This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RRB.2ACE/5242.1 Message Board Post: For those interested in the Button Family of Farmersville/Franklinville, I furnish what I know. An abstract of the Button Family Genealogy, with reference to the Jonas K. Button family of Franklinville, Cattaraugus Co., New York; Together with additions from my own research Florence Peet married the compiler’s great grandfather, Frederick Howard. Florence had a sister, Genevira Peet, who married Jonas K. Button, Jr. The Jonas K. Button families of Franklinville, Cattaraugus County, New York, were prominent. The compiler’s father, Richard Frederick Howard, owned a 53-acre parcel of real estate in the Town of Franklinville, which was purchased from the J.K. Button Estate. The compiler accordingly digresses from the Howard Genealogy to include some information about the Button families of Franklinville, New York. The following information, unless otherwise stated, comes from Button Families of America, complied by R. Glen Nye, edited by Katherine (Watson) Nye, 1971. The first generation in America: >From page 23: “Matthias Button Sr. the immigrant came to America with Governor John Endicott, landing at Salem, Mass. September 6, 1628. (Savage’s Gen. Dict.) “He was a son of Thomas Button of Harrold, Bedford Co., England. He was baptized there October 11, 1607. (Parish Records of Harrold). He died at Haverhill, Mass. August 13, 1672. (Haverhill Town Records.) He married (1st) Lettyce; (2nd) about 1639, Joanne, widow of John Thornton; (3rd)about 1649 Ann Teagle; and (4th)June 9, 1663 Elizabeth, daughter of John and Ann Wheeler of Newbury, Mass; she was born at Salsbury, England and died at Haverhill, Mass. July 16, 1690. [Text omitted.] “ * * * He must have been around 20 when he landed in America. His stay in Salem was brief; he soon removed to Boston, where he is found among the earliest settlers. He identified himself with the First Church of England sometime previous to 1633, and there at least two of his children were baptized. He removed thence to Ipswich, where he was a commoner in 1641 and thence in 1646 to Haverhilll, where he died. (Haverhill Town Records, Genealogical Register Vol. 6 page 246.) [Text omitted.] >From page 42: “He died intestate and the inventory of his estate Mar. 9, 1673 was only 99 pounds, 11 shillings, 1 d. exclusive of the 80 acres of land given to his wife, Elizabeth.” The second generation in America: “Children: “1. Mary, baptized Feb 23, 1633/4 at Boston, Mass. She married Dec. 6, 1652 at Haverhill, Edward Yeoman. Records of Haverhill show births of six children 1653 to 1664. A daughter died April 1667. The family is believed to have moved to Plainfield, Conn. Their last two children were born in Stonington, Conn. Children: * * * “2. Daniel, bapt. Feb 22, 1634/5; died young. “3. Sarah, born 1650/51. “4. Hannah, born May 11, 1652. “5. Daniel, born Apr 10, 1654 at Haverhill. He was killed Sept. 18, 1675 at Bloody Brook. His estate was inventoried Sept. 25, 1677. His “brother” Kingsbury is mentioned. “6. Abigail, born June 16, 1656; died in Apr., 1667. “7. Matthias, born Mar. 17, 1657/8. “8. Peter, born July 17, 1660. “9. Patience, born June 1, 1662; died Oct. 30, 1662.” The eighth child, Peter Button, is the ancestor of the Buttons we are interested in. Information about him comes from page 45. “Peter Button, born July 17, 1660 at Haverhill, Mass.; died 1726/7 at Westerly, R.I. He married (1st) Sarah Crandall, widow of Josiah Witter and daughter of Elder John Crandall and his first wife. He married (2nd) ca. 1696, Mary Lamphere daughter of George Lamphere of Westerly, R.I. and Stonington, Conn. He is listed in 1692 as a member of the First Sabbatarian Church of Newport, R.I.” [Text omitted.] Third generation in America: “Children [by Sarah Crandall]: “1. Peter, born Jan. 1, 1688. “2. Mary, born Oct. 6, 1689. She married Daniel Lewis of Westerly, R.I. * * * “3. Matthais, born Jan. 16, 1692. “4. Eliphall, born Dec. 16, 1694; died Nov. 3, 1781. She married Feb. 4, 1716/7 Eliezer or Eleazer Park, born 1662; died Nov. [at page 46:] 14, 1769 at Preston, Conn. He was a large landowner. * * * “Children by Mary: (all born in Westerly, R.I.) “5. Jedediah, born 1696. “6. Samuel, born ca. 1697. “7. Cyrus, born ca. 1700. “8. Joseph, born 1702. “9. Elizabeth, born ca. 1704. Unmarried, she joined the Sabbatarian Church in 1740 at Hopkinton, R.I.” The eighth child, Joseph Button, is the ancestor of the Buttons we are interested in. Information about him comes from page 228. “Joseph Button, born 1702 in Westerly; died May 20, 1750. He married Dec. 22, 1737 Abigail Rhodes of Voluntown, Conn., the marriage being performed by Samuel Dorrance, J.P. She married (2nd)in August, 1752 to George Thurston. Joseph Sr. served in the Revolution in Capt. Salisbury’s Co., in 1780, as recorded in the Vt. Revolutionary Rolls. He also performed other service in Ichabod Robinson’s Co. of Militia in Clarendon, Vt. and with Capt. Hungerford’s Co.” Fourth Generation in America: “Children: “1. Charles, born Apr. 17, 1739. “2. Elisha, born Jan. 5, 1742. “3. Stanberry, born June 27, 1744. “4. Joseph Jr., born July 16, 1746; died May 22, 1750. “5. Mary, born Aug. 25, 1750. She married Apr. 5, 1769 Joseph Kinne. “6. Olive, born 1751; died Aug. 22, 1809. She married David Hopkins.” The second child, Elisha Button, is the ancestor of the Buttons we are interested in. Information about him comes from page 232. “Elisha Button, born Jan. 5, 1742 at Westerly, R.I.; died Mar. 28, 1809 in Clarendon, Vt. He married Mar. 21, 1770, Bethiah, daughter of Capt. Asa and Bethiah (Kimball) Kinne, born Jan. 11, 1755 at Preston, Ct.; died Sept. 10, 1843. Elisha with his wife, moved to Wallingford, Vt. In 1776-7 carrying three children and their household belongings on the backs of two horses. They built there a one room log cabin with neither floor nor windows.” Fifth generation in America: “Children: “1. Elisha, born Jan. 13, 1772. “2. Asa, born Nov. 25, 1773. “3. Jacob, born May 1, 1775. “4. Kinne, born Feb. 17, 1778; married, no children. “5. Charles, born Nov. 30, 1780; died Oct. 28, 1832 in Machias, Cattaraugus Co., N.Y. He married Jan. 5 1801, Naomi Kingsley. “6. Bethiah, born May 10, 1783. She married (1st)Russel Vaughn and (2nd)Dr. Grene and resided in Willsboro, N.Y. * * * “7. Lyman, born Mar. 17, 1785. “8. Gardner, born Jan. 2, 1793.” The first child, Charles Button, is the ancestor of the Buttons we are interested in. Information about him comes from page 255. Charles Button, born Nov. 30, 1780 in Wallingford, Vt.; died Oct. 28, 1832 at Machias, Cattaraugus Co., N.Y. He married Jan. 8, 1801 Naomi Kingsley [sic., see above re: Charles Button. Which entry is correct?], born Mar. 2, 1780; died Dec. 19, 1846. They moved from Wallingford to Peru, N.Y. about 1814, thence to Townsend Hill, town of Concord, Erie Co., N.Y. in 1815, thence to Machias in 1817 where he spent the remainder of his life as a farmer and merchant. The country at that time was almost a wilderness and they suffered the hardships of frontier life. Cattle were fed by browsing on felled trees. Children attended school in winter with only one full cloth for footwear and sometimes barefoot. The old homestead was occupied by himself and descendants for about 80 years.” Sixth generation in America: “Children: “1. Heman, born Aug. 11, 1802; died Oct. 18, 1811. “2. Hannah, born Oct. 1, 1804. “3. Harvey, born Aug. 9, 1806; died Feb 9, 1828. He went to Canada to work and died there, unmarried. “4. Lyman, born July 28, 1808. “5. Lucetta or Lucretia, born Feb. 7, 1812. “6. Sophia, born May 22, 1814. “7. Heman G., born May 1, 1816. “8. Charles Frederick, born July 6, 1818. “9. Jonas Kinne, born May 3, 1821. “10. Jesse Evans Kingsley, born Feb. 13, 1824.” The ninth child, Jonas Kinne Button, is a person we are interested in. Information about him comes from pages 293-295. “Jonas Kinne Button, born May 3, 1821; died Sept. [at p. 294] 8, 1884. He married Sept. 27, 1845 Jane Milligan Duncan, eldest daughter of James and Annie (McGowan) Duncan of Dunfries, Scotland. She was born in Dunfries Aug. 30, 1828 and came to America when 6 years of age. Jonas K. was a successful and prosperous farmer, a member of the State Legislature one term, Supervisor of the town several years. He was President of the Board of Trustees of Ten Broeck Free Academy for 16 years, having been appointed to this position by the founder, Judge Peter Ten Broeck.” Seventh generation in America: “Children: “1. Peter Ten Broeck, born June 11, 1847 at Franklinville, New York; died Nov. 12, 1905 at Gladwin, Michigan. He married Catherine J., daughter of John and Elizabeth Little, born May 5, 1845 at Franklinville, N.Y. He was a farmer and merchant in his town, Franklinville, until 1898 when he went to Dawson City, North West Territory. After his return, he moved to Gladwin, Michigan where he engaged in the hardware business. “2. Mary Ten Broeck, born July 8, 1849 at Franklinville, N.Y. She graduated from Ten Broeck Free Academy in June, 1870. She married Sept. 27, 1870 Robert Clayton Bard (formerly spelled Baird), son of Ashbel and Julia Ann (Waring) Bard of Franklinville. Child: “1. Charles Edward Bard, born June 5, 1875. He married Sept. 29, 1898 Alta Williams. Children: a. Alta Maude Bard, born Jan. 16, 1900. b. Mary Elizabeth Bard, born Mar. 9, 1901. “3. Annie Naomi, born June 13, 1852 at Franklinville, N.Y. She graduated from Ten Broeck Free Academy. She married Aug. 8, 1871 Monroe George Cheney, son of George and Ann (Lanckton) Cheney, born Apr. 23, 1846 at Sandusky, N.Y. Children: “1. Herman George Cheney, born May 25, 1873. He graduated from Ten Broeck Free Academy and from the Law Dept., University of Buffalo, L.L.B. He married Apr. 29, 1902 Ella J. Kingsley of Franklinville, N.Y. He served in the 65th regiment, Spanish-American War, until close. “2. Annie Mary Cheney, born Apr. 13, 1875. She graduated from Ten Broeck Free Academy and from Medical Dept., University of Buffalo, May 6, 1898. She located and established a successful practice in Batavia, N.Y. She married Aug. 7, 1902, Dr. Henry Norris Spoffard of Lyndon, N.Y., a graduate of Ten Broeck Free Academy and Medical Dept., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. They both continued to practice medicine at Batavia, Annie Mary practicing under the name of Dr. Cheney Spoffard. Child: “a. Helen Marian Spoffard, born Mar. 1, 1904. [at page 295:] “3. Jonas Kinne Cheney, born Sept. 29, 1877 at Centerville, N.Y. He graduated [from Ten Broeck] Free Academy. He married Georgia A. Bell of Franklinville, N.Y. on June 18, _____ . “4. Raymond Harrison Cheney, born Oct. 1, 1880. He married May 5, 1904 Lelia Reddy [at] F’ville. He was in the hardware business in Port Allegany, Pennsylvania. “5. Gordon Monroe Cheney, born Jan. 19, 1883. He went to Indian Territory. “6. Jane Button Cheney, born Aug. 8, 1885. Graduated [from Ten Broeck] Free Academy. “7. Eleanor Cheney, born May 3, 1892; died June 3, 1894. “8. Monroe George Cheney Jr., born Sept. 27, 1893. “4. Charles Duncan, born Jan. 1, 1855. “5. Edward Shearer, born June 19, 1858. “6. Jonas Kinne Jr., born Apr. 21, 1870. He married June 26, 1895 Geneora E., daughter of Silas and Elizabeth Peet of Farmersville, N.Y., born Apr. 5, 1869. “7. Samuel Spring, born July 14, 1875 at Franklinville, N.Y.; died there Aug. 8, 1876.” It is noted that Joie Wilson, Independent Historian, located in Franklinville, New York, furnished a copy of Charles Duncan Button’s (number 4 immediately above) obituary on the Cattaraugus County GenWeb site. It states: “THE CHRONICLE, week ending Friday, September 6, 1907 “CHARLES D. BUTTON died Sunday evening “CHARLES DUNCAN BUTTON was the son of the late Jonas K. Button and Jane M. Button. He was born in this town on New Year's Day of 1855, hence was 52 years of age. His education was the result of attendance at Ten Broeck Academy and a business course at Buffalo. He married Harriett M. Waterman in 1883, who with their six children, survives him. His mother, as well as two sisters and a brother also survive. The sisters are Mrs. M. G. Cheney of this place and Mrs. R. C. Bard of Port Allegany and the brother is J. K. Button, the youngest survivor of the family. “After leaving the farm several years since Mr. Button followed the business of a cattle buyer and was considered an expert in his line. He was a quiet, friendly man, generous to a fault, and among his associates will be deeply mourned.” The 1865 New York State census, Cattaraugus County, Town of Franklinville, 1st election district, page 6, line 1, dwelling 43, a wood dwelling worth $6,000, family 44, shows the following household composition: Jonas K. Button, 44, male, white, born in Cattaraugus County, married once, now married, farmer, native, owner of land Jane M. Button, 36, female, white, wife, born in Scotland, mother of 5 children, married once, now married Peter T.B. Button, 18, male, white, son, born in Cattaraugus County, single Mary T.B. Button, 15, female, white, daughter, born in Cattaraugus County, single Annie N. Button, 12, female, white, daughter, born in Cattaraugus County, single Charles D. Button, 10, male, white, son, born in Cattaraugus County, single Edward S. Button, 7, male, white, son, born in Cattaraugus County, single Verona Reed, 22, female, white, boarder, born in Cattaraugus County, single Kinne Button, 87, male, white, uncle, born in Vermont, married once, now widowed, native It appears from a review of the Peet Genealogy and the Button Genealogy, together with historical information otherwise in existence, that the Honorable Peter Ten Broeck of Farmersville, the Peet family of Farmersville, and the Button family of Franklinville, were tightly connected socially, and with reference to the latter two families, were related by marriage. I located two biographical sketches related to the Button family in Franklinville, N.Y. In Pictures and Story. They follow. [at page 137:] “Jonas K. Button. “Jonas K. Button was born April 21, 1870. His father, Jonas K. Button, Sr., was one of the early settlers and most prominent citizens of Franklinville; he was a prosperous farmer, Member of Assembly, sole executor of the will of Judge Peter Ten Broeck, President of the Board of Trustees of Ten Broeck Academy from its building (which he supervised) until a few months prior to his death in 1884. “Jonas, Jr., attended Ten Broeck Academy, and later was interested in farming. At the age of twenty-two he was elected Supervisor of Franklinville, the youngest man ever elected to that office in this county, if not also the entire State. He was President of the village during 1910-11 and 12, during which time the sewer system was constructed. In 1893 Mr. Button was candidate for County Treasurer on the Democrat ticket, and received a majority in his home town which is normally a Republican stronghold. He was one of the organizers of the original electric light company in this village, vice president and director of the Fair Association for fifteen years, is a director in the Union National Bank, owns a fine farm of 325 acres, and is breeding registered Holstein-Friesian cattle. “Mr. Button married Miss Genevra E. Peet of Farmersville June 26, 1895.” I found Jonas and Genevra in the 1905 New York State census for Cattaraugus County, Town of Franklinville, 1st election district, at page 22, line 46, located on the Olean Road, with the following household composition: Button, Jay K., head, white, male, 35, born in the U.S., farmer Button, Genevia E., wife, 2hite, female, 36, born in the U.S., housework Huyck, George M., boarder, white, male, 29, born in the U.S., farm laborer Huyck, Flossie M., boarder, white, female, 28, born in the U.S., housework I found Jonas and Genevra in the 1925 New York State census, Cattaraugus County, Town of Franklinville, Village of Franklinville, election district 1, page 14 (page 316 of the microfilm roll), located at 6 Maple Avenue, line 23, with the following household composition: Button, Jonas K., head, white, male, 55, native of the U.S., citizen, farmer Button, Jenevra E., wife, white, female, 56, native of the U.S., citizen, housework [at page 38:] “Monroe G. Cheney “Monroe G. Cheney, was born on a farm in the town of Freedom, April 23, 1846. He graduated from Arcade Academy, and received the degree of Master of Arts from Syracuse University in 1870. He came directly to Franklinville, and for fourteen years was professor of science and mathematics in Ten Broeck Academy. He was author of the Cheney Advanced Lessons in Geography a book which has been very popular with schools throughout the United States since it was first published, and more than ten thousand copies are sold annually. The book is nearing its 20th revised edition. Mr. Cheney was a trustee and elder in the United Presbyterian church, and active in the Sunday school and choir. He died January 7, 1909.”