Daphne, The name "Devereux" figures prominently in Utica history. According to a historical booklet titled "Utica and Its Savings Bank 1839-1939," pages 11-14, in 1802 John C. Devereux arrived in Utica, having left Ireland in 1799 (during a rebellion). He was then about age 28. He opened a general store that became prosperous. In 1806 his younger brother, Nicholas Devereux, arrived to join him. Nicholas worked in the store and later became a business partner. In 1814 on the west side of Bagg's Square the brothers built a new, brick store. The store had a safe "strong box." According to this booklet, the Devereux brothers were respected as honest men, and many store customers asked if they could keep their own savings in the strong box. This custom evolved into what later became the Savings Bank of Utica. On page 22 it is noted that in 1836 the Utica and Schenectady Railroad was finished, and Nicholas Devereux served as a director. Page 28 indicates that the first president of what became the Savings Bank was John C. Devereux, the first mayor of Utica elected by the people. Nicholas Devereux served as a bank trustee. When the Utica State Hospital was built in 1842, two of the three trustees were John C. and Nicholas Devereux (page 28). John C. Devereux's picture appears in this booklet. If you would like me to scan and e-mail it to you as an attachment, please contact me privately and I'll be happy to do that. Just specify the format (bmp, pcx, tif, gif, etc.) that you would prefer. Though I am orignally from Utica, I now live several hours away and do not often visit there. I'm sure that someone who lives in Utica would have greater access than I to historical records and newspaper microfilms that would include references to the Devereux brothers. They appear to have been well-respected, honest men who held positions of responsibility during Utica's early growth. If one of them is an ancestor of yours, you will probably find a great deal of information on them. Surely their obituaries would be long. If neither is your ancestor, and you have other Utica ancestry of that name, it would be likely that your ancestors would be related to these brothers--immigrants tended to settle in areas where they already had relatives with whom they could stay until they got settled. Good luck! Joanne Garland ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Scott" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 8:00 PM Subject: [NYONEIDA-L] DEVEREUX > Hi List, > I have just joined your list in the hope of finding some more information on the following family who were said to be in the Utica area, > > KERAN DEVEREUX ( var spellings for both names ) > wife ELLEN both born Ireland 1817 and 1819 > > children include MARYANN born 1841, MARGARET born 1842, PETER 1845, THOMAS 1847, JOHN 1849 and JOSEPH 1853. > > They were in Doniphan Co Kansas by 1862, there could have been older children. > > Any help with this family would be wonderful, thanks > Daphne > NEW ZEALAND. > > > ==== NYONEIDA Mailing List ==== > Contact the List Manager at [email protected] > Oneida Co Surname page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~myplace/oneida.html > List Rules http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~myplace/mailing.html > Oneida Co Genealogical & Historical Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyoneida/ >