Lafford Totten (1797 - 1854)

Born 27 Jul 1797 in Schenectady, Albany, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Aug 1854 at age 57 in Plainville, Adams, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Lafford (Lafferd on this tombstone) )was born July 26, 1795 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York to Joseph Totton and Anna (Van Leuven) Totton. He was baptized on December 17, 1796 in the Dutch Reformed Church.^[1]

It seems likely that they had moved to Illinois in the 1820s since his son Henry (see below) is buried in Adams Co., Illinois in 1825. Legal records say that on May 16, 1836, he purchased a tract of land in Illinois.^[2] It looks as though he purchased more land in 1840.^[3]

Lafford married Maria N. Van Schoonhoven and they had a family:

• Joseph Totten (1821-1906),^[4]
• Ann Eliza (1823-?) and her older brother Joseph were both baptized on August 30, 1823 in the Presbyterian Church, no location given. There is no record of Ann Eliza after this.^[5]
• Henry Totten (Mar-Sep, 1825), baptized in the Presbyterian Church on September 18, 1825 (no location given). Probably died at 6 mo, 10 days in Adams Co., Illinois per "Cemeteries of Adams Co., [Illinois] Vol. 1." published by the Great River Genealogical Society (see his FAG, following).^[6][7] and
• Marco Bozzaris Totten (1844-1915).^[8] In 1850, Lafford and Maria were living in Adams Co., Illinois.^[9] He passed away on August 11, 1854 in Plainville, Adams, Illinois.^[10] Maria died in Plainville, Adams, Illinois on May 6, 1874, almost twenty years later, and is buried next to her husband.^[11]

U. S. Census

1850 --- U. S. Federal Census, Burten, Adams County, Illinois -- Dwelling Number: 140 - Family Number: 149 - Line: 26 - Page 21B - Microfilm Roll: 97

Lafford Totten 54 (head/farmer) New York

Maria 50 (wife) New York

Cimela 22 (daughter) New York

Mary 18 (daughter)

Silas 14 (son) Illinois

Peter 11 (son) Illinois

Marco 6 (son) Illinois^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Schenectady Baptisms, Vol 4, Book 44. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Dutch Reformed Church Records from New York and New Jersey. Holland Society of New York, New York, New York. Ancestry Record 6961 #109013
2. ↑ State of Illinois. Illinois, Public Land Purchase Records, 1813-1909 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Ancestry Record 3780 #2592
3. ↑ Ancestry Record 1246 #597157 A map can be seen at https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=IL4010__.263&docClass=STA&sid=w3jiyozn.qfm.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 22 October 2020), memorial page for Joseph Totten (17 Apr 1821–3 Apr 1906), Find A Grave: Memorial #84896945, citing West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Patricia (contributor 47479577) .
5. ↑ Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Accession Number: 08-0703 43H. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Ancestry Record 61048 #150690616
6. ↑ Source Citation: Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Accession Number: 08-0703 43H Ancestry Record 61048 #150690654
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 22 October 2020), memorial page for Henry Totten (1825–2 Oct 1854) [sic], Find A Grave: Memorial #84796994, citing Payson Old Cemetery, Payson, Adams County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Patricia (contributor 47479577) .
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 22 October 2020), memorial page for Marco Bozzaris Totten (1844–1915), Find A Grave: Memorial #80558244, citing Colusa Community Cemetery, Colusa, Colusa County, California, USA ; Maintained by Patricia (contributor 47479577) .
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85F-CT5 : 4 April 2020), Lafford Totten, Burton, Adams, Illinois, United States; citing family 149, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 22 October 2020), memorial page for Lafferd Totten (27 Jul 1797–11 Aug 1854), Find A Grave: Memorial #84823377, citing Cook Cemetery, Plainville, Adams County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Patricia (contributor 47479577) .
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 22 October 2020), memorial page for Maria N Van Schoonhoven Totten (12 Sep 1797–6 May 1874), Find A Grave: Memorial #84823195, citing Cook Cemetery, Plainville, Adams County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Patricia (contributor 47479577) .
12. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by Family Search. --- Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

See also unsourced family trees:

• freepages.rootsweb.com/~rclarke/genealogy/page1/viele-j.htm
• sites.google.com/site/schoonoversinamerica/index/schoonover-mastertree1
• findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=84823377