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THE
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 1798 POSSE COMITATUS (CIVIL POWER) ENTRY FOR HANSLOPE
The following is a list of Hanslope males aged between 15 and 60 capable of
acting in a military capacity and who were not Quakers, clergymen, or
already serving in a military unit. List of vehicles and draught horses was
also made.
Servants
Joseph York
William York
[not sure I read the chart right, they may not be servants but it looks like
that is what they are listed under]
Connections of King Stanislas
Augustus and Scientists from his Environment
with the Royal Society in London.
http://em.cz.w.interia.pl/
The learned society - the Royal Society in London played a significant role
in development of English science. The matter of activity of the Royal
Society were mainly mathematics and natural science. The society was
established on June 18th 1662 by Charles II, king of England.
On December 11th 1766 the Polish king, Stanislas II Augustus (1732-1798) was
elected an honorary member of the Society. This king as a meritorious
protector and a lover of sciences, contributed to the fact that many
scientists from his environment were in contact with the Royal Society. The
king met many contemporary and future members of the Society during his
journey through Europe in the years 1753-1754. He stayed in England from
February to June 1754. He made friends with the Speaker of the House of
Lords Philip York and with his sons
Charles York and Joseph York. King of
England George II (1683-1760) gave Stanislas Poniatowski an audience. The
heir to the English throne - George III considered Stanislas Augustus a good
friend. Edward Montague (1713-1776) helped Stanislas Augustus to make
contacts that enabled the king to become a member of the Royal Society. The
patron of the Royal Society in London was king George III. The Polish king
sent to the Royal Society a medal "Merentibus".
Biography of
Milton G. York, Sr.
http://www.earlytexasfamilies.com/stories.legends/york.mgsr.html
By his son Dr. W. E. York, with some assistance by Milton G. York, Jr., and a short biography of Representative men of Texas: [As this article was being retyped, statements in brackets were added 9 June 1997 by Dr. Katherine Louse Willingham Woerner, descendant of Sarah Jane York, first cousin of Milton G. York, Sr. The father of Sarah Jane, Levi L. York, Jr. was the brother of Aaron York, the father of Milton Garrett York.]
The first of his family known, as tradition has it, handed down from father to son, as follows: The first Yorks known was that Aaron and Levi York’s father and mother [Levi L. York, Sr. and Margaret; Levi is the son of Aaron York who is possibly the son of Joseph York who is the son of Jeremiah York of Orange County, NC], after their marriage and while young [1810-1820], crossed the Appalachian Mountains from North Carolina [Rockingham Co., NC-1810 census] to North East Tennessee [Franklin Co., TN-1820 census], on their ponies with all their earthly possessions. There they settled and reared their family [1830 Bedford Co., TN census]. When their sons, Aaron and Levi York were about grown they decided they wanted to go to Texas. In the early 1830’s they left their home in Tennessee for Texas, supplied with provisions and some funds for travel.
Their journey had been uneventful until they stopped in Mississippi to work some to replenish their supplies; while working they contracted malaria, becoming very sick; after several weeks, Grandfather Aaron York thoroughly recovered, but his brother Levi was still too weak to continue the journey. Aaron York became restless over the delay and decided to leave his brother to come on when able. Aaron York’s next stop was in San Augustine County, Texas [arrived in Texas 1 April 1838 and was awarded 1 League and 1 Labor of land (#629) in San Augustine Co., TX and was awarded 640 acres (#1840) 21 Dec 1839 in San Augustine Co., TX- First Settlers of the Republic of Texas and 1840 Citizens, Vol.1, Land Grants by Gifford White, Austin 1993].
When Levi York left Mississippi he went into Arkansas and settled in Hempstead County [Actually, Levi went to Texas and back to Tennessee before going to Hempstead County, AR. Levi L. York was in Texas before 1 October 1837(1838?); he received 640 acres (#1289) in San Augustine Co., TX 25 Oct 1839-First Settlers of the Republic of Texas. Levi paid 1 poll in San Augustine Co., TX in 1840- 1840 Citizens, Vol. 3, Land Grants by Gifford White. Levi was then on the 1850 Fayette Co. ,TN census with his three children and his parents and he was on the 1860 Springhill Township, Hempstead Co., AR census with his three children and Milton G. York, his nephew, and near his parents.] Aaron York preempted a tract of land in San Augustine County and improved it, making it his home. He found a wife in Jasper County marrying Ruth Lucas. To this union were born three boys, Robert, William and Milton Garret [b. 5 Sept 1843 in Chireno, TX], the youngest, who became my father.
His mother died when he was a baby and his father died when he was nearly thirteen years old. His brothers went to their mother’s people in Washington County, Texas, into the part that is now in Lee County.
My father, Milton G. was sent to live with his uncle Levi York in Hempstead County, Ark. When he was thirteen, his uncle obtained a Star mail route from his town Fulton to other points, putting him on a little mule to carry the mail. He had been influenced by some one to go to school and get an education. A night school was being taught in Fulton on Red River. He decided to enter this night school. He carried the mail nearly three years. He became greatly interested in the school, applied himself zealously for three years, and for those frontier times, was considered well educated. Just after he was sixteen [This must have been shortly after the 1860 census where they were all still in Hempstead Co., AR]; his uncle Levi decided to move to Texas, going to Kaufman County, where he located [Levi is not found on the 1870 census, but is on the 1880 Kaufman Co., TX census with his daughter Sarah Jane and her husband, James Henry Murdock]. Milton decided to return to his old home, which he did and clerked in a store in San Augustine for six months, but he was so anxious to see his brothers, he decided to join them and his mother’s people in Washington County. He had not been with them but a short while, when the people of the settlement learned of his education and he was persuaded to teach school; he soon consented, next they needed a school house--The people gathered in and a log house was built and he was installed as teacher, teaching several months until he decided on his eighteenth birthday [5 Sept 1861] to enlist in the Confederate Army in 1861.
It was while teaching this school he met my mother, Matilda Ann Heck, and fell in love with her. Her father, R.D. Heck, was a merchant in Evergreen, a little town in that settlement. [Evergreen in located about 9 miles north of Giddings in Lee County (formed from Washington), Texas.]
On September 5th, 1861, his birthday, he entered the Confederate Army as a soldier in Company F. Fifth Texas Regiment, General Tom Green’s brigade. He served in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana, until the army was disbanded in May 1865, nearly four years of service. His brother William was with him for awhile, but disappeared after one of their big battles, evidently killed in battle.
After the war he went back to his home in Washington County. He was married to Miss Matilda Ann Heck October 19, 1865. To this union were born and reared the following children: William E., Milton G. Jr., Nettie Maud, Ollie C., Addie and John B. He after his marriage, entered into the farming business with a few cattle on the range.
His father-in-law, recognizing his ability named him, in his will as executor without bond.
He joined the Masonic lodge in 1867 and a few years later, he and his wife, joined the Baptist Church and were active faithful members until their death. Milton G. York was very active in the creation of Lee County out of a portion of Bastrop, Burleson, Washington and Fayette counties. When the Legislature passed the act creating said Lee County, it at the same time appointed C. Perry, Milton G. York, A.P. Gaines, Solomon Fehr, and O.G. Jones as commissioners, with full power and authority to organize said county of Lee; which they did in 1874.
He served four years as county commissioner of Lee County and in 1890 he was elected to the House of Representatives of the twenty-second Legislature serving one term.
It could be truly said, the most prevailing thought of Milton G. York was education. His children gave him much concern and he made a sacrifice for them. When his oldest child was fifteen years old, he moved his family to Giddings, giving his children a better opportunity for an education.
Milton G. York, Sr. died September 20, 1911 of Cancer of Liver at 68. Matilda Ann Heck York died March 27, 1924 of Apoplexy at 77.
Great article by Barbara
Dyers
[with photos of the ship]
Arthur Crowley, who took the vessel as master, relinquished the position to
become master of the steel seven-master, Thomas W. Lawson. Charles Magee
followed him as master of George W. Wells in 1906.
Capt. Joseph York took it
from 1907 to 1912, with a crew of 13
[see more of
the story with pictures by clicking on Capt. Joseph York]
Great historical story!!
http://www.1000islands.com/ogdensburg/ogd1812.htm
excerpt:
After the British captured Captain Giles Kellogg's artillery position, only
St. Lawrence County Sheriff Joseph York
stood between the British forces and
their capture of Ogdensburgh. When Kellogg's men withdrew, Sheriff York and
his men stayed on to face McDonnell's onslaught alone. York and his men
occupied an artillery position located near the corner of State Street and
Ford Street. They manned a brass six pounder, mounted on a wheeled carriage.
York fired at the advancing British, as the invaders fired volleys at them.
Two of York's men, Joseph Kneeland and Mr. Hyde fell mortally wounded. The
rest of York's militia, seeing the cause was lost, turned and fled for their
lives before the withering volleys from the British muskets. York remained
alone. A survivor of the attack wrote that York "disdaining to leave his
post at the moment of danger, resolved to face the enemy alone. While he
was engaged in charging the guns, the soldiers approached with guns
levelled, ready for the order to fire." Then the captain of the British
force raised his hand and turning to his company, said: "There stands too
brave a man to shoot." York was taken prisoner.
1932 Protest at Ford Plant
March 7
http://www.iaat-online.com/MarchHistory.html
The Communist Party of America organized the "March on Hunger"; the
procession traveled from downtown Detroit to the Ford Motor Company's River
Rouge plant in order to protest the company's labor record. When police and
firemen were unable to disperse the thousands gathered at River Rouge, Ford
strongman Harry Bennet, notorious for his mob tactics of labor management,
ordered his "servicemen" to quell the crowd with fire hoses. Defying the
freezing temperatures and icy water, the crowd refused to give up its
protest. Bennet, who ruled Ford's enterprise with nothing short of terrorist
tactics, confronted the crowd, ordering them to disperse once and for all.
The determined crowd, unaware that they were faced with their nemesis, began
to shout, "We want Bennet. And he's in that building." Bennett corrected
their mistake and for his trouble he was showered with bricks and slag
pieces. He was struck in the head during the barrage. Before he fell to the
ground, the combat-ready Bennett pulled
Joseph York, a Young Communist
League organizer, to the ground on top of him. Seeing Bennett bleeding
profusely from his head the police opened fire on the unarmed protesters.
York and three other protesters were killed. Ford's trouble with labor
unions came to a head five years later when Roosevelt's New Deal guaranteed
the workers the right to join a union. Again Bennett would be at the center
of a violent confrontation at the River Rouge complex.
The York Burial Ground
The York Burial Ground is located in Sheffield
Township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, on highway 41 at McLaughlin's
Road, on the northwest side of the highway. From highway 401, go to Napanee
and take the highway 41 exit north. The cemetery is four miles north of Roblin
and south of Erinsville, in the hamlet of Ingle. The earliest recorded burial
is from 1845, the latest is from 1945.
http://members.rogers.com/robber/yorkburialground.html
This photo dating
from about 1910 shows the family of Frederick Alexander York (1876-1922), a
blacksmith in the village of Flinton, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario.
Seated from left to right are his wife Mabel Jane Wagar (1879-1962), son Arnold
York (1902-1988), mother Margaret Cummings (1840-1927), son Alexander York
(1906-1969), niece Helen Van Allan (1899-?), daughter Maggie York (1900-1975),
neighbour Tilly Bradshaw with baby Floyd, and school teacher Mrs. Crutchley. The
photo was taken on the front porch of the family home in Flinton.
http://members.rogers.com/robber/yorkphoto.html
[see photo on Rob Fisher's site]
robandsheila@rogers.com
The York Family and York Settlement
http://www.geocities.com/maxine2794/YorkMain.htm
It was on the nineteenth of October, 1813[2], that Robert and Mary York,
their five sons,[3] one daughter, and several grandchildren arrived at the
place they named "York Settlement". With them came twelve or fifteen other
families; they had spent the preceding five months in traversing the wild
country intervening between here and New Portland, Maine, from which they had
started.
"The name York or Yorke is believed to have been derived from the
residence of its first bearers in the County of Ebor or York, England."
Families of the name were resident at early dates in the English counties of
Devon, Gloucester, Somerset, Cornwall, Wilts, Kent, York, Lincoln, and
London. It appears that they were, for the most part, of the British landed
gentry and yeoman.
The descendants of the family in America have scattered to various
sections of the United States and have contributed as much to the rise and
expansion of the nation as their progenitors did to its founding.[4]
The Yorks were among the early settlers in the New World. After
arriving, they dispersed to many parts of the country, some settling in Maine.
In 1778, Robert York helped form the town of Gray, Maine. He married
twice. He and Mary White, his second wife, had five sons - Robert, John,
James, Thomas and Benjamin. It was these sons who accompanied them to Wayne
County.
In 1813, the Yorks, with several other families, among them the
Whittiers, Shannons, Philbricks, Churchills, Tookers and Gatchells, started
their journey to New York.
They traveled by ox-team, along Indian trails and paths marked by blazed
trees. Upon reaching New York, they traveled along the Mohawk River, through
Little Falls to Three Rivers, then up the Seneca River Valley and through
Montezuma to what is now Clyde. Then they traveled along another Indian
trail, now Route 89, to the place they settled. They wanted a location on the
southern shore of Lake Ontario because they had heard that the weather and
climatic conditions were favorable for the development of a community project.
They brought seed, oxen, and various grains with them.
The Yorks chose the tract of land later named York Settlement. The land
was dense wilderness, infested with wild animals. When they first purchased
the ground, there were between eight and nine hundred acres to the tract. The
land was mostly part of Williamson's Patent as surveyed by a Mr. Gillespie.
Since the Yorks arrived in Wayne County when it was too late to start
clearing land and building, they put up improvised shelters made of thatched
boughs to get through the winter.
The next spring they started clearing the land. Logs were thrown into
heaps and burned. They planted wheat and other crops for the next winter's
use. They also started putting up log cabins to live in.
In the first years in his new home, Robert York walked from York
Settlement to "Mud Mills", grist mills near Newark, twelve or fourteen miles
through the woods, using marked trees as a guide, carrying a bushel of wheat
on his shoulder and carried it back in the form of flour, all in one day.
He remained in York Settlement, helping get the family settled until his
death on April 7, 1817. He and his wife are buried in the old cemetery between
Lyons and South Sodus. [5]
_________________________
[1]excert from "The York Family and York Settlement". Hoffman essay by
Margaret York, 1956 - 1957. Wayne County Historians Office.
[2] The exact date of their arrival is disputed; many dates being given from
1811 to 1816. This date seemed the most probable and agreed most with family
tradition.
[3] Some sources state that six sons came, however, only five can be accounted
for.
[4] From the booklet, "The Name and Family of York," compiled by the Media
Research Bureau.
[5] Van Marter Cemetery in Lyons, NY. Headstones read: YORK, Robert,
Apr.7,1817, 64y 10m 9d, commissioned under 1st Lt. John Hancock, 4th Reg.
Cumberland Co. Div., July 1,1781, Mass. militia, served until end of war,
lived 1776 in Grey Twp., near Portland, Maine, helped organize Grey, Maine in
1778, from Adj. Gen. Boston, Mass., Revolution
YORK, Mary, consort of Robert, Jul. 16,1816, 62y 10m 8d
http://www.yummiesbyyork.com/history.htm
In 1959, the York family cleared land along the Red River for an
orchard, leaving only native pecan trees. The orchard prospered, and the
York's began using their pecans to flavor Southern recipes for family and
friends.
Some favorites include Praline Pecans and the delicious divinity flavor
of Frosted Pecans either of which can be enjoyed right from the package or
sprinkled into brownie mix for a mouthwatering treat. Or Parmesan Pecans,
which can be warmed for serving with favorite libations, sprinkled over
fettucine alfredo or added into rice dishes. Sweet Orange Pecans are a
delicious addition to cheese trays. Try them in morning pancakes or as a
topping for orange sherbet.
If spicy is your style, the York Family has prepared two flavors
especially for you. Their own Rajun Cajun Pecans are hot with lots of good
cajun herbs and spices. South of the Border Pecans are a Tex-Mex treat for
your tastebuds. Cayenne make them spicy - but not too hot!
Buffets become more distinctive when they offer York's Gourmet Pecan &
Cracker Crisps, an interesting blend of tiny crackers, pecans, herbs, and
spices. The charmingly piquant flavor will earn parties, formal or informal,
rave reviews!
The unique blend of three grains and pecans brings a delightful
chewiness to the crisp outer texture of York Family Kiss Me Cookies. They're
some of the best cookies you will ever enjoy.
Two of Mary Margaret's Be Happy Stuff Mixes - Warm Hugs Waffle with
pecans and Be Happy Bread - have been enjoyed by the York Family for over 60
years. Kiss Me Cookie Mix is a relatively new addition. And how did they get
their names? Just share them with someone to find out!
Give your outdoor meats that authentic Southern flavor! The tantalizing
aroma of natural Southern Smoke Pecan Chips will add a taste that will keep 'em
coming back for more. Just fire up the grill and toss a few handfuls of the
chips for an exciting new taste.
Cheese Crowns are delicious Oriental pastries stuffed with a delicately
seasoned cream cheese filling. Just heat and serve and this little appetizer
will be a very big pleaser. (This product requires refrigeration and comes to
you next day air packed in dry ice.)
The high quality and extraordinary flavor of the York's native pecans
caused their reputation to grow far beyond the Red River. Now, Mary York
Shermer invites you to enjoy the distinctive recipes created by York Family
Pecan Company.
http://www.musictrader.com/york.html
The estimated production curves for the YORK Band Instruments are based on instruments for which serial number and date of manufacture are known. In addition, an estimation of monthly output in the early part of the century and a correlation of serial numbers with patent dates which appear on certain York instruments has been taken into account. Six individual yearly production rates are plotted above, and it is projected that the closest estimate of the actual year of manufacture can be estimated by establishing a range of possible dates from these production curves. For example, an instrument with the serial number 28000 could have been made between the years 1904 and 1910, depending on the actual rate of production. It is believed that the yearly production rate of 2750 instruments comes the closest to meeting all the criteria used to establish this table, but variations in yearly production are not known, so the range of dates is probably the safest way to "guesstimate" the date of manufacture.
HISTORY
James Warren York was born on November 24, 1839, in Exeter, New Hampshire. He first worked for the Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory and in 1882 moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan where he first played in a music pit. He then owned his instrument manufacturing company until his retirement to California in 1917. He died in Los Angeles on February 9, 1927.
York manufactured a full line of brass instruments, both under its own name and proprietary brand names. York briefly participated in two partnerships, Smith & York (1883) and York & Holton (1885). In 1884 the company was known as J.W. York and Company. In recognition of his infant son Charles E. York, he renamed the company York & Son in 1887. York further changed the company's name to York & Sons in 1898 to include his other son, Frank W. York. Both sons were active with the company until about 1913.
In 1897, Alfred J. "Bill" Johnson became the company's foreman. In 1913, Johnson, along with John and James Duffy, formed a stockholding company, and when the York family relinquished all interest in the company in 1926, Johnson became a co-owner. The company was then known as the York Band Instrument Company. In December 1940, York was sold to Carl Fischer Musical Instruments and Johnson left the company. During World War II the company manufactured munitions. After the war, York produced student-line instruments. In 1971, Tolchin Instrument Company who then owned York, closed the factory. Proprietary rights were ultimately purchased in 1976 by Boosey & Hawkes.
I was born in Randolph County, N. C. January 3, 1805, on a small
stream called Bush Creek, some six miles north of Franklinsville. At that time
one of the deepest snows ever known in that section of the state had fallen
some two weeks previous to my birth, its average depth being about thirty-six
inches. I was the son of Eli and
Susanna York the seventh of nine children; of these five were males,
viz, Harden, Hiram, William, Brantley and John Wesley and four females, Polly
(Mary), Hannah, Sallie and Jemima. Two of the brothers Harden and Hiram are
dead. Harden, the oldest brother, died in the State of Indiana some
thirty-four or thirty-five years ago. Hiram died in the eastern portion of
this state since the war. The circumstances of his death [are] not known. One Sister, Sallie (Mrs. Aydlott) died in Guilford County some
twelve years since. Her husband, Benjamin Aydlott survived her but a short
time. Polly (Mrs. Coltrane) the oldest child, is still living, being about
eighty-three years of age. My sister Hannah (Mrs. Bond) removed to the State
of Missouri nearly forty years ago; whether living or dead is to me unknown,
but I have learned that her husband, Mr. John Bond is dead. My youngest
Sister, the youngest of the family, Mrs. Jemima Mendenhall since the War
removed to the State of Indiana. When heard from last she was living. I was named for a Baptist preacher,--the Rev. William Brantley, of
Chatham County, subsequently Doctor (D. D.) of Charleston, S. C.
http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/york/york.html
excerpts of book which is online at above
url:
CHAPTER I
According to tradition, many years ago a man by the name of York came from Yorkshire, England, and settled in this State on Sandy Creek and from this man the numerous family of the Yorks originated, and are now scattered throughout many of the states of the Union. My Grandfather, Henry York, lived and died on Sandy Creek (Randolph County). He was blind,--totally blind for several years before his death. I have only a faint recollection of him, and about the only thing recollected is that when very small I remember standing between his knees while he passed his hands over my face and head, it being the only means by which he could form any idea of me, as he was then blind. My father had several brothers, the most of whom were older than himself. I believe he was the youngest of the first set of children; for his father was married twice; and I recollect having seen one only of the last children. But I have a clear recollection of having seen three of my paternal uncles viz, Samuel, William and Edmund. My father had some Sisters, but I have no recollection of any but one, viz., Mrs. Mollie Ruth. Many of her offspring are still living on Sandy Creek, Randolph County. But the whole family brothers and Sisters of my father, have long since passed away. My father died at the advanced age of eighty-four. And he, as well as my mother reposes in the graveyard of Ebenezer Church, Randolph County.
03/23/2003
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