Platt Family Association
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December 2002, Vol 20, p30-31
Debbie Combs, Auburn WA, e-mail dcombs @sampsonwilson.com, has found more information sincer her last query (Vol 20-1). Alonzo Platt, b. abt 1833 and his wife Abigail, dau. of Joseph Clark and Syble Phillips, had three children: Cibbel (or Gibble) Frances, b. 31 March 1857; Hampson Gates, b. 20 October 1859 at Richmond Twp., PA; and Charles Richard, b. 14 February 1862 at Richmond Twp., PA, d. 22 June 1941 at Los Angeles, CA. It appears from 1850 census data for Richmond Twp., PA, that Alonzo may have been son of Daniel Platt, age 39 from PA, and Julia, age 35 from PA. Alonzo (listed as "Lonza") is listed as age 17 from PA. Other children are John L., age 15; Sarah E, age 13; Margaret L., age 11; Frances, age 9; Mary E., age 4; and Daniel W., age 4. Can anyone confirm that Alonzo was son of Daniel? And, what is Daniel's Platt connection?
Jim Hixon,Port Deposit, MD, e-mail Bprinicipio @aol.com, asks about the family of Phebe Porter of Buffalo, NY, who married Abel 7 Platt (Richard #121-651-5). Phebe's parents were James Porter, Sr., (1774-1829) and Phebe Fairchild (1784-1868), married 19 December 1803 in Erie Co., NY. Phebe's parents were Nathaniel Fairchild (1752-1837) and Elizabeth Munson (1763-1849), married 24 June 1779 in Pequanock, Morris Co, NJ. Elizabeth was the dau. of Col. John Munson, a Revolutionary War Patriot. Jim seeks more data on Col. Munson and any other ancestors in the Porter/Fairchild connection.
Ken Lucier of Middletown, RI has been researching the family of George Crawford Platt (1842-1912) born in Ireland and winner of the Medal of Honor for his actions at Gettysburg (cf. Vol 16, p 29 - Dec 1998). Ken believes that he has traced George's parents (Robert Platt and Martha Kilgil) from Atlantic Co., NJ in 1860 to Allegany Co., MD, in 1880. The 1880 and 1900 censuses of Orleans, Allegany Co., have Robert, Martha, with children John, James, Ellen and William. The 1910 and 1920 censuses have son William and his family living on what appears to be the same farm. Robert and Martha were probably deceased by this time. They were both 84 in the 1900 census. Is anyone else looking for this family? Note: since this query was written, Ken reports that he has found out where Robert and Martha may have been buried. He is sending for death certificates. There may be more on this later . . .
Carolyn Williams Skidmore of Setauket, NY, has
sent a page from a book (from Rhodes Collection, Emma S. Clark
Library) apparently used to teach local history to Huntington
school children. It says the following about Timothy Wood:
"Timothy came to America with his parents and two brothers
when he was 10 years old. They were puritans who had fled the
religious persecutions going on in northern England. They came by
ship to Boston, Massachusetts and settled in the nearby village
of Watertown, in 1635. The following year, they moved inland and
helped start the town of Springfield. A few months later, they
were among the first to settle in Wethersfield, Connecticut and
remained there for four years. In 1640, they moved down the
Connecticut River to Stamford, where they remained for another
four years. In 1644, they crossed the Sound and built again in
the new settlement of Hempstead, on Long Island. by then, Timothy
was married and made his living by farming, as most everyone else
did. In 1650, he and his father and brothers bought a large tract
of land from the Indians at a place called Fresh Pond, where the
Huntington-Smithtown boundary now runs, and he spent most of the
next three years clearing the woods there.
"When the Huntington purchase was made in 1653, Timothy Wood
was one of the first to build here, clearing his homelot near the
Common, planting his orchard and erecting fences as he had done
so many times before. He died here six years later, when he was
only 35 years old."
It would appear that this Timothy may be a brother of
Elizabeth and Phebe Wood who married Isaac
2 and Epenetus 2
Platt respectively. Can anyone
confirm this or tell us otherwise?
Cousin Carolyn also reports that a sampler by an Elizabeth Platt was featured in a slide lecture at the Suffolk County Historical Society at Riverhead. She apparently was a student at a school in Huntington (1800's).
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