From - Mike Disbrow, listowner Subject - Capt. Disbrow of the 'Volunteer' Subscriber Carol Vaughan asks whether anyone knows the identity of the Captain Disbrow who went down with his ship, the 'Volunteer' on Lake Ontario in Nov. 1869 as per the item recently shared with us by Linda Talbott, from the book "Great Lakes Shipwrecks and Survivals" by William Rattigan. He was Russell Disbrow of Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence Co., New York. Here I will quote the information from my book, "Descendants of Thomas & Mercy (Holbridge) Disbrow, Part One", p. 314 (in the "Unplaced Disbrows" section of the book): ____________________________________________________________________________________________ (U10-2) RUSSELL DISBROW, son of Joseph & Clarissa (Plumb) b. c1818 St. Lawrence Co., NY d. Nov. 1869, drowned in Lake Ontario m. MARIA __________, b. c1818 VT; d. 17 May 1880, bur. Ogdensburg cem., St. Lawrence Co., NY He was a sailor on the Great Lakes, co-owner of a schooner called the "Northerner" in 1861. Captain Disbrow was in command of the schooner "Volunteer" on Lake Ontario in Nov. 1869 carrying a load of apples, when the vessel was struck by a violent storm. Apparently all on board, including Disbrow and a five-man crew, were lost. The ship washed ashore at Port Ontario, NY, on the night of 18 Nov., with no one on board. [per articles in "The Daily Journal" of Ogdensburg, NY, 23 Nov., 25 Nov., 29 Nov. and 1 Dec. 1869 - Michael J. Helbig] Maria Disbrow was listed in the 1870 census of Ogdensburg with Clarissa Disbrow, her mother-in-law. Children: (U10-2-1) Mary b. c1840 NY; bur. Ogdensburg cem.; m. Henry C. Hunt (U10-2-2) Caroline b. c1842 NY +(U10-2-3) George b. c1844 NY [d. 1899 Toledo, OH; George Disbrow was also a sailing captain on the Great Lakes.] (U10-2-4) Emma F./Fanny b. c1850 NY; bur. Ogdensburg cem. References: fam. data & research notes of Michael J. Helbig, 1987-8, including newspaper items and census data; census - 1840, '50, '65, '70 Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence Co., NY ____________________________________________________________________________________________ I have never been able to ascertain the placement of this family of Disbrows, but feel there is a likely possibility they do connect up with Thomas Disbrow of Fairfield. Many thanks to Linda for sharing the item with us, and to Carol for the follow up question. I hope the above information is helpful. Mike