DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS & MERCY (HOLBRIDGE) DISBROW, PART ONE © 1992 by Michael S. Disbrow ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Page 271 (5-6-7-6) JUSTUS-6 DISBROW, poss. son of Phineas Sherwood-5 & Rheuama (Murray) b. (19 May 1826) CT d. 5 July 1862 nr. Athens, Limestone Co., AL (age 36-1-17) bur. (headstone) Norwalk, Fairfield Co., CT m. 19 May 1847 Norwalk, Fairfield Co., CT MINERVA DURAND, poss. dau. of Hiram & Eliza ( ) b. c1830 NY d. In the 1850 census of Norwalk, CT, Justus Disbrow, age 24, a carpenter, and Minerva Disbrow, age 24, were living in the household of Hiram Durand, a shoemaker. The headstone of "Justice Disbrow" in the Norwalk cemetery states that he died near Athens, Alabama on 5 July 1862. This was during the Civil War of course but I can find no evidence of any military service on the part of Justus Disbrow. References: headstone inscrip. per Charles Hale Coll.; marr. notices from CT newspapers per Charles Hale Coll.; census - 1850 Norwalk, Fairfield Co., CT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Page 272 (5-7-4-2) ANON A.-6 DISBROW, son of Jesse-5 & Rhoda (Ackley) b. 8 June 1804 poss. Sherman, Fairfield Co., CT d. 27 or 28 Feb. 1865 Putnam Co., NY bur. (see notes below) m. (1st) 22 Feb. 1827 DEBORAH ROBINSON b. 9 June 1804 d. 6 Nov. 1835 bur. Patterson Baptist cem., Patterson, Putnam Co., NY m. (2nd) LOCKEY ( ) b. c1805 NY d. 3 Mar. 1877 bur. Disbrow Ground cem., Kent, Putnam Co., NY Anon Disbrow lived in New Fairfield, CT, until sometime between 1832 and 1834 when he moved his family to Kent, Putnam Co., NY. In the 1850 census of Kent, "Anon Dizebrow" was 45 years old, a blacksmith, living with his wife "Leckey" 45, daughter "Lawrey Ann" 17 and son George 14. They were residing in the household of Ezekial Ketcham, age 80, a farmer. There are two headstones for Anon in Putnam Co. One is with his first wife and son George in the Patterson Baptist cem. The other is in the so-called "Disbrow Ground" in Kent with his second wife Lockey. The two stones disagree as to his death date, the former reads 28 Feb., but the latter reads 27 Feb, which agrees with the Jesse Disbrow family Bible record. I think it might be interesting to include the description of the "Disbrow Ground" burial place as stated in the book "Old Gravestones of Putnam Co., NY": "DISBROW GROUND. This ground, also called the Church Hill Road Farm Plot, may be reached by mounting the hill by the 2nd Kent Baptist Church to the junction of the Church Hill Rd. with the Pecksville Rd. The ground is at the edge of the road on the left-hand, or the southern, part of the junction. DISBROW, Anon, d. Feb. 27, 1865, 61y. " Lockey, w. Anon, d. Mar. 3, 1877, 72y. GRIFFITH, Epenetus, d. Oct. 27, 1836, 31-5-15 " Laura Ann, d. Epenetus, d. Dec. 13, 1851, 19y. 26d. " Polly, d. July 4, 1831, 5-10-1 KETCHUM, Ezekial, d. Oct. 26, 1853, 82-11-18 " Mary, w. Ezekial, d. Aug. 3, 1849, 67-7-2 Thadeus, d. Apr. 24, 1834, 31-3-26 MERRITT, Phoebe, w. Stephen, b. Sept. 22, 1772, d. May 7, 1842, 69-7-15" It appears that Lockey Disbrow was previously married to Epenetus Griffith and had daughters Polly and Laura Ann, as listed in the burials above. Laura Ann was the dau. listed with Anon and Lockey in the 1850 census. Children, by 1st wife: (5-7-4-2-1) Sarah A. b. 13 Nov. 1829 CT; listed 1850 w/ grandpa's Jesse & Rhoda Disbrow, New Fairfield, CT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Page 273 (5-7-4-2) ANON A.-6 DISBROW, cont'd +(5-7-4-2-2) Martin A. b. 29 July 1832 New Fairfield, CT (5-7-4-2-3) George R. b. 1 Dec. 1834 NY; bur. w/mother, Patterson Bapt. cem., Putnam Co., NY (no death date) References: Jesse Disbrow fam. Bible record [Jim & Donna Taylor]; Buys, Old Gravestones of Putnam Co., NY (1975), 140, 251; census - 1840 '50 '60 Kent, Putnam Co., NY (5-7-4-5) DAVID ACKLEY-6 DISBROW, son of Jesse-5 & Rhoda (Ackley) b. 22 June 1813 poss. Sherman, Fairfield Co., CT d. 12 Apr. 1891 m. (1st) 3 Jan. 1843 IRENE MILLER b. (14 Sep. 1815) NY d. 6 Apr. 1861 (age 45-6-23) m. (2nd) 8 Feb. 1863 Kingston, Ulster Co., NY REBECCA R. HOUGHTALING b. c1830 NY d. David A. Disbrow appears to have been a resident of Kingston, Ulster Co., NY from the 1840's until the time of his death. In the 1850 census his occupation was merchant, age 37, with a real estate value of $1400. His wife Irena 35 and daughter Pheba 5 were listed with him. His address in 1880 was at 706 Union Ave. in Kingston. Child, by 1st wife: (5-7-4-5-1) Phebe Elizabeth b. c1845 NY; m. Hyman Roosa Children, by 2nd wife: (5-7-4-5-2) Julia b. c1864 NY +(5-7-4-5-3) David A. b. 1866 NY (5-7-4-5-4) Jennie b. c1870 NY References: Jesse Disbrow fam. Bible record [Jim & Donna Taylor]; D.A.R., Lineage Books, VII:192; record of 2nd marr. per International Genealogy Index [Frances Pascoe]; census - 1850 '60 '80 Kingston, Ulster Co., NY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Page 274 (5-7-5-1) WILLIS-6 DISBROW, son of Platt-5 & Lois (Pepper) b. June 1807 poss. Sherman, Fairfield Co., CT d. 15 Apr. 1889 bur. Village cem., Hillsdale, Columbia Co., NY m. PAULINE JAYCOX (poss. JACOCKS) b. (July 1807) CT d. 25 Feb. 1887 (age 79 yrs. 7 mos.) bur. w/Willis, Village cem., Hillsdale Willis was listed in the 1830 census of Sherman, CT, near his father Platt. In Willis' household were one male between 5 and 9, two males 20-29, one female 20-29 and one female 40-49. He seems not to have been listed as a head of family in 1840. By 1850 he was in Hillsdale, Columbia Co., NY, a farmer with real estate valued at $7000. In the census he was listed as age 43, with his wife Paulina 43, Edward Duncan 26, William T[ ? ] 13 and Mary E. Richmond 30. In the 1871-2 Columbia Co. business directory, Willis Disbrow is listed as a farmer in Harlemville with 42 acres. No known children. [see ADDENDA for (5-7-5) Platt Disbrow, p. 323] References: fam. data of Jean B. Newhall, 1989; Patten, et al, The Somonauk Book (1928) 93 [Jean B. Newhall]; Barber, Gravestone Inscriptions - NY (1938), VII & VIII: 48-9; Child, Gazetteer & Business Directory of Columbia Co., NY (1871-2), 247 [Michael J. Helbig]; census - 1830 Sherman, Fairfield Co., CT, 1850 '60 Hillsdale, Columbia Co., NY (5-7-5-2) JOSEPH-6 DISBROW, son of Platt-5 & Lois (Pepper) b. 5 Aug. 1809 New Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT d. 24 Aug. 1889 St. Charles, Kane Co., IL m. HARRIET PEPPER b. 20 Oct. 1811 CT d. 10 Mar. 1888 He was probably the Joseph Disbrow listed in the 1840 census of Patterson, Putnam Co., NY. By 1850 he had moved to Dutchess Co., where he was listed in the town of Pawling where he was farming. With him were his wife Harriett 39 and son Edward H. 9. By 1860 he had moved to St. Charles, IL. [see ADDENDA for (5-7-5) Platt Disbrow, p. 323] Child: +(5-7-5-2-1) Edward H. b. c1841 CT References: fam. data of Jean B. Newhall, 1989; Patten, et al, The Somonauk Book (1928), 93 [Jean B. Newhall]; census - 1840 Patterson, Putnam Co., NY, 1850 Pawling, Dutchess Co., NY, 1860 St. Charles, Kane Co., IL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Page 275 (5-7-5-3) DAVIS-6 DISBROW, son of Platt-5 & Lois (Pepper) b. (20 Feb. 1813) prob. Sherman, Fairfield Co., CT d. 4 Apr. 1881 (age 68-1-15) bur. Village cem., Hillsdale, Columbia Co., NY m. MARY WARRING b. c1814 d. 20 Feb. 1859 (age 45) bur. w/Davis, Village cem., Hillsdale Davis Disbrow was listed in the 1871-2 Columbia Co., NY, business directory as a farmer in Harlemville (near Hillsdale) with 142 acres. A George G. Disbrow, listed directly below Davis and leasing from him, may have been a son. I had some correspondence with Frances M. Pascoe (age 83) of Grosse Pointe, MI, in 1988, concerning her grandmother, Lois (Disbrow) Garvey of Hillsdale, NY. I never received any dates or more definite data from Frances except the fact that Lois's son (Frances' father) was named Davis Disbrow Garvey. On that clue we might guess that Lois was a daughter of Davis Disbrow. [see ADDENDA for (5-7-5) Platt Disbrow, p. 323] References: fam. data of Jean B. Newhall; Barber, Gravestone Inscriptions - NY (1938), VII & VIII:48-9; Patten, et al, The Somonauk Book (1928), 93; letters of Frances M. Pascoe 2 July, 1 Aug. & 25 Sep. 1988; Child, Gazetteer & Business Directory of Columbia Co NY (1871-2), 247 [Michael J. Helbig] (5-7-5-4) DIMON-6 DISBROW, son of Platt-5 & Lois (Pepper) b. 11 Oct. 1815 prob. Sherman, Fairfield Co., CT d. 13 June 1889 bur. New Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT m. 1838 JANE A. HOAG b. (Mar. 1817) CT d. 12 Sep. 1891 (age 74 yrs, 6 mos.) bur. w/Dimon, New Fairfield Dimon was a farmer in New Fairfield, CT. The 1850 census lists him in New Fairfield with wife Jane 33, Lydia 7, David H. 4 and Jane Jennings 75. Jane's headstone, per the Charles Hale Collection, reads that she d. 12 Dec. 1891, age 74-6, but her death notice appeared in the "Danbury [CT] Times" 16 Sep. 1891 and states that she d. 12 Sep. [see ADDENDA, page 324] Children: +(5-7-5-4-1) Lydia Ann b. Aug. 1843 +(5-7-5-4-2) David H. b. June 1846 References: headstone inscrips. & death notice per Charles Hale Coll.; fam. data of Jean B. Newhall; census - 1840 Sherman, 1850 New Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Page 276 (5-7-5-5) STEPHEN PEPPER-6 DISBROW, son of Platt-5 & Lois (Pepper) b. (Mar. 1818) prob. Sherman, Fairfield Co., CT d. 17 or 18 Nov. 1891 (age 73 yrs. 8 mos.) bur. Sherman, Fairfield Co., CT m. (1st) MARY ( ) b. c1822 CT d. m. (2nd) SOPHIA CHASE b. 2 Oct. 1829 CT d. 6 Aug. 1916, bur. w/Stephen, Sherman In 1850 Stephen P. Disbrow was working as a laborer in Hillsdale, Columbia Co., NY. He was listed in the census that year with his wife Mary 28 and son Henry 2. His older brothers Willis and Davis also lived in Hillsdale. Apparently he moved back to CT a few years later. In 1860 (according to the census index) a Stephen Disbrow was living in Fairfield, CT. And by the time of the 1880 census we find Stephen P. Disbrow listed in New Milford, Litchfield Co., CT, age 62, with his wife Sophia 50, and children Frederick W. 19, Elizabeth P. 15 and Floyd M. 6. I haven't discovered where or when Stephen's first wife Mary died. Jean Newhall's family data says that he and Sophia Chase were married 25 Nov. 1848, but that date doesn't jibe with the 1850 census which shows Mary as the wife of Stephen. The first child Henry was certainly the child of Mary, but the mother(s) of the others are uncertain. [see ADDENDA for (5-7-5) Platt Disbrow, p. 323] Children: (5-7-5-5-1) Henry P. b. (Nov. 1848) NY; d. 10 Aug. 1861 (age 12-9), bur. Sherman, CT (5-7-5-5-2) William P. b. 1851; d. 1924, bur. Sherman, CT +(5-7-5-5-3) Frederick W. b. Dec. 1860 CT (5-7-5-5-4) Elizabeth P. b. c1865 NY (5-7-5-5-5) Floyd M. b. 31 Aug. 1879 (? - age 6 in 1880); d. 31 Dec. 1906, bur. Sherman, CT References: fam. data of Jean B. Newhall; headstone inscrips., Charles Hale Coll.; Patten, et al, The Somonauk Book (1928), 93 [Jean B. Newhall]; census - 1850 Hillsdale, Columbia Co., NY, poss. 1860 Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT, 1880 (soundex) New Milford, Litchfield Co., CT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Page 277 (5-7-5-6) FLORA L.-6 DISBROW, dau. of Platt-5 & Lois (Pepper) b. 29 Aug. 1820 prob. Sherman, Fairfield Co., CT d. 14 Feb. 1897 m. 28 Feb. 1844 poss. Genesee Co., NY CHARLES MERRITT, son of Joseph & Mary (Dean) or (Bean) b. d. Nov. 1898 Flora and Charles Merritt were living at Freeland, DeKalb Co., IL, around 1849 when her sister (5-7-5-8) Elizabeth came from CT to live with them. According to Jean B. Newhall they left IL and moved to Kansas City. Their marriage date was included in "Saul's Notes On Genesee County [NY] People", with no notation as to place. I have no record of any children. [see ADDENDA for (5-7-5) Platt Disbrow, p. 323] References: fam. data of Jean B. Newhall; Patten, et al, The Somonauk Book (1928), 93 [Jean B. Newhall]; Saul's Notes On Genesee Co. People (I have no pub. data) [Bernice Disbrow] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Page 278 (5-7-5-7) LEVI-6 DISBROW, son of Platt-5 & Lois (Pepper) b. 4 Oct. 1823 prob. Sherman, Fairfield Co., CT d. Aug. 1875 poss. McHenry Co., IL m. (1st) 9 Sep. 1846 Brookfield, Fairfield Co., CT CLARINDA OSBORNE b. c1822 "of Brookfield, CT" d. [Note: Jean Newhall's fam. data says Levi's first wife was named Clomella Wildman. The marr. record in Brookfield, CT, gives her name as above.] m. (2nd) MARY J. BUCKINGHAM b. c1837 CT d. Levi Disbrow, a "waggon maker", was listed in the 1850 census of New Fairfield, CT, with his wife Clarinda 28, and sons James P. 3 and Harry M. 1, all born in CT. He may be the Levi listed in Easton, CT, in the census of 1860. In 1865 he moved west to IL and settled in sec. 17 of Grafton Twp., McHenry Co., near the village of Huntley. He was listed in an 1872 business directory of Huntley as a blacksmith and carriage manufacturer. A distant cousin, (2-8-5-11) Sidney-6 Disbrow, who lived in the nearby town of Alden, IL, mentioned Levi in a letter he wrote to his son Algernon in 1890: "There were Joseph and Nathan Disbrow, brothers ... natives of Fairfield Co., Conn. where there are said to be some of the family still living and I have met some of them who left there about 25 years ago. One, Levi Disbrow, who lived at Huntley, this county, and whose son lives there yet ..." (The son who remained in Huntley was most likely Andrew M. Disbrow.) Levi's widow and probable daughter, Edith, were listed in the 1880 census of Huntley, ages 43 and 12 respectively. His son Andrew Disbrow, also a carriage maker, was living nearby with his wife Ester. [see ADDENDA for (5-7-5) Platt Disbrow, p. 323] Children, by 1st wife: (b. CT) (5-7-5-7-1) James P. b. c1847 (5-7-5-7-2) Harry M. b. c1849 +(5-7-5-7-3) Andrew M. b. Dec. 1851 Poss. child, by 2nd wife: (5-7-5-7-4) Edith b. c1868 IL References: fam. data of Jean B. Newhall; Patten, et al, The Somonauk Book (1928), 93 [Jean B. Newhall]; marriage per Brookfield, CT, vital records (Barbour Coll.); Everts, Baskin & Stewart, Combination Atlas Map of McHenry Co., IL (1872) [Marian Wittenberger]; letter of Sidney Disbrow [Marian Wittenberger]; census - 1850 New Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT, 1880 (Soundex) Huntley, McHenry Co., IL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------