Purdy

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nancy, wife of William Loghry lived to be 80 years old. It is tradition that she was from Ireland, and possibly from Clones, County Monaghan. A descendant of the same Purdy family from Belfast got in touch with me via email and was interested in her descendants. She was a descendant from the same family as his mother's. This fellow said the Purdys originated about 800 years ago from Normandy. Many of them in Ireland came over from Yorkshire, England. There were many Purdys in clones in the 18th and 19th century. ( Information from John Caughey of Londonderry, Ireland whose mother was a Purdy and related to ours.)

According to Revolutionary War records from the state of Pennsylvania, there was a James Purdy, Lt. Col. in the Cumberland Militia who could be Nancy's father. Certificate 11, 221, was paid 49 lbs. Register, vol. B, p. 48 Issued 18 March, 1786. On 31 Mar, 1790, he was paid 40.5.9, Certificate 16680

There also is a James Purdy at Lancaster County, in the 6th Battn. 7th Company, Class 7th, who enrolled Oct. 20, 1781 under the command of Capt. John Patton, Militia. He was on tour of duty in Lancaster. Muster Roll, 1781. A (5), VII, 592-595 also A (5) VII 617-620.


It appears there was another James Purdy,(Purdie) Jr. who was in Cumberland, 7th Battn. 5th Class under the command of Captain McAlister.
He had an appeal to be excused until the next call because he and his brother were building a mill. It was granted.
The appeal return was on Aug. 26, 1780.

Pvt. Robert, who lived in Lancaster; Pvt. William served in the 2nd Battn. 1st Company, 3rd Class, Duty "M". Return of 3d class on 22 July, 1782. Robert Purdie was in Philadelphia City with the 1st Battn. 4th Company, 2nd Class, under the command of Capt. John Byrn.
He was called in July, 1777. Gen. Ret. Bk. No. 1, p. 8. P. A. (6) 1, p. 41.

William Purdy, Private, served at Cumberland in the 7th Battn., 4th Class under the command of Capt. William Blain. Remarks on his card were "Abt" Order of Council, July 14, 1778. Fine Book of John Carothers, Cnty, Lt., p. 355. 2nd Tour, 3rd and 4th Classes-300 man to Ye Standing Stone. He had a Muster Fine of 80Lbs. (60 paid)

Another William Purdy, Pvt. at Cumberland, possibly the same person as above, served in the 5th Battn. 4th Class, Company 8...Published A (5) Vol. 1, 365-366. These could all be brothers to Nancy except for James, sr.

Nancy married Loghry William B. before 1770. William (son of Loughry William) was born in 1733 in Ireland; died on 18 Sep 1837 in Canisteo, Steuben Co., NY; was buried on 20 Sep 1837 in Brown's Crossing, Canisteo, Steuben County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Michael Loghry, spelled Loghrey on his Revolutionary Enlistment papers, signed up on August 16, 1780 under the Company commander, Capt. John McClelan in the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment. He was a private. On October 15, 1780, he was appointed.
P. A. (6) Vol. 2, p.835, 836, 837.

On 13 August, 1781, he was paid $38.00 for duty from August 1, 1780 to January 1, 1781. Certificate # 73882, Letter H, Receipt book A, Final settlements (Pierce's Certificate) p. 59, Records of the Comptroller General, at D. P. R. The Basic Record Proves Active Duty Before 16 November 1783.

He received another payment for active duty on 13 Dec. 1782 for the period from 1 Jan. 1781 to 1 January 1782. Certificate # 74020, Letter B, Receipt Book A, Pierce's Certificate, p. 63, Records of the Comptroller General, at D. P. R.

On August 13, 1783, he was paid $80. to Jan 1, 1783, Certificate # 74197, Letter B, Receipt Book A, p. 69.

He came to Cameron, Steuben county, NY before 1824 and was one of the only residents west of Cameron Corners in 1824 with John Hallett, Isaac Santee, Joseph Butler and Captain Luther White.

He died on his way to Bath, Steuben county, to pick up his annual Revolutionaly War pension of $96 dollars per annum, which he had drawn for sometime.
In the "History of Steuben County, NY by W. W. Clayton, p. 202
John Hallett, who kept tavern near the bridge, half a
mile west of Cameron, Isaac Santee, Joseph Butler, and
Michael Loughry, were the only residents in the town, west
of Cameron Corners, when Capt. Luther White settled
where he now lives, near the Santee place, in 1824.

Michael married McGage Nancy on 15 Mar 1778 in In a log house owned by Polly Moore's parents, built on the Plains of the Juanita River in the state of PA and was witnessed by Polly Moore of PA as well.. Nancy was born about 1756 in PA; died on 17 Jun 1846 in Cameron, Steuben Co., NY; was buried on 18 Jun 1846 in Brown's Crossing, Cameron, Steuben County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The name of this twin could possibly James William Loghry. He died in 1779.

Family/Spouse: Foster Electa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Autumn of 1846

Mary married Moore John about 1793 in Canisteo, Steuben Co., NY. John was born in 1762 in Ireland; died on 28 Feb 1836 in Cameron, Steuben Co., NY; was buried in Brown's Crossing, Canisteo, Steuben County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Joseph Leander Loghry, generally called "Land Joe", was one of the first settlers of the Brown's Crossing area of the Canisteo Valley. Joseph Loughry, who very early ran a saw-mill on the Canisteo river.

He was a mill owner/operator on the Canisteo River at Brown's Crossing. The mill was below (south) and to the left of the area where the new steel bridge stands today.

He bought, probably of Elisha Brown, the original "proprietor" four hundred acres of land for six shillings per acre. This land lay upon both sides of the Canisteo River and later was included in the farms of George Dawson, Isaac Roosa, Jefferson Hadley and Ira Lane.

At this point he built and operated the saw mill which probably stood on the South bank of the river about 50 rods above the river bridge where there appears to be the outlines of a race.

History says in reference to this family, "Among the early settlers west of Cameron were Andrew and Joseph Loughry, who early ran a sawmill on the river".

Joseph, in his youth was an athlete holding records in his native village near Wilkesbarre, PA. He was born about 1777, and married in Pennsylvania, Mary Santee who was born about 1785, daughter of Valentine Santee of Huntington, Pa. (The above is history written by Stacy Jackson of Steuben County in 1923.)

Brown's Crossing Cemetery is just to the right (north) of the bridge and above the site of the old mill. It is the place where the Brown, Loghry, Santee and Moore families buried their dead. All were related to each other.
Joseph, who died at the age of 54 years, and his wife, Mary, who was 45 at the time of her death, are both buried at Brown's Crossing Cemetery. CANISTEO BROWN'S CROSSING CEMETERY - On County Route 119 Eastbound at Brown's Crossing near the Canisteo/Cameron Town line.


When seen in 1995, the cemetery only had one stone left after the river flooded and washed out gravestones and bodies from their resting places. This one gravestone is that of Isaac Santee.

At one time the river was much larger than today. It was used to transport the settlers coming up the river on flatbed boats and barges moving their cattle, household goods and families from Pennslyvania.

There also was a Michael Loghry, who was one of the five residents in Cameron township, west of Cameron Corners in 1824. It was supposed that he was the father of "Squire Joe" but it is possible that they were brothers.

Michael settled in Cameron at a somewhat later date than did Willaim or "Squire Joe" and that he was from Tyrone, Pa. He married but his wife is not known. He probably died sometime before 1835. Mrs. Loghry married a second time to Mr. VanAuker, generally known in later years as grandfather "Nauker".
Mrs. Hannah Jones of Cameron in 1923 said Mrs. Van Auker died at the home of her son, "Squire Joe Loghry" of Cameron.

It is believed that Michael's children were; "Squire Joe", Andrew, William Anson, and Nancy (Snediker).

There was also a James Loghry who resided in Cameron in 1823. There is no record of him other than he was Town Accountant that year.



WILL OF JOSEPH LEANDER LOGHRY
I, Joseph Loghry of the town of Canisteo in the County of Steuben and State of New York being of sound mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following:

To my daughter Nancy Santee, I bequeath the equal and undivided west half of lot No. 115 in the NE quarter of Township no. 4 in 5th Range said lot containing ninety six and one half acres; the east half of said lot No. 115.

I give and bequeath to the heirs of my son William Loghry, the said William to have the use and benefit of said property during his natural life.
To my son Isaac Loghry, I give an bequeath fifty acres of land in the northwest corner of lot No. 104 in Township No. 4 in fifth Range (lately owned?) by John Loghry containing about one hundred and eleven acres.
To my son George Loghry, I bequeath five dollars the residue of my real estate consisting of the homestead on which I now reside together with two-thirds of the saw-mill and all the personal property of whatever name or nature to remain for the support of myself and my aged father during our natural lives and at my death to become the property of my two little daughters Mary Loghry and Lettice Loghry containing about two hundred and eighty acres of land after paying all legal demands which may remain against me and I hereby revoke all other and former wills by me at any heretofore made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the fifteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty. (In the margin on the first page, it is written: To my son Charles, I give the ______ the residence of said lot No. 104.)Joseph Loghry
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There is also a Joseph Loghry buried at the Lower Swale Cemetery, also known as the Peter Drake Burying Ground in Cameron, Steuben County, NY.

Family/Spouse: Santee Mary. Mary (daughter of Santee Valentine and Craig Mary) was born in 1785 in Cameron, Steuben Co., NY; died on 15 Mar 1830 in Cameron, Steuben Co., NY; was buried on 17 Mar 1830 in Brown's Crossing, Cameron, Steuben County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

It is uncertain if Andrew was indeed a son to William and Nancy Loghry.
He is mentioned as an early settler with Joseph who came "west" from PA.
He could easily have been a cousin or uncle.

Family/Spouse: Tice Katherine. Katherine was born in 1809; died on 31 Mar 1888 in Steuben Co., NY; was buried in Lower Swale Cemetery, Cameron, Steuben County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Never married.

Notes:

Nancy, first wife of Isaac Santee was named for her maternal grandmother, Nancy Purdy Loghry. It is unknown where she was born and where they were married. She was 46 years old at the time of her death.

Nancy married Santee Isaac in 1810. Isaac (son of Santee Valentine and Funston Margaret) was born in 1780 in Mount Bethel, Northampton County, PA; died on 18 Oct 1864 in Cameron, Steuben Co., NY; was buried on 20 Oct 1864 in Brown's Crossing, Canisteo, Steuben County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Stephens Nathan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Wife of William Sr. ?

Family/Spouse: Stephens. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On her gravestone, readable in 1984, she was 32 years, seven months and 10days old at the time of her death on 14 July 1834.

Family/Spouse: Thomas Nehemiah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William was named after his maternal grandfather, William Loghry. He was 31 years, 9 mos. and 20 days old when he died.

William came to Cameron in 1827 and making a settlement where Charles Johnson later lived. He and his brother, Joseph built a saw mill there.

Family/Spouse: Kerr Dorcas Carr. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Tuttle Nancy about 1829 in Howard, Steuben Co., NY. Nancy died in Howard Township, Steuben County, NY; was buried in Tollsville Cemetery, Steuben County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Miller Lydia about 1842 in Steuben, New York, Usa. Lydia was born on 20 Apr 1823; died on 17 Jan 1902 in Arkport. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John moved to Oberlin, Lorraine County, Ohio in 1835. In 1844, he was in Russia, Lorraine County, Ohio. He was in Burr Oak, St. Joseph County, Michigan in 1845. (Source for Russia, Lorraine Co.OH is from a probate record filed 1 Apr. 1844 of the Joseph Leander Loghry estate.)

He married Electa Foster between 1823 and 1825 in Steuben County, NY. It is thought he died in Kankakee, Kankakee County, IL in 1860.

John married Foster ElectaSteuben, New York, Usa. Electa was born on 13 Jul 1805 in New York; died in Mar 1852. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of his death, four minor children remained at home; Helen M., George, Jane and John all at Bath, Steuben County, NY besides his wife, Margaret. (Steuben Co. NY Court Docket # 6717/ Will- Vol. 19-p 79.) He died in the Civil War in Washington according to "the History of Steuben County, NH" by Professor W. W. Clayton. p. 206.

Family/Spouse: Emerson Margaret. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Leach Nancy about 1826 in Canisteo, Steuben Co., NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nancy married her cousin, George Santee. They moved to New Oberlin, Lorraine County, Ohio where they resided. Her children Joseph, James, Mary and Susan were named in the will of her father, Joseph Leander Loghry as heirs. She was deceased by the time of probate so her legacy went to her children. Probate filed 1 Apr. 1844.

Nancy married Santee George in 1826. George (son of Santee James and McNeal Rachel) was born on 09 Aug 1798; died on 03 Aug 1861. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isaac married Snyder Christine Lucretia about 1831 in Canisteo, Steuben Co., NY. Christine was born on 06 Nov 1814; died in Nov 1888 in Canisteo, Steuben Co., NY; was buried in Oak Hill/ Bird District Cemetery, Canisteo, Steuben County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Charles Loghry served in the Civil War from 1863 to 1865 as a private from Bath, Steuben County, NY.



After Charles and Juliette Brown married in a double wedding with his sister and her brother, Mary Loghry and Robert Emmett Brown, they settled near the Oregon School house on the road to Brown's Crossing where John Hedges had formerly resided.

Charles, a big man in stature and weighed over 250 pounds, was a farmer all his life. He died at home in Cameron of heart trouble and is buried at Coss' Corners burying ground, Bath Township. He was 70 years of age.

In a letter written by Charles's granddaughter, Mary Loghry, 21 May, 1943,
she says,"My grandfather, Charles Loghry, was a strong Christian; God-fearing and tried to live right by the letter of the Bible. I never saw him. He always spelled his name, L-o-g-h-r-y." It is said to have been formerly pronounced Lawrey.

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Letters written by Charles Loghry to his son, William Henry Harrison Loghry

Alens Station, N. Y. August 30, 68

Well henry it has bin some time sinse I have rote to you.
We had A leter from you A short time a goe and was glad to hear that you and your family was well and was doing well.
We are as usual working and tuging through this world and triing to git something to live on when we Cant work any more. We have had it very dry this sumer. Spring crops is very poor this year hear and as been as I can hear. Corn aint more than half a crop.
When you git this you must tell us how times is with you. We had A good crop of hay and winter wheat but Barley and oats was lite this year potatoes is A lite crop I have a good croop of buckwheat.
I am going to rite to franklin Loghry*. I begin to think that he has forgotten us it has ben A long time sinse he has rote to us. tell him to rite and let us noe what he is doing.
We have had the hotest weather that was ever none in this country. it was so hot it was all most imposibel to work.
I have sowed one peis of wheat and am redy to sow five acors more this week. I have had the falow ready two weeks.
We are well to day and nobody but us two hear. Ada* is to sunday school while I am riting.
You must come and make us a visit as soon as you can. You must rite as soon as you git this and let us noe how you git along.
You must doe what you can for Seymour and Blain the Democrats will carie this state by A big majority as was ever nown.
Give my respects to unkel Dar* and Lety* and all their fokes.
Good by for this time
to Henry Loghry and wife (signed

Charles Loghry


*1. Franklin Loghry is his son.
2. Ada was a girl they had taken in to raise.
3. Unkel Dar is Erasmus Darwin Brown, brother of Juliette Brown Loghry, and brother-in-law to Charles.
4. Lety is Lettice Loghry Brown, a sister; one of the three Loghry Children to marry three Brown children.
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Cameron, N.Y. Dec 26, 1869

Well Henry it is some time sinse I have rote to you. I thout this morning I woud rite to you and let you noe that we are in the land of the living and as well as usual. I have in qite lame this fall and winter I have got A bad nee that is very lame and pains me very bad so that I cant sleep good nites. it was taken lame last summer and is giting worse. I have got most discourage of its ever giting any beter I haint ploud any this fall help is hard to git and wages is high hear.
Comon labor is one dollar A day and bord and wheat is worth $1.00 for that is good
You rote that you wanted me to send you some money that is out of the question this winter for money is hard to git and very scarce there is nothing that will fetch money hear.
we have had some cold wether and good slaying But this warm today and raining there aint mutch going on this winter hear Sam Brown* has got home from the Asilum and seams to bee all rite he Chops wood evry day Brown's foxes* is well and doing well they are in the hoop pole business this winter
Henry you must keep good Courage your young yet and you mustent git the horers for that dont doe any good if I was of your age and had my health I could live any where I think that I can doe as much as I ever could But when I goe to work I soon git tierd and soon think difernt I have worked this fall that when I got in the house and sot down I had all that I could doe to git up I have the rheumatism most all the time
My nee pains me so that I can hardley rite while I am now riting
We got a leter from your wife on Chrismuss for A Chrismuss present and was glad to hear that you was well and all the friends
I wish that you was hear today to hellp us eat some Big Aples we have the Bigest Aples that you ever seen David Williamson was hear last sunday and he meshered one that was 14 inches round we have got 20 bushels of grafted aples in the seler
Good By for this time rite soon as you git this
We like to hear from you often as we can
Direct to Alens Station
(signed)
C. Loghry
* 1. folks
2. Sam Brown is Samuel Right Brown, Jr.; a brother of Charles's first wife, Juliette.
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Cameron, March 15, 1880

Well Henry Loghry it has bin A long time since we have heard from you you dont rite very often and today I thaut that I woud rite you a few lines to let you noe that we are in the land of the living but not very smart this winter I have bin qite poorley this winter and lame not abel to doe my chores nor to cut my wood I am giting old and will soon be out of this world and it wont mater how qick if I am prepard for that day that day will surly come prepared or not Ada and her man is with us this winter and will stay with us this year or that is the talk now if nothing hapens. We have had A very warm winter and noe snow it has bin rather unheathy this winter. A grate many old fokes has dropt off this winter some without one moments warning there are several that has dropt dead seting their chair and it stands us in hand to be ready to meet to meet it if we never meet on this earth less try to meet in heaven your unkel Em Brown* is very poorley this winter he lais A bed the most of the time he haint bin from home in nine years he is nothing but skin and bones.
the rest of the family is well but hard up this winter they had their barn burnd and all their hay and grain and it is touf for them this winter I hurd form you unkel Henry Brown* the other day he is bad off he dont noe hardly any thing and the man told me that they had lost ther property he thout it was all used up they sold out but dident saave mutch
that is bad to loes his senses and property to
times is beter this spring that it has bin for sevel years past money is plenty and proptery is chang hands and things looks beter now than they have for some time
Wheat is 140 rie 90 corn 65 oats 50 potatoes 40 Apels from 50 to 65
hay is from $10 to $12 tone
give my best Respects to all the frends and tell them that I would (like) to see them very much I would like to see you and your wife today and have you hear
tell Juliaette* to rite to us I will rite to her before long now Henry rite soon as you git this and till us how you are giting A long

from your father
(signed)
Charles Loghry

* 1. unkel Henry Brown is William Henry Harrison Brown, brother to Juliette, Charles's first wife.
2. Juliaette is Charles'granddaughter by William Henry Harrison Loghry and Elizabeth Williams.

After Charles and Juliette Brown married in a double wedding with his sister and her brother, Mary Loghry and Robert Emmett Brown, they settled near the Oregon School house on the road to Brown's Crossing where John Hedges had formerly resided.

Charles, a big man in stature and weighed over 250 pounds, was a farmer all his life. He died at home in Cameron of heart trouble and is buried at Coss' Corners burying ground, Bath Township. He was 70 years of age.

In a letter written by Charles's granddaughter, Mary Loghry, 21 May, 1943,
she says,"My grandfather, Charles Loghry, was a strong Christian; God-fearing and tried to live right by the letter of the Bible. I never saw him. He always spelled his name, L-o-g-h-r-y." It is said to have been formerly pronounced Lawrey.

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Letters written by Charles Loghry to his son, William Henry Harrison Loghry

Alens Station, N. Y. August 30, 68

Well henry it has bin some time sinse I have rote to you.
We had A leter from you A short time a goe and was glad to hear that you and your family was well and was doing well.
We are as usual working and tuging through this world and triing to git something to live on when we Cant work any more. We have had it very dry this sumer. Spring crops is very poor this year hear and as been as I can hear. Corn aint more than half a crop.
When you git this you must tell us how times is with you. We had A good crop of hay and winter wheat but Barley and oats was lite this year potatoes is A lite crop I have a good croop of buckwheat.
I am going to rite to franklin Loghry*. I begin to think that he has forgotten us it has ben A long time sinse he has rote to us. tell him to rite and let us noe what he is doing.
We have had the hotest weather that was ever none in this country. it was so hot it was all most imposibel to work.
I have sowed one peis of wheat and am redy to sow five acors more this week. I have had the falow ready two weeks.
We are well to day and nobody but us two hear. Ada* is to sunday school while I am riting.
You must come and make us a visit as soon as you can. You must rite as soon as you git this and let us noe how you git along.
You must doe what you can for Seymour and Blain the Democrats will carie this state by A big majority as was ever nown.
Give my respects to unkel Dar* and Lety* and all their fokes.
Good by for this time
to Henry Loghry and wife (signed

Charles Loghry


*1. Franklin Loghry is his son.
2. Ada was a girl they had taken in to raise.
3. Unkel Dar is Erasmus Darwin Brown, brother of Juliette Brown Loghry, and brother-in-law to Charles.
4. Lety is Lettice Loghry Brown, a sister; one of the three Loghry Children to marry three Brown children.
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Cameron, N.Y. Dec 26, 1869

Well Henry it is some time sinse I have rote to you. I thout this morning I woud rite to you and let you noe that we are in the land of the living and as well as usual. I have in qite lame this fall and winter I have got A bad nee that is very lame and pains me very bad so that I cant sleep good nites. it was taken lame last summer and is giting worse. I have got most discourage of its ever giting any beter I haint ploud any this fall help is hard to git and wages is high hear.
Comon labor is one dollar A day and bord and wheat is worth $1.00 for that is good
You rote that you wanted me to send you some money that is out of the question this winter for money is hard to git and very scarce there is nothing that will fetch money hear.
we have had some cold wether and good slaying But this warm today and raining there aint mutch going on this winter hear Sam Brown* has got home from the Asilum and seams to bee all rite he Chops wood evry day Brown's foxes* is well and doing well they are in the hoop pole business this winter
Henry you must keep good Courage your young yet and you mustent git the horers for that dont doe any good if I was of your age and had my health I could live any where I think that I can doe as much as I ever could But when I goe to work I soon git tierd and soon think difernt I have worked this fall that when I got in the house and sot down I had all that I could doe to git up I have the rheumatism most all the time
My nee pains me so that I can hardley rite while I am now riting
We got a leter from your wife on Chrismuss for A Chrismuss present and was glad to hear that you was well and all the friends
I wish that you was hear today to hellp us eat some Big Aples we have the Bigest Aples that you ever seen David Williamson was hear last sunday and he meshered one that was 14 inches round we have got 20 bushels of grafted aples in the seler
Good By for this time rite soon as you git this
We like to hear from you often as we can
Direct to Alens Station
(signed)
C. Loghry
* 1. folks
2. Sam Brown is Samuel Right Brown, Jr.; a brother of Charles's first wife, Juliette.
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Cameron, March 15, 1880

Well Henry Loghry it has bin A long time since we have heard from you you dont rite very often and today I thaut that I woud rite you a few lines to let you noe that we are in the land of the living but not very smart this winter I have bin qite poorley this winter and lame not abel to doe my chores nor to cut my wood I am giting old and will soon be out of this world and it wont mater how qick if I am prepard for that day that day will surly come prepared or not Ada and her man is with us this winter and will stay with us this year or that is the talk now if nothing hapens. We have had A very warm winter and noe snow it has bin rather unheathy this winter. A grate many old fokes has dropt off this winter some without one moments warning there are several that has dropt dead seting their chair and it stands us in hand to be ready to meet to meet it if we never meet on this earth less try to meet in heaven your unkel Em Brown* is very poorley this winter he lais A bed the most of the time he haint bin from home in nine years he is nothing but skin and bones.
the rest of the family is well but hard up this winter they had their barn burnd and all their hay and grain and it is touf for them this winter I hurd form you unkel Henry Brown* the other day he is bad off he dont noe hardly any thing and the man told me that they had lost ther property he thout it was all used up they sold out but dident saave mutch
that is bad to loes his senses and property to
times is beter this spring that it has bin for sevel years past money is plenty and proptery is chang hands and things looks beter now than they have for some time
Wheat is 140 rie 90 corn 65 oats 50 potatoes 40 Apels from 50 to 65
hay is from $10 to $12 tone
give my best Respects to all the frends and tell them that I would (like) to see them very much I would like to see you and your wife today and have you hear
tell Juliaette* to rite to us I will rite to her before long now Henry rite soon as you git this and till us how you are giting A long

from your father
(signed)
Charles Loghry

* 1. unkel Henry Brown is William Henry Harrison Brown, brother to Juliette, Charles's first wife.
2. Juliaette is Charles'granddaughter by William Henry Harrison Loghry and Elizabeth Williams.

Family/Spouse: Chisholm Phebe Ann. Phebe was born on 16 Dec 1821 in New York; died on 01 Nov 1897 in Cameron, Steuben Co., NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Brown Juliette Eunice on 14 Aug 1831 in Cameron, Steuben Co., NY. Juliette (daughter of Brown Samuel Right (Wright) and Annable Eunice Mary) was born about 1812 in Saratoga, Saratoga County or Albany, Albany Co., NY; died before 25 May 1840 in Cameron, Steuben Co., NY; was buried in Brown's Crossing, Steuben, Steuben County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

George W. Loghry married first Jane Axtell. They had five children. He then remarried,to Esther Schock Peterson.

Young Lettice (Letty) Loughry, George's younger sister, after her mother's death, she went to live with Ester's parents, according to guardianship papers filed in Bath, Steuben County.

In a letter from Virginia Dickey, county clerk from Bath, Steuben County, NY, she writes that George died on Oct. 23, 1836.

In April of 1844, George was living in Rob Roy, Fountain County, Indiana near his sister and brother-in-law, Lettice and Erasmus Darwin Brown. The Browns later moved to St. Anne, Kankakee County, IL. This is according to a probate filed on 1 April 1,1844 by Robert E. Brown for the estate of Joseph Leander Loghry.

Family/Spouse: Schock Esther. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Axtell Nancy Jane on 12 Nov 1833 in Oberlin, Lorain County, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In a letter from the County Clerk's Office, Bath, NY; Virginia Dickey writes that Mary was born in 1807. After she married Robert E. Brown, they afterward resided in the vicinity of Brown's Crossing. Brown operated the sawmill, that of her father's at Brown's Crossing for many years and also resided up on the Robert Waters farm at the gulf. (This must be near the old school house up on Oregon Road.)

In a letter from the County Clerk's Office, Bath, NY; Virginia Dickey writes that Mary was born in 1807. After she married Robert E. Brown, they afterward resided in the vicinity of Brown's Crossing. Brown operated the sawmill, that of her father's at Brown's Crossing for many years and also resided up on the Robert Waters farm at the gulf. (This must be near the old school house up on Oregon Road.)

Mary married Brown Robert Emmett on 14 Aug 1831 in Canisteo, Steuben Co., NY. Robert (son of Brown Samuel Right (Wright) and Annable Eunice Mary) was born in 1809 in Milton, Saratoga County, NY; died on 05 Sep 1882 in Cameron, Steuben Co., NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Letty was only 11 yrs old when her father, Joseph Loghry died in 1831. Her mother having died the year before.

A guardian was appointed for her and she was sent to live with Christian Schock and his wife, Catherine and their family. Christian and Catherine were parents of Esther, who was married to George Loghry (Letty's brother) at the time of Joseph's death. Why she was sent to live with them and not her brother is anyone's guess.

In a letter from Virginia Dickey, County Clerk at Bath, Steuben County, NY, she writes that Lettice was born in 1808. However, there was a guardianship appointed for her after her father's death and at the time she was thirteen, two years after his death. Also, according the 1850 census of St. Anne,Iroquois County,Illinois, it lists Letty as being 30 yrs. old and her husband, Erasmus as 42 yrs. old. This would make her birth date 1820.

Erasmus Darwin Brown, Letty's husband, went to live briefly in Ohio, where Letty was living with the Schock family, in-laws of her brother, George. He and Letty were married about 1834. It isn't certain if they were married in NY or Ohio but their first two daughters were born in New York state.

He and Letty moved their small family to Rob Roy, Fountain county, Indiana around 1838 where his third child, Mary, was born. His son, Allen, born in Shawnee, Fountain County, in 1844 was his last child born in Indiana.

'Dar' and his familiy finally moved to the state of Illinois and settled in the wilderness area known as St. Anne sometime between 1844 and 1846 where his son, Samuel was born.

An article written in the old book of the county history, 'Kankakee County History' is the following:

"Few of the early settlers or families of Kankakee County are better represented in its second generation both among its relief and active citizens, then that established here by Erasmus Brown and Letty Loughry Brown, the former born in New York in 1808. This worthy couple to whom in early life came the desire to travel West and ally their fortunes with its undeveloped strength, left their native New York state and settled in the Wilderness of what then was St. Anne but now is Pembroke township, Kankakee County. Loneliness and deprivation were their portion for they had little of this world's goods and there were few neighbors to whom they could turn for counsel or sympathy. Nevertheless, they had grit and determination and their farm yielded of its fertility in response to their untiring labor.

With the passing of years their family increased until seven children played around their hearthstone. Of these, Jane was the oldest." We know that eventually there were ten children born to this couple.

Lettice married Brown Erasmus Darwin about 1834 in Oscaloosa, Mahaska County, OH. Erasmus (son of Brown Samuel Right (Wright) and Annable Eunice Mary) was born on 07 Jul 1808 in Milton, Albany County, (Saratoga) NY; died on 26 Oct 1887 in St. Anne, Kankakee Co., IL; was buried in Old Brown-Hanen Cemetery four miles east of Witchert in Pembroke Township on the old Brown farm.IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]