The Stowells in Afton/Bainbridge were so-called Vermont Sufferers. The following Stowells from Vermont were granted land in the towns of Afton and Bainbridge in March 1786: Hezekiah Stowell, and his son Asa Stowell (see page 95 of The Stowell Genealogy). Stowell Island in the Susquehanna River, part of Hezekiah's original land grant, is named for him. Many Bainbridge Stowells are listed in the Stowell Genealogy, including "129 Josiah Stowelll resided in Bainbridge, Afton and Smithboro, N.Y. He was a farmer. Had saw mills on the Susquehanna River...Josiah went to Lanesboro, N. Penn. in search of a supposed hidden treasure...He was accompanied by Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, who had previously worked for Josiah Stowell on his farm in in his saw mill. Afton and Bainbridge have town cemeteries, but there is also Guy Cemetery along State Route 7, southwest of Afton. Perhaps one should look among the family of Josiah Stowell for a link to Brigham Young. Edward Swenson, Trumansburg, NY [email protected] Here is the list of graves in GUY CEMETERY (copied from the internet). Located in the Town of Afton, Chenango County, New York on the east side of the main road (Route 7) between the village of Afton and the village of Nineveh in Broome County on the west side of the Susquehanna River. Markers copied March 1990 by J. Kelsey Jones. This a very old burial ground with many plain markers of native stone bearing no inscriptions. There would appear to be about thirty five native field stones placed as markers. The oldest dated marker bears the date of 1798 for Abigail Bridgman. There are four rows of markers. Row one begins on the south edge of the cemetery and the markers are copied from west (road side) to east. Anything in parenthesis is added information by the compiler for clarification. Single spacing of type indicates names appearing on one marker or monument. Several footmarkers have been removed from their original location and placed in the same row as the headstones which they belong to. Spellings are as they appear. Anything in brackets [ ] is added information by Internet poster for clarification. Row 1: D. T. three plain fieldstones W. T. M. (perhaps footmarker for William T. Myers) Minor monument: Wm. D. Minor d. Mar. 15, 1860 In his 55 year Not dead but sleepeth Amanda [Minor] wife of Wm. D. Minor d. June 12, 1857 In her 47 year H. D. Minor d. June 10, 1859 In his 27 year He died in the hope of a glorious resurrection Wm. L. Minor d. Mar. 8, 1867 Agd 28 Yrs the last of the famle gone four plain fieldstones H. S. (fieldstone - perhaps footmarker for Hannah Stowel) two plain fieldstones In Memory of Hannah M. [Stowel] wife of Abishai Stowel who died Sept 25 1818 Aet 34 years Calvin her sun was buried by hur south side Aet 8m Clark Stowel Died Nov. 30 1836 AE 33 yrs Thomas Stowell DIED Sept 10 1839 Aged 19 years plain fieldstone Abijah Clemons d. May 13, 1842 in the 46 year of his age _________________ 182_ AE 4 years (broken marker and top portion missing) ___________ daughter of Abijah & Martha Clemons d. Jan 28 1841 aged 2 years plain fieldstone L. H. C. ?. S. (broken footmarker) The following are misplaced markers lying on south edge of cemetery: John [Shaw] son of Farnun D. & Elsie Shaw, d. Feb. 25, 1844; Aged 3 y's & 7 d's (read Farnun but his name was Varnum) An(n) Eliza [Nickerson] an infant daughter of Eliphaz & M. Eliza Nickerson d. April 9 1833 aged 2 years & 9 months A. E. N. (footmarker for above marker) Row 2: Seneca Reed d. Aug 27 1875 Aged 63 y'rs & 3 mo's Phineas Reed d. Dec. 22, 1852; Agd 71 Years P. R. (same shape as above marker and perhaps footmarker for above, but would have been removed from original location) Jacob Crook Died Aug. 11 1834, AE 63 yrs Beneath this stone an honorable parent lies Death will not stay for Pleading childrens cries No fond companion can afford one breath When fastened in the arms O Death plain fieldstone Seymour [Talmadge] son of Luther & Irene Talmage d. June 22 1846 AE 4 yr's 8 ms & 20ds Loray? June 11 or 14 1846 AE 1 yr 8? m 2? ds plain fieldstone A. S. (footmarker for Azor Smith) H. S. (footmarker for Hepzibah Smith) Azor Smith d. Nov. 10, 1853; Aged 73 y'rs 2 mo's & 10 d's Hepzibah [Smith] wife of Azor Smith d. June 7, 1862; Aged 80 Y'rs eight plain fieldstones Abigail [Bridgman] wife of Reuben Bridgman Died by the fall of a well seep June 28 1798 AE 34 yrs Reuben Bridgman died July 9 1834 Aet 70 y-s. Abigail B. (footmarker for Abigail Bridgman removed from original location) Our father & mother Reuben Bridgman d. July 9 1834 Agd 70 Yrs Abigail Bridgman d. June 28 1798 Agd 34 Yrs Anna d. Dec. 29, 1850, Agd. 79 Yrs two plain fieldstones Mrs. Paulina wife of ______zer Sto______ d. May 7 1834 Aged 23 years (broken marker - the name of the husband is a name with several letters and perhaps the last name is Stowell) Please Note: [This indicates the grave of Paulina Bridgeman (1811-1834) wife of Ebenezer Stowell (1807-1880)] (Edward Swenson T. S. (perhaps footmarker for Thomas Stowell) plain fieldstone son & daughter of Aaron & Aurelia Myers Henry L. [Myers] d. Apr 8 1828 AE 1 year 6 mo & 2 ds Susan A. [Myers] d. Mar 8 1834 AE 14 days Anna M. [Myers] daugther of Aaron & Aurelia Myers d. July 23 1836 Aged 4 years 4 mo & 25 ds William T. [Myers] son of Aaron & Aurelia Myers d. Feb. 18, 1841 aged 11 years & 3 months Asa D. [Myers] son of Aaron & Aurelia Myers b. Oct 27, 1837, d. June 11, 1850, Aged 12 years 7 m's & 15 d's Row 3: Hannah [Pratt] wife of Robt Pratt d. April 18, 1828 AE 31 years Death oft destroys The husbands joys seven plain fieldstones R. B. (perhaps footmarker for Reuben Bridgman) plain fieldstones A. B. (perhaps footmarker for Abigail or Anna Bridgman) A. B. (perhaps footmarker for Abigail or Anna Bridgman) Albert H. [Searles] son of Harry G. & Hannah H. Searles d. July 4 1837 AE 11 ms. Charles B. [Searles], son of Harry G, Hannah H. Searles, Died, Jan, 31, 1839, AE 15 yrs & 4 ms. Hannah M. [Shiffer] wife of Josiah Shiffer d. Oct 22 1832 or 1852 (broken marker) Aged 24 years P. S. (perhaps footmarker for Paulina Sto_____) Ruth A. [Jay] wife of Henry Jay, d. Mar 14, 1857 in the 81 year of her age plain small white marker A. D. M. (probably footmarker for Asa D. Myers) Row 4: Abram H. [Searles] son of Harry G & Hannah H. Searles d. Nov 14 1856 Aged 30 y'rs 9 m's & 16 d's plain fieldstone R. A. J. (footmarker for Ruth A. Jay) A. H. S. (footmarker for Abram H. Searles) two plain fieldstones Index of names: Bridgman, Abigail Bridgman, Anna Bridgman, Reuben C., L. H. Clemons, Abijah Clemons, Martha Crook, Jacob Jay, Henry Jay, Ruth Minor, Amanda Minor, H. D. Minor, William Myers, Aaron Myers, Anna Myers, Asa Myers, Aurelia Myers, Henry Myers, Susan Myers, William Nickerson, Ann Pratt, Hannah Pratt, Robert Reed, Phineas Reed, Seneca Searles, Abram Searles, Albert Searles, Charles Searles, Hannah Searles, Harry Shaw, Elsie Shaw, John Shaw, Varnum Shiffer, Hannah Shiffer, Josiah Smith, Azor Smith, Hannah Stowel, Abishai Stowel, Calvin Stowel, Clark Stowel, Hannah Stowell, Paulina Stowell, Thomas T., D. Talmage, Irene Talmage, Luther Talmage, Seymour On Jul 1, 2007, at 3:03 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Stowells in Afton/Bainbridge NY (Tim Stowell) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2007 01:19:45 -0400 > From: Tim Stowell <[email protected]> > Subject: [STOWELL] Stowells in Afton/Bainbridge NY > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Would someone on the list please let me know the names of some of the > Stowells who lived in Afton / Bainbridge area of New York? > > I believe some of these folks went west with Brigham Young. > > I'm trying to track down someone from that clan but can't figure > out the > connection since I don't know the names of any of the folks from > there. > > Tim Stowell > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the STOWELL list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the STOWELL mailing list, send an email to > [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STOWELL- > [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of STOWELL Digest, Vol 2, Issue 24 > ************************************** >