First Generation 1. Cornelius TREAT was born on 30 OCT 1766 in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts. He died on 21 OCT 1847 in Mendon, Monroe, New York. The Treat Family, by John Harvey Treat, A.M., The Salem Press Publishing & Printing Company, Salem, Massachusetts, 1893. p. 54. Mr. Treat wrote a history of his life and an account of his family, which is now in the possession of his grandson, C. M. Treat, of Clinton, Wis., who has furnished me with extracts from it. Mr. Treat's father, Timothy Treat, moved from Sheffield to Lenox, Mass., in 1768, when his son Cornelius was two years old. Soon after the breaking out of the Revolution, he went into the army as a substitute for his son Timothy who had been drafted, and died soon after in Canada of the small pox. In Nov. 1776, young Cornelius was "bound out" to a man by the name of James Richards, for the term of four years, or till he should arrive at a proper age, fourteen years, to choose his own guardian. He lived with Mr. Richards the specified time, and had the advantages of school as per contract, which was eight weeks each year. This was all the educational advantage he ever had. When he arrived at the age of fourteen years, he chose Mr. Richards as his guardian, who engaged him to a man by the name of Asa Bement, on trail, to learn the blacksmith's trade. Mr Bement being absent a great portion of the time, and his wife being an inveterate scold, young Cornelius thought that the time of "trail" had better cease, so in the absence of Mr. Bement, he took leave of Mrs. Bement and the last of July, 1781, enlisted for three months in the American army, in the company of Capt. Isaac Marsh, and went into camp at Stockbridge, Mass. His oldest brother Timothy was sergeant in the same company. Captain Marsh was ordered to march his command to Albany, N.Y., thence to Scheneetady, Schoharie, and Fort Plain on the Mohawk river. Here a large force was collected under the command of Colonel Willett. An incident occurred here which will be related in his own words: "I here joined Capt. Woodward's company of Rangers and we marched to Ft. Schuyler, where Utica now stands, and from there we went in a northwest direction in search of Indians. We had but sixty-two men rank and file, and one faithful Indian guide. After marching about twelve miles, we came to a place where Indians had encamped the night before. The pilot told the captain that there were many Indians and we should all be killed if we pursued them. The captain called him a coward, and marched on the trail made in the brakes by the pursued. We he not proceeded more than two miles when coming to a ravine or hollow, down which the Indians had proceeded, our pilot again remonstrated with the captain of the danger in following them further; but the captain, possessing more courage than wisdom, ordered a forward march, and we had not gone more than forty or fifty rods when we were fired upon by the Indians lying in ambush on three sides of us. The captain, lieutenant and ensign fell at the first fire; after firing a few rounds, a man by the name of Parker said to me 'we are all alone.' I looked around but could see nothing but smoke and Indians. We then ran for our lives. Five of the redskins followed us; we ran several miles and loaded our guns as we ran, when Parker said to me 'let's give them another shot.' We wheeled and fires; two of the Indians fell and Parker also fell dead by my side. I made all speed possible to outrun them, the other three still in pursuit and frequently firing at me. I ran on until it was quite dark or dusky, when running over a little hill and out of their sight, I loaded my gun, and fortunately a large tree that had fallen and split by falling had formed a king of trough on the under side, just large enough to admit my body. Into this I went feet foremost, with my gun well loaded, determined to sell my life as dearly as possible should I be discovered by my pursuers. In a short time they came and stood upon the log not more than twenty feet from me, conversed a while in their language, and then returned the way they came, to their tribe I suppose, and glad I was to know they were gone. I lay in that situation all night, and the next morning started for the Fort, which I reached the following morning about eight o'clock." Having by accident injured one of his fingers very badly, and the time of his enlistment having expired, he applied to Colonel Willett, who gave him his discharge. He arrived home the 29th day of October, 1781, the day before he was sixteen years old. Thus ended his first campaign. On the 10th of Feb., 1782, he again enlisted for three years, and remained in the army until the close of the war, having had many hairbreadth escapes. He received his final discharge form the army June 30, 1784. From a search of the pension records and other documents, I am able to furnish the following additional particulars in regard to his service in the Revolution. According to the Massachusetts Muster Rolls, he served in Captain Belding's company, Col. John Brown's Reg't, from Sept. 21 to Oct. 14, 1777; was in Capt. Enos Parker's Co., Col. Jacob Gerrish's Reg't, from July 3, 1778, to Jan. 1, 1779; was in Capt. John Spoon's Co., Col. John Ashley's Reg't from July 7 to July 28, 1780, when he enlisted from the town of Lee, Mass., for six months. While residing in Lenox, Mass., he served three months from July 20, 1781, in Capt. Isaac Marsh's Co., Colonel Rossiter's Reg't, which joined the command of Colonel Willett at Fort Plain on the Mohawk river. While there he volunteered with others, as a ranger, under Captain Woodward, to perform scouting duty at Fort Stanwix, now Rome, N.Y. and at Fort Herkimer. On one occasion they were ambushed by a party of Indians, and fifty-five of his comrades, out of sixty-nine men, together with Captain Woodward, were either killed or taken prisoners. After this event, he joined his company under Captain Marsh, at Fort Plain, where he remained till discharged, Oct. 3, 1781. He enlisted Feb., 1782, while living in Lenox, for three years, in Captain Fox's Co., which marched to Peeksill, N.Y., to join the command of Col. Henry Jackson, of Mass., and was stationed at Nelson's and Verplank's Point, on the north river, until winter, when the regiment encamped at Snake Hill, back of Newbury, N.Y. When the regiment was disbanded, Mr. Treat was transferred to the company of Captain Holbrook, in the 4th Reg't commanded by Colonel Jackson, which was stationed at West Point until October, when it was removed to Amenia huts, near Peekskill. In November, Baron de Steuben selected three regiments, in one of which was Mr. Treat, for the brigade which marched under the command of Colonel Jackson to New York, and occupied it when the British evacuated the place, Nov. 25, 1783. Mr. Treat remained here till some time in Feb. 1784, when he was ordered to West Point, where the army was discharged with the exception of one regiment, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Hall, in which regiment was embraced at its formation the company of Captain Mills, to which Mr. Treat was attached and quartered on Constitution Island, where the magazine was located. Here he remained till his discharge, June 30, 1784. He received a pension from the government. After his return from the army, he worked on a farm for different men during the summer, and in the winter taught school,until the 28th day of June, 1787, when he married Ester Parker. Feb. 5, 1794, he and his family removed to what is now the town of Mendon, Monroe, N.Y., where they experienced all the hardships and privations generally attending a life in a new country. He and both of his wives died on the farm which they had reclaimed from the wilderness. They were most excellent people, and their memory is held in the highest esteem by their descendants. Cornelius TREAT and Esther PARKER were married on 28 JUN 1787. Esther PARKER died on 14 JUN 1796 in Mendon, Monroe, New York. Cornelius TREAT and Esther PARKER had the following children: +2 i. Amaziah TREAT (born on 12 APR 1790). +3 ii. Hannah TREAT (born on 30 JUL 1791). +4 iii. Ruth TREAT (born on 12 FEB 1793). +5 iv. Alvin TREAT (born on 17 MAR 1795). Cornelius TREAT and Alcy were married in DEC 1796. Alcy died on 25 MAY 1848. The Treat Family, by John Harvey Treat, A.M., The Salem Press Publishing & Printing Company, Salem, Massachusetts, 1893. p. 54. of Palmyra, N.Y. Cornelius TREAT and Alcy had the following children: +6 i. Benjamin Palmer TREAT (born on 12 AUG 1798). +7 ii. Cornelius TREAT (born on 18 APR 1801). +8 iii. Ellery Sanford TREAT (born on 4 OCT 1803). +9 iv. Noah Nelson TREAT (born on 26 JAN 1806). +10 v. Dr. John Jay TREAT (born on 23 MAY 1808). +11 vi. Joseph Randolph TREAT (born on 14 JUL 1810). 12 vii. Daughter TREAT was born about 1812 in Mendon, Monroe, New York. The Treat Family, by John Harvey Treat, A.M., The Salem Press Publishing & Printing Company, Salem, Massachusetts, 1893. p. 57. Died in infancy. She died about 1812 in Mendon, Monroe, New York. Second Generation 2. Amaziah TREAT (Cornelius-1) was born on 12 APR 1790 in Alford, Berkshire, Massachusetts. He died in 1819 in , , Illinois. The Treat Family, by John Harvey Treat, A.M., The Salem Press Publishing & Printing Company, Salem, Massachusetts, 1893. p. 71. When he was four years old, Mr. Treat's parents removed to Mendon, N.Y. In addition to assisting his father on the farm, he obtained a good common school education. Was married when less than twenty years old, and remained in Mendon till about 1813, when he removed to Angelica, Allegany coutny, N.Y. In the spring of 1819, he went to southern Illinois hoping to better his condition, but died there from a severe attach of brain fever. The widow with four small children returned to her father's house in Mendon, where she gave them all the attention she could in the way of education. In the fall of 1836, she removed to New London, Huron county, Ohio, with her children, and subsequently to Rock county, Wis., where she died. Although the youngest of the family is now more than seventy years old, they have never been long separated, but live very near each other on the most intimate and friendly terms. Amaziah TREAT and Sally COLVIN were married on 17 SEP 1809. Sally COLVIN died on 26 NOV 1854 in , Rock, Wisconsin. Amaziah TREAT and Sally COLVIN had the following children: +13 i. Diadema TREAT (born on 8 JUN 1810). +14 ii. Sarah TREAT (born on 17 FEB 1813). +15 iii. Cornelius Mortimer TREAT (born on 25 APR 1817). +16 iv. Charlotte Adaline TREAT (born on 1 JUN 1819). 3. Hannah TREAT (Cornelius-1) was born on 30 JUL 1791 in Alford, Berkshire, Massachusetts. She died on 3 MAY 1832. Hannah TREAT and Daniel FALL were married. Hannah TREAT and Daniel FALL had the following children: 17 i. George FALL. 18 ii. Franklin FALL. 19 iii. William FALL. 20 iv. Bleeker FALL. 21 v. Beri FALL. 22 vi. Esther FALL. 4. Ruth TREAT (Cornelius-1) was born on 12 FEB 1793 in Alford, Berkshire, Massachusetts. Ruth TREAT and Moses MC CLELLAN were married about 1810. The Treat Family, by John Harvey Treat, A.M., The Salem Press Publishing & Printing Company, Salem, Massachusetts, 1893. p. 71. A farmer. He resided in Mendon, Monroe, N.Y., for many years, and then emigrated to southern Indiana. All traces of the family have been lost. Ruth TREAT and Moses MC CLELLAN had the following children: 23 i. Bridget MC CLELLAN. 24 ii. Esther MC CLELLAN. 25 iii. Charles MC CLELLAN.