6RR7?cc=2078654&wc=M7H5-RZ4%3A358133001%2C358366701 : [REFERENCE-ERROR]), Cayuga > Deeds 1848-1849 vol 77-78 > image 421 of 747; multiple county courthouses, New York.
  13. ↑ "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99WK-FZCP?cc=2078654&wc=M7C3-DWL%3A358133001%2C359277601 : [REFERENCE-ERROR]), Cayuga > Deeds 1852-1853 vol 84 > image 288 of 418; multiple county courthouses, New York.
  14. ↑ "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K67R-6MV : 27 December 2020), P G Putnam, Cato, Cayuga, New York, United States; citing p. , line #39, family #154, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 1,435,218.
  15. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNJ-H68Q : 31 December 2020), S Putnam, , Cato, Cayuga, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 22, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
  16. ↑ "New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://fa, retired cartographic sciences professionalmilysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTD4-JQG : 18 February 2021), Sebastian Putnam, Cato, Cayuga, New York, United States; citing p. 3, line 36, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 853,204.
  17. ↑ "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WK-49SR-B?cc=2078654&wc=M7CQ-XZ9%3A358133001%2C359349201 : [REFERENCE-ERROR]), Cayuga > Deeds 1857 vol 94 > image 259 of 369; multiple county courthouses, New York.
  18. ↑ "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YCQ-YHC?cc=1920234&wc=Q7P4-3TG%3A213305601%2C239024801 : 28 May 2014), Cayuga > Wills 1860-1864 vol O-P > image 607 of 714; county courthouses, New York. Book P page 446
  19. ↑ "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WK-4ZY9?cc=2078654&wc=M7CC-P6D%3A358133001%2C360081301 : [REFERENCE-ERROR]), Cayuga > Deeds 1882-1883 vol 161 > image 358 of 413; multiple county courthouses, New York.
  • Maps were compiled using the following base maps with annotations made by Kay Knight based on cited land records.
  • Burr, David H., Map of the County of Cayuga. By David H. Burr. Published by the Surveyor General, pursuant to an Act of the Legislature. Entered according to an Act of Congress Jany. 5th. 1829 by David H. Burr of the State of New York. Engd. by Rawdon, Clark & Co., Albany & Rawdon, Wright & Co., N.Y. (New York: Rawdon, Clark & Co. ; Rawdon, Wright & Co., 1829) digital images, David Rumsey Map Collection, Creative Commons License (http://www.davidrumsey.com/maps4171.html : accessed 8 Mar 2021)
  • Geil, Samuel. Map of Cayuga County, New York: from actual surveys. [Philadelphia: Published by Samuel Geil, . Auburn: Sold by Milton Alden, general agent, 1853] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2012593647/
  • Beers, Frederick W., cartographer. County atlas of Cayuga, New York / from recent and actual surveys and records under the superintendence of F.W. Beers. (New York : Walker & Jewett, 36 Vesey Street, 1875) digital images, Cayuga County NYGenWeb Project, images contributed by William S. Hecht For Personal Genealogy & Family History Research Only. (https://www.cayugagenealogy.org/maps/1875/index.html : accessed 11 Apr 2021)




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