> > John Button (b. 1749 d. 1841) and Anna McCoon (or Coon)( b. Mar 15, > 1746 d. abt 1843) > > They were early settlers of Brookfield, Madison Co., New York. > Settling in 1794 [TT], and living there for the remainder of their > long lives. Information on their children is not particularly > clear. The following summarizes what I have seen. However, > original source information is very limited. Any information to > support or correct information below is sought. Notations in > brackets are my source codes, which are defined at the end. > > To complicate matters it appears that John Button b. 1756 m. Anna > Palmer also lived in Brookfield for some time (info from a > descendant of this John and Anna), so it may be difficult to > distinguish between children of John and Anna (McCoon) Button and > those of John and Anna (Palmer) Button. > > Children of John Button (b. 1749 d. 1841) and Anna McCoon (or Coon) > ( b. Mar 15, 1746 d. abt 1843): > > Pretty Solid > 1) John Hancock b. 1777 [BFA, TT] d. abt 1817 [TT] m. Polly Welch, > Esther Bentley [TT] In addition, TT says that John Hancock was the > second son and seventh child. While it seems questionable whether > it is possible without births of multiples to have had so many > children by 1777, if true, then we need to account for 5 older > daughters and one older son. > > Probable > 2) Nancy Button b. 1774 [BFA, PH] m. 1791 Lawton Palmer, Jr. [PH] > > 3) Ross b. 1780 m. Mary Polly Palmer [PH] > > 4) Abigail b. 9 Mar 1785 m. 31 Mar 1805 Plainfield, NY to Thomas > Draper Spicer. She died 7 Mar 1863 in Houndsville, Jefferson Co., > New York [BFA] > > 5) Elias b. 8 Sept 1790, d. 1850 [BFA] > > 6) Joseph E. b. 1775-1780 [based on 1820 & 1830 US Census, living > next door to father], note BFA has birth date too late (see #8). > Joseph E. most likely b. 1775-1776 and is the unnamed older brother > of John (b. 1777) mentioned in TT > > 7) Betsey Button b. 11/21/1770 in RI d. 3/19/1852 in Button Falls, > NY m. Charles Welch, Jr., brother of Polly Welch (see #1) [Terrys] > > > Others more questionable: > 8) Joseph Button b. 6 Aug 1785 d. 1863 [BFA] see #6 above > 9) George Button [BFA] b. abt 1779 [ST] see #10 > 10) George Ross Button b. abt 1801 [BFA] note 9, 10, and 3 might be > same person if his full name was George Ross and this birth date is > off. > > 11) Amy Button, b. 1774-1775 [PH has an Amy Button, parents unknown > who marries Nathan Wells Brown of Plainfield. Their daughter > marries son of couple #2.] Amy and Nathan are buried in the Baldwin > Farm Cemetery (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/madison/cemeteries/brookfld.txt > ). However, author of PH believed the cemetery b. date for Nathan > was wrong. Likewise, if these are the Nathan W. Brown of > Plainfield, as stated in PH, then cemetery transcription birth date > for Amy is also inconsistent w/ censuses. Birth date of 1774-1775 > is based on 1810 and 1820 US Censuses. I placed Amy in this family > because TT states that Deiadamia marries at the home of her Aunt, > “the Widow Brown.” The Nathan Brown home in Plainfield is near the > home of John Henry Button. And both Nathan and John Henry die > before the 1820 Census and Deiadamia’s wedding in 1822. TT also > states that her brother was adopted by an unnamed aunt. A young man > of correct age appears in Amy’s 1820 census household (who wasn’t in > 1810 household). Of course, this might simply be a hired hand. Also > see #12. > > 12) Amy Button, b. 6 Aug 1797, died 1881, married Mr. Brown [BFA] > Thus BFA thinks that there was an Amy that married Mr. Brown, but > the dates seem unlikely. Mother Anna would have been abt 51 at this > Amy’s birth. My Amy above seems more likely, and previously known > to be the “Widow Brown.” > > 13) Thankful Button, married Alonzo Kellog [BFA] b. 1782 [ST] > > 14) Betsey Button (possible Bethian Laura) b. 17 May 1804 [BFA] > Mother Anna would have been 58 at birth (See #7 and #20) > > 15) Susan Button (may have been daughter-in-law) married Carpenter > [BFA] > > 16) Jemima, married Stephen Carpenter [BFA] > > 17) Eunice Button, b. 1778 d. 1866, married Wait Randell [BMB-W,C] > > 18) Hannah Button from RI married James Weeden, Sr. (James b. 1760, > d. 1860) [BMB-W] > > 19) Rhoda Button [BMB-W] > > 20) Betsey Button b. 7-11-1788 d. 5/7/1878 m. Benjamin Odell [BMB- > W,C] age more reasonable than #14. See also #7 > > 21) Jane Button marries Burdick [BMB-C] > > > References: > BFA = Button Families of America > TT = Trials and Triumphs of an Orphan Girl; or the Biography of Mrs. > Deiadamia Chase, Physician and Phrenologist, by Mrs. L.M. Hammond, > Van Slyck & Hitchcock, Cortland, N.Y., 1859, Available on google.com http://tinyurl.com/26tmxw > (Deiadamia was a granddaughter of John and Anna, daughter of John > Hancock Button) > > PH = Palmer History, self-published family history, esp. descendants > of Lawton Palmer, Sr. (b. ), compiled by my Aunt and great uncle, > pre-internet. While I have found it to be accurate, it > unfortunately does not cite the original sources > > Terrys = TERRYs of Oneida and Madison Counties New York (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nyterry/ > ) by Debbie Jeffers > > ST – Spicer-Trice Family Tree Posting on ancestry.com (not sure > whether is still available) > BMB = Button Message Board Posting on ancestry.com > BMB-W = BMB by Daniel Weeden (3/26/2004) > BMB-C = BMB by ccnatzke (3/26/2004) > > From Teresa (tbc8 "at" cornell.edu) >

Great stuff, Teresa...