Where in Cayuga Co. is Tupper's Corner? Marc ----- Original Message ----- From: <Ctjesters@aol.com> To: <NYCAYUGA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 6:47 PM Subject: [NYCAYUGA] Tuppers/Tupper's Corner > Hello. I received the e-mail I have copied below. My ancestor Isaac Tupper > was supposedly one of those 20-24 children born to Charles Tupper but we have > found no documentation yet. My ancestor Isaac was supposed to have been to > Charles Tupper's marriage to Hannah Jaqua. The e-mail below indicates a > Cayuga County connection so I am hoping one of you might know something; that > would be wonderful. Also, is there still a Tupper's Corner -- and perhaps > even the sword? Thank you very much, > Stephanie > > >>I have alot of information on the Jaquas and some on Charles Tupper. Hannah > Jaqua was the daughter of Aaron Jaqua and Rebekah House. Charles was > the son of Thomas Tupper and Ruth ?. From Mayflower families, pg 611 I > have the following on Charles Tupper. > Prior to the Revolution he lived in Pittsfield, Mass., whence he went to > Vermont and began the first settlement in Ferrisburg, Addison County, on > the border of FLake Champlain. At the outbreak of the war he returned to > Pittsfield and there joined the American forces and is believed to have > seen service in the nave. He is also thought to have been a captain > under Lafayette. About 1812, presumable on his way to Buffalo, New York, > he left his sword at the homestead of his brother, Benjamin, at Tupper's > Corner, Cayuga County, New York, where it was still preserved in 1888. > It is also a tradition that he lived to be over 100 years of age after > settling in western New York, credited with going to Chautauqua County > to live in 1807. He is believed to have had 20-24 children.<< > > > ==== NYCAYUGA Mailing List ==== > If you have any questions regarding the NYCayuga List, please > contact the list owner at cayuga2000@tds.net > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com.