Genealogical Inquiries

I've hit a brick wall when it comes to my 2x's Great Grandfather James H[owther] Bennett born about 1856-58 in New York. The first I see him is on the 1880 United States Federal Census, age 24, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, living at 186 Freeman Street with his wife Lillian Elizabeth (b. abt 1857) and daughter Jesse (b abt 1879), both born in New York. He's recorded as an Upholster and I believe his father was an Upholster as well ---- also called a Car Trimmer. According to this Census his parents were both born in New York.

There seems to be two Joseph Conklin's who infant baptized children in the Schaghticoke DRC in the 1760's time frame. One Joseph Conklin married Rebecca Robberson who baptized daughter Elizabeth in 1765 the other Joseph Conklin married Machtel Oostrum & their daughter Elizabeth Conklin was born 10/5/1769 & infant baptized 10/21/1769. This 1769 Elizabeth married Stephen Buis, a United Empire Loyalist [UEL] from Half Moon, Albany. The father Joseph Conklin was also a UEL. Information, please on this Machtel Oostrum & who parents might be.

Does anyone have any information about a 1723 land grant to the Marterstock family from King George I of England which provided for property in Katsbaan Ulster County New York?

Did the Palatine Johannes, Plettel grow up to be the James Plato who built boats for William Johnson, fought in the French & Indian War and served in the Tryon County Militia Associated Exempts?

Johannes Plettel/Pletel was, baptized 15 Febr. 23d 1709 at the Highlands, child of Johann Jacob and Elizabetha Plettel; sponsors Johannes Fischer and Anna Marie Weigand. His mother married George/Jurgen Lockstad/Lookstadt 21 Sep 1708 and they settled on grant 1 on Quassick Creek.

This would be between 1777 and 1800, during the War and then the counties to the north of Albany County being divided up. There are no "organized" American churches yet so ponder where all the family births and marriages were recorded. They are not in Albany church records. What I am thinking is like Ballston where Eliphalet Ball was the Presbyterian minister in the Saratoga or Washington County area yet the church was not built until after the war. The other idea for missing church records is they were done by the appointed military minister yet would not know where to look for those.

On 6 February 1792, Benjamin Boyce married as his 2nd to Eunice Denny in the Protestant Presbyterian Church in Cambridge, Washington, New York. Benjamin was infant baptized in a Dutchess, NY church and served in the 16th Reg't, Albany Militia in American Revolution. From this 2nd marriage are children Denney or Dewey, Pamelia, Gerritt Wendell & Jeremiah Stillwell. Married daughters as named in 1816 dated will are Dorothea [James Cosgrove], Mary [Solomon Wright, Jr], Lavina [Henry Gates] Wealthy [William Noble]. From later census the daughter Dorothea was born about 1779, died 1867.

I have made application to DAR through the Patriot, Joseph Washburn. This line is mostly in Rockland County, NY. My application has been rejected as I need more information. The types I need are Church records and I do not know what Church they attended. Those in question:

Mary Evaline Crum married William Secor
Birth JAN 1864 • New York (probably the Ramapo area)
Death 23 DEC 1900 • New York, New York

Emma C Washburn married Edward Crum
Birth ABT 1844 • New York
Death BEF 1875

Does anyone know what happened to those buried at the West Presbyterian Carmine Church Cemetery in Manhattan? I know that church eventually was taken over/renamed West Park Presbyterian Church. Thanks.

John D. Culver, born about 1796 in probably western New York (Ithaca, etc.). He married Sabra Sybil Ball (Born 1796, possibly in Vermont or New York State). Their first three or four children were born in New York State (not sure where, but most likely western New York). They then moved to Warren, Warren County, PA and had seven more children. The Culver family is quite large and it seems I have exhausted all of the avenues to learn exactly who John D. Culver's parents were. It's like he just dropped out of the sky, landed in Warren, PA and went on about his business.

Job Strong Leonard d. Jan 19, 1823 at the age of 68 yrs according to his son, Henry Leonard, who signed the Letters of Testamentary in Washington County. Job had a second wife, Lucy (Perkins) Broughton, widow of John Broughton who died in 1811, Vermont. A Lucy Leonard of Poultney, VT is listed in the Eastern Records of New York as coming to Granville in 1813. Job's first wife was Betsey Robbins Walker. Any information on any of the marriages would be helpful.