Today’s
post marks my first blog about the Halstead’s. Thanks to the work of earlier
researchers, I’ve learned much about my Halstead ancestry.
Today I’ll begin
telling you about 4th Great Grandmother Esther. She was born Jan.
15, 1779 in Orange County, New York to Michael and Phebe Halstead. I knew a
little about Esther from Ruttenber & Clark’s ‘History of Orange County, New York’. Esther’s grandfather, Richard
Halstead, was an early Goshen settler featured in the book. Esther married and
is identified below as “Mrs. William Hemingway”.
Transcript: Ruttenber & Clark’s History of Orange
County, New York, published 1881, page 524
“Richard Halstead was an early settler of Goshen. He lived
on the Florida road, near the present Snyder place, over the "Rio
Grande," and it is claimed by his descendants that he was the first
merchant in Goshen. He afterwards bought 600 acres of land in what is now
Wawayanda, adjoining the Fullerton farm. The tradition in this family is
that his son Michael was born there. If so (as Michael died in 1820, at the age
of seventy- two), it determines the settlement of Richard in Wawayanda to have
been as early as 1747 or 1748, not more than ten or twelve years later than the
Dolsens. Michael Halstead left several children, Michael Jr., Jesse,
Aaron, Mrs. William Hemingway, Mrs.
Silas Hemingway, and Mrs. Alma Bailey. Michael, Jr., had one
daughter, Mrs. Charles T. Jackson, from whom most of these particulars are
obtained. It is understood that the pioneer Richard Halstead had a brother
Joseph, who came to Orange County about the same time. He had no children, but
an adopted son, bearing the family name, became the owner of the well- known
Cash farm in Wawayanda.”
Esther and William lived in Orange County,
New York until some time in the 1820’s when they moved to Wantage, Sussex
County, New Jersey.
4th Great Grandmother passed June
22, 1842 and is buried in the Wantage First Methodist Episcopal Church
Cemetery. Great Grandfather William Hemingway passed March 9, 1855 and rests
alongside her.
If
you’re interested in the Hemingway family, you might like
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI am trying to find a connection between William Hemingway, my 3x great grandfather who died in Livingston County, Michigan in 1907 and the Halstead family. According to the Orange County history from above, it seems two Halstead women married two Hemingway men? Any light you can shed would be appreciated.
I know just the Halstead sisters you're interested in. Give me a little time to review my notes.
DeleteSorry it took me a while to get back to you. I have your William Hemingway in my database as a son of Silas Hemingway who died Livingston Co. MI 1873. Herbert Furman Seversmith's Colonial Families of Long Island, New York & Connecticut: Being the Ancestry and Kindred of Herbert Furman Seversmith, Page 1,243 states Silas Hemingway married Margaret Halstead, daughter of Michael and Phoebe Halstead. However, a Broome County, New York History includes a brief bio for Silas stating he arrived in Broome County, NY 1814 with a church letter along with his wife Phebe. This history was edited by H. P. Smith in 1885. So did Silas have two wives? If so, could your William be Margaret Halstead's child? More questions and no answers!
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ReplyDeleteInterested in phoebe Halstead who marriage Wright of Wright farm in orange county NY
Can you tell me more. I live locally anf would love to find the Graves and old farm
Sincerely
Nancy Peterman
Hi Nancy,
DeleteI'm not familiar with Pheobe Halsted who married a Wright. My Phoebe, maiden name not known, married Michael Halsted. She died in Minisink, NY April 26, 1836, age 86.
I am supposedly descended from Michael's son, Jesse....in the 1790 census he should've been 17 or 18, but there's only 1 male over 16 listed, so I am not seeing the connection to Michael there, and he's not listed in either Minisink or Goshen on his own. Of course he could've boarded out as a laborer or an apprentice, but I don't see him with either of Michael's brothers in those townships. Any ideas for connecting Jesse with Michael, or a source for them? thanks, Judi
ReplyDeleteSorry Judi but I can't help either.
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