BRUNDAGE, Noble

Notes:

The Cooper Township, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan Census shows a 26 year old Noble as a farm laborer living with the David E. Deming family. Noble's personal property was valued at $800 and he was shown as having been born in Vermont.
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Researcher Harriet B. Colton of Sunrise, Florida prepared a family group sheet for Nobel's parents Joshua and Prudy Brundage. In the group sheet she shows Noble as enlisting as a Private on 07 March 1865 in Cooper at the age of 29 in Company D, 8th Cavalry Regiment Michigan on 13 March 1865. He fought on 27 April 1865 at Sugar Creek, TN., and Mustered out on 22 September 22,1865 in Nashville, TN.
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By 1890 Noble was in Farminton Township, Waupaca Co., Wisconsin and he shows up on the Civil War veterans list there.

Notes:

Following their marriage in 1822, the couple bought and sold property in Hinesburg, Chittendon Co., Vermont. All these transactions are recorded in deed book volume 13 on the following pages; 99, 270, 279, 292, 302, 345, and 420.
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1830 census:
Burlington, Chittenden Co, Vermont (Roll: 186, Page: 211)
MALES:
1, age 5-9 (Charles)
1, age 30-39 (Joshua)
FEMALES:
2, age under 5 (Edith & Louisa)
1, age 5-9 (Sarah or Edith)
1, age 20-29 (Prudy)
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The 1840 census finds Joshua and his brothers ( William, Nathan and Harry ) living in Williston, Chittendon Co., Vermont. Joshua's father Abraham may have died by 1840 as he was not listed and is said to have lived his last days there.
MALES:
2, age under 5 (Sidney & Gilbert)
1, age 5-9 (Noble)
1, age 40-49 (Joshua)
FEMALES:
2, age 10-14 (Mabel & Louisa)
Prudy was not enumerated (reason unknown).
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The 1850 census finds Joshua (Brundridge) and his family in Hinesburg, Chittenden Co., Vermont. Shown are Joshua a farmer with $500 property, age 50, born in Vermont as were the rest of the family as follows;
Prudence age 44,
Nobel age 15,
Sidney age 12,
Gilbert age 10,
Laura age 8,
Alfred age 5.
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Joshua and Prudy moved their family from Williston, Vermont to Illinois and then to Michigan in about 1852/53.
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The 1860 census finds Joshua (Josiah) and Prudence living in Otsego, Aleegan Co., Michigan (p. 51-52). Joshua 60, was a farmer with $100 of real estate and $100 of personal property Prudence was shown as 50 (actually 54). With them were sons Noble 25, a farmer, Gilbert 20, and Alfred 16. All were born in Vermont.
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From census information we know Joshua was a dairyman in Michigan. Joshua also appears on page 304 of the 1870 Allegan Co., Michigan census as a 70 year old drayman (cart driver), living in the Village of Otsego. His wife Prudy was 64, and keeping house.
Other Brundages in the same Village are Alfred (p.306), Hannah (p. 284R), Harry (p. 292R), Sydney (p. 303R) . The Alfred and Sydney are likely Joshua's sons, Harry could be his brother. Other sons Gilbert and Noble have been located in nearby Kalamazoo Co. in Cooper Township.
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Joshua died in Michigan at the age of 74.

Joshua married BARTO, Prudence 22 Jan 1822, Williston, Chittenden County, Vermont. Prudence (daughter of BARTO, David W. and SANFORD, Polly) was born Abt 1806, Hinesburg, Chittenden County, Vermont; died Aft 1870, Otsego, Allegan County Michigan. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

According to the "St. Lawrence Co., New York History" by Gates Curtis, 1894, Prudy the wife of Joshua Brundage was the daughter of David Barto of Vermont. Her parents also show up in the 1860 Michigan census (misspelled Barton), not far from Prudy and Joshua.

Notes:

Judging by the birth date of son Charles, this marriage came none too soon.

Notes:

The St. Lawrence Co. New York History by Gates Curtis, 1894, states that Abraham was a Hessian (German soldier fighting for the British army). Some have theorized that Abraham may have been a part of a German Battalion, but as a British soldier. The surname Brundage is also much more prevalent in England than in Germany. Abraham is said to have deserted the British army, which was not unusual at the time, and some families in the northeast are proud that their ancestors deserted the British cause.
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Another biography "A history of the town of Williston", pg. 40, shows the following:

Stephen N. Warren came to Williston about the same time as Lemuel Bottom and settled near him. He afterwards moved to Fairfax where he died. He had eight children. Of these the youngest, Charles E. followed the trade of carpenter and joiner for some time, worked a while at the paper mills in Essex, and finally purchased a farm in Williston where he died July 30, 1888. Charles E. married Rosetta Baldwin, a granddaughter of Abram Brundage, an early settler, a soldier in the French and Indian War, and in the British Army of the Revolution. He stood at the top of the rock down which Gen. Isaac (Israel?) Putnam made his famous ride, at the time the deed was done. . . .
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The 1800 census:
St. George, Chittenden Co., Vermont
Abram Brundy
Males:
2 age under 10
1 age 26 to 44
Females:
1 age under 10
1 age 10 through 15
1 age 26 to 44
Slaves: 0
This record of Abraham is of interest as it shows his family in close proximity of he Isham and Lockwood familys, both of whom have recorded inter-marrying with the Brundages in the 1700's & 1800's.
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Some records show Abraham and Lois as having 8 children, 5 boys & 4 girls (See below).
Abraham appears in the 1810 Vermont census as living in Williston, Chittenden Co., Vermont (roll 64, p. 387).
Males:
4 age under 10
1 age 10 to 15
1 age 45 and over.
Females:
2 age under 10
1 age 10 to 15
1 age 16 to 20
1 age 26 to 44
Slaves: 0
Living next door was Daniel Isham Jr., from a family which intermarried with the Brundages.
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Abraham (Brundridge) appears in the 1820 Vermont census as living in Williston, Chittenden Co., Vermont.
Males
2 age 10-15
1 age 45+
Females
2 age 10-15
1 age 26-45
1 age 45+
Nearby was David Barto and his family (soon to be in-laws).
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Abram (Brundredge) appears in the 1830 Vermont census as living in Williston, Chittenden Co., Vermont.
Males
1 age 20-29
1 age 60-69
Females
1 age 20-29
1 age 60-69
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By 1840 there is no mention of Abraham in Williston. One interesting fact in the 1840 census is that Nathaniel's family is shown with a 70-79 year old female living with them, could this be Lois (Yale) Brundage, Abraham's wife?
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The St. Lawrence Co. book states Abraham spent his last days in Williston, Vermont.
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All 4 of Abraham's sons appear in the1840 census for Williston, Chittenden Co., Vermont, their names were; Joshua, Harry, William and Nathan.
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A Clarissa Brundage married Carlton Barto at Hinesburg, Vermont on November 11, 1820. Perhaps she is Abraham's oldest daughter ?.
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From the book "A Survey of the Ishams in England and America" There was an Elizabeth Brundage b. October, 1787 who married an Ebenezer Isham who lived in and raised children in St. George, Chittenden Co., Vermont in about 1813. From the same source we find a Mary Brundage married to Nathan Lockwood, this couple raised children in St. George, Chittenden Co., Vermont. One of their daughters was born October 20 , 1795.
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The following - Might ???- apply to our Abraham:

Andreas Emmerick's Chasseurs, Capt. Benjamin Ogden's Troop...
Muster Roll of a Troop of Dragoons in his Majesty’s Corps of Chasseurs Under the Command of Lieut. Colonel A EMMERICK, October 24th, 1778:
...Abraham Brundage, Sick in Quarters, May 2, 1778...

NOTE: !...!...!
Andreas Emmerick was an accomplished German Officer who was given authority to recruit men from the New York colony to serve under his command. (Hmm... this sounds familiar...).
This is very intriguing and may tie our Abraham to the loyalist Brundages who ended up in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia at the close of the Rev. War.

Also this...

Muster Roll of Discharged Officers and Disbanded Soldiers and Loyalists:
Town of Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada, May 29, 1784.
Brundige, Abraham, Loyalist.

Abraham married YALE, Lois Bef 1800, Massachusetts. Lois (daughter of YALE, Moses and LYMAN, Lois) was born Abt 1775, Charlotte, Chittenden County, Vermont; died Aft 1830, Probably Williston, Chittenden County, Vermont. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Said to have been "of Vermont" in "The History of St. Lawrence Co., New York" by Gates. The text was in reference to his daughter Prudy (Prudence) who married Joshua Brundage and ultimately moved to Aleegan Co., Michigan.
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David appears in the 1830 and 1840 Vermont census as living in Hinesburgh, Chittenden Co.
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The 1850 census finds David (68) and Polly (64) living in the home of his son Rufus C. Barto in Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont.
Both Rufus and David stated they were farmers.
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The couple shows up later in the 1860 Michigan census (misspelled Barton). David, in the1860 census stated he was 78, a farmer, and his middle initial was W. The value of his land was $1,000 and personal property was $400. Polly stated she was 74 and was born in Connecticut.
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David's grave is located in East Cooper Cemetery, Cooper, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.

David married SANFORD, Polly 26 Dec 1804, Justice of the Peace, Edmund Baldwin. Polly (daughter of SANFORD, Zachariah and LOCKWOOD, Lydia) was born 19 Jan 1787, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticuit; died 23 Oct 1878, Minnesota. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Moses Yale removed to this town (Charlotte, Chittenden Co., Vermont) from Meriden, Conn., in about 1783, and located not far from the Shelburne line, on a farm later owned by Henry Thorp. During this summer (1783) he erected the the frame of a log house, made a small clearing, and in the fall returned to his family in Connecticut, after having sowed his clearing with wheat, assisted by his only neighbors, James Hill and John McNeil. In the following spring he returned with his family by the way of Whitehall and the lake, being drawn on the ice by a yoke of steers and an old horse. The hardships that these families endured cannot be described. During the summer of 1784 food was so scarce and difficult to obtain that the family were compelled to resort to subsistence on fish and herbs and roots of the forest. Moses Yale had a family of six children, three sons and three daughters, only one of whom Lyman remained in town. He (Lyman) held many positions of trust in his town, and was one term its representative in the Legislature. Of his (Lyman's) seven children, only one, William, now resides in town, occupying the original farm of John McNeil.
(From a history of Chittenden Co., VT, p. 537).

A similar account follows:

Moses Yale emigrated from Meriden, Conn., to Charlotte, in 1783, locating upon the farm where Roswell and Miles NEWTON now reside. Here he made a small clearing, accomplished by exchange of labor with his only neighbors, James HILL and John McNEIL, sowed it with wheat, put up the body of a log house, and in the autumn returned to his family in Meriden. In the spring of 1784, he returned to Charlotte, coming by way of Whitehall to avoid the unraveled wilderness, thence down the lake on the ice, bringing his family and furniture on a sled drawn by a yoke of steers and an old horse. On their arrival, they cleared the snow from the log house, made a roof from the boughs of the surrounding trees, and installed themselves in their home with all the comforts of house keeping that their circumstances could afford. During the summer ensuing, food was so scarce and difficult to obtain that the family was compelled to subsist on fish and the herbs and roots that the forest afforded. Mr. YALE had a family of six children, three sons and three daughters, only one of whom, Lyman, remained in Charlotte. He, being the eldest of the children, and a good financier, paid up the claims against the homestead, thereby securing for himself a good farm and comfortable home, where he continued to reside until his death, in 1840, aged sixty seven years. During his long life here he held many important positions in the gift of his townsmen, among which, that of representative during one term. Of his family of seven children, only one, William, now lives in the town, residing on the farm formerly owned by John McNEIL.

The Congregational Church of Charlotte, located at Charlotte Centre, was organized January 3, 1792, at the house of Daniel HOSFORD, Jr., with four members, John HILL, Moses YALE, Daniel HOSFORD, Jr., and Joseph SIMONDS. Rev. Daniel O. GILLETT was installed as the first pastor during the same year. The first church building, a wood structure, was erected in 1798, and gave place to the present brick building in 1848. It will accommodate 350 persons, and is valued, including grounds, at $6,000.00. The society now has 163 members, with Rev H. B. PUTNAM, pastor.

Moses was a Private, in Capt. Peter Porter's co., Col. Benjamin Simonds's (Berkshire Co.) regt . He entered service April 26, 1777 and was discharged May 20, 1777, serving 25 days. His company was called out April 26, 1777, at request of Maj. Gen. Gates and marched to Saratoga. He also appears on a list of men who marched from Pittsfield to Ticonderoga April 25, 1777, under command of Lieut. Stephen Crofoot, and were dismissed May 22, 1777. Moses was also a Private in Capt. Peter Porter's co., Col. John Brown's (Berkshire Co.) regt. He entered service Sept. 22, 1777 and left service Oct. 8, 1777. His company was called out Sept. 22, 1777, at request of Maj. Gen. Gates. They marched to Bennington, and escorted 169 prisoners to Springfield by order of Gen. Lincoln.
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The 1790 census in Charlotte, Chittenden Co., Vermont shows Moses Yale's family consisting of 3 males age 16 and older, 1 male under 16 and 4 females.
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SOURCE:http://170.222.200.76/charlotte/townplan.txt
The municipal history of Charlotte is a straight forward one. The first town meeting was held in Moses Yale's log cabin facing Converse Bay on July 6, 1785. The town was officially organized at a meeting in March of 1787 at which men were elected to serve as clerk, constables, selectmen, listers, leather sealer, half-tithingmen, surveyors of highways, and sealer of weights and measures. Twelve prominent men were appointed jurymen. It was decided that hogs should be confined.
In 1786, Daniel Horsford was elected first justice. John McNeil was elected as the first representative to the legislature of the independent Republic of Vermont in 1788.

Moses married LYMAN, Lois Abt 1770, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut. Lois (daughter of LYMAN, Moses and GRIDLEY, Sarah) was born 15/15 Feb 1746/1747, Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Benjamin and John are listed as witnesses to the will of Stephen Crego Proved, December 2, 1760, before Bartholomew Crannel, Surrogate of Duchess County.
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Benjamin is listed on the Vermont State Rolls of the soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783. By John E. Goodrich, Rutland Vermont. 1904.
Also, 11 Jun 1781 - A "Benj. Barto" appears on the rolls of the Dorset Township militia, under the command of Capt. Abraham Underhill. He was credited with serving 6 days during the alarm, having marched 30 miles, and was paid 1.18.8. Source: John E. Goodrich, compiler and editor, The State of Vermont Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War 1775 to 1783, (Rutland, Vermont, The Tuttle Company, 1904), pg. 426-427
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Before 1790, Benjamin Barto moves from Dorset (or Rupert?) to Hinesburg Twp, Chittenden, Vermont.
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Benjamin is listed in the deed records of Hinesburg, Chittenden Co., Vermont very early on. The deeds recorded with his name begin in volume 1 page 79 and continue with volume 2 pages 224, 318, 345 and 506. The last record appears on vol. 3, p. 230/232.
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1790 - Benjamin Barto shown in census with 3 males over 16, 1 male under 16, and 2 females, and living in Hinesburg, Chittenden, Vermont (p. 25).
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1792 - Benjamin Barto appears on a petitioner's list in St. George Twp, Chittenden, Vermont , (p. 394).
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1800 - Benjamin Bart again appears on census for Hinesburg, Chittenden, Vermont.
Males: 2,0,1,0,1
Females: 1,0,1,0,1

Benjamin married WILLIAMS, Mary 30 Dec 1762, Fireplace, Suffolk County, New York. Mary was born 30 Dec 1741, Of Hinesburg, Chittenden County, Vermont; died Aug 1844, Vermont. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lived to age 103.
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1732 Will from Suffolk Co., New York
(Could be related. Unknown at this writing 4-4-05)

In the name of God, Amen, July 31, 1732. I, NATHANIEL WILLIAMS, of Huntington, in Suffolk County, being very sick. I leave to my wife Elizabeth, 1/3 of my movable estate, and 1/3 of the remainder, after payment of debts. All my negro slaves are to be sold, except my negro man "Tanton." Also 13 1/2 acres of land adjoining the land of Henry Titus, which is to be sold by vendue. Of the proceeds, 1/3 is to be paid to my wife, and 2/3 to my daughters, Sarah and Elizabeth, and I also leave to them 2/3 of the movables when they are 18 years of age. I leave to my sons, Nathaniel and Jonas, all my lands, meadows, and tenements, when of age. "And whereas there may be some ground to imagine that my beloved wife Elizabeth may be with child, If it please God that it be a son, he shall have an equal share with the other sons; and if a daughter, then an equal share with the other daughters." My two sons are to pay to my two daughters €20, and my wife is to have the use of all lands, until my sons are of age.

Witnesses, William Rublear, Thomas Brush, Ebenezer Prime. Proved, December 20, 1732.
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Notes:

Zachariah appears in the 1820 census living in Charlotte, Caledonia Co., Vermont.
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Mr. Sanford was a tanner and currier and shoemaker, a devoted Christian man.
In 1821 the family removed from Vermont to Canton, N. Y., where they remained until 1843. In that year they removed, being past eighty years of age, to Seneca, McHenry Co., Illinois.
They made the entire journey overland, in an open buggy and were accompanied by their three sons and their families in covered wagons.
Upon arrival in Illinois Mr. Sanford planted a peach orchard.
They were earnest and devout members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and lived to see twelve of their children enter the same Communion.

From "The Thomas Sanford Family" (pp. 194-195).

Zachariah married LOCKWOOD, Lydia 21 Apr 1785, New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut. Lydia (daughter of LOCKWOOD, Nathaniel and PARTCH, Mary Patch Or) was born 3 Jan 1763, Probably Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticuit; was christened 1763, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut; died 25 Mar 1852. [Group Sheet]

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"Her hands were never idle. She sat at the old family loom weaving her ten yards of cloth in one day, or spun wool, or tow at the great wheel, or sat singing at the little wheel, spinning linen from the flax on the distaff with both hands, as her wheel carried two spools filling at the same time, thus doing two days' work in one.
At the time of Mr. Sanford's death they had been married sixty-six years and at this time there were thirteen of their fifteen children living, and one hundred fifty seven grand and great grandchildren.
They had fifteen children, the first ten all born in New Milford, Ct., and the last five in Hinesburg, Vt."

From "The Thomas Sanford Family" (pp. 194-195).