BIB CC>J9tJ _'~2-b~.~J{~C::,~::~_~_f John CHR;ISTIAN l-~"l".~?Y.._l:Z?;?'..~q_,, ''..... _ Jane BROWER, b. 22 Feb 17li?, and some of fhef.r descendant's'
DARBible
Records,
Vol.
56, pp. 74-75
CHRISTIAN Fram manuscript record of lLrs Ward D Goodwin, Utica, N Y
The Christians, who were among the early settlers ot West Sehuy1er, lierkimer,Co. N Y. were descendants at Buhaud Christian (probably one of the exiled Palatines), b in Europe 3/24/1725, who came fram the Isle of Man to America & settled near Peekskill. Dutchess Co, N Y, where he married a "low Dutch 1ady" (a Ho1lander.:~) & had 2 sons, James & .Tohn. James was killed 1n the Revolutionary War, in which both sons participated. John Christian b near Peekskill 11/1/1753. d West Sohuy'ler 1/9/1835; m Jane Erower who was b a/2a1l'55 & d 3/14/1813 The ~owera lived in the neighborhood of Schuyler.Chn of John & Jane Brower Christian: 1 2
Martha Charles 3 Jane
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Jan 1776. d 1/7/1866 ae 90 yrs & 6 days
'" Ann 5
John
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Phebe
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Po~1y
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James b a/26/1791. 4 8/24/183.1 at Mentz, Cayuga Co
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A:Itly
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Jeremiah Mo&es
Charles Christian (Capt),,-served during the War of 1812, & his desoendant~ Robert Christian CYt Ilion, N Y, has his oommission a8 Ensign under Jonas Knapp, Lt-Co1 Commandant, signed by GOTDanl$l D To~kin8 of New York, dated Apr ~ 1811.' He also has the Gomm1sj1on of Cbarles C}Jristian as Captain _,of lUll tla, dated May 2 1816 & signed by Gov. Tompkins. (This reoord does not give name of his wife but states that there were 7 coo): 1
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Roxanna b ll/20/180fi.
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Elizabeth d at W Schuyler Mary d at Lowville Ara d a. t VI Schuyler Henry d in eiT!l War
d West SohnyleIt 4/19/18911. mar ~at Vi Schuyler &: bad cbn .Tane, Emma.
~~_L1IY@es Mary &. charles' 3 Charles - d at W Schuyler
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.Tames Christian, bro of Capt Charles, moved to the town of ]lentz, Cayuga Co, 'Dr Port :Byron, Kc there his son Robert S was b 2/15/1628. d 9/2e/l913
in Uion-
He m Yary Hughes.
grand-dau of Capt Charles Christian (dau of Roxanna who m samuel,HugllsS.). Robert S Christian Pt his wife spent most ~.
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of their liTes in W Schuyler, but in their later years lived in Ilion with their son Robert j. Another one of the Christian family who came to W Schuyler was George Christian, oousin of Charles. These two families probably came togetber. ( George Christian was b in Fls~ll, Dutchess Co, 11/5/1762, & d W Schuyler ~19/l799. He mar 2/25/1783 Jemima OakleY' who was b 4/11/1764. She was dau of Jared Oakley who was sheriff of Dutchess Co & was killed by Tories during the Revolution. George Christian with his w & ohn & probably John Christian oame up the Hudson & Mohawk Rivers in a flat boat, the trip from DutChess Co to W Schuyler, taking 3 weeks. llra Jemima Christian pieced a bedquilt on the Jottrney. George Christian 1s said by his descendants to haTe built the first log house in W Schuyler. After his death in 1799 (apparently fram pneumonia), his widow moved to the Tillage of Utioa, as her children would have 'a better ohanoe to learn & trade there.,
& bis f~y,
ehn of George 8: Jemima
(Oakley) Christianl (.all b Fishkill cept the youngest~ Luther, who w b in W Schuyler)r
MarT b 3/15/1784 Gabriel b 3/12/1186, d F18~11 6/7/1798 3 lfatthew b 3/14/1788; lost at sea nr Bermuda 4 George Jr, b 7/19/1790 5 Thoma~ b 11/28/1192; 4 St Amaliats Is. off coast F10ridat 1/15/1830 6 Nathan b 5/2i/1795 7 Luther b 6/t/l?98 (at W Schuyler)
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Thomas Christian. Bon ot G~orge, m Elizabeth Yorse of Utioa (b 4/26/1801 at Fitzwilliam, N B) '. Their chn were }Tathan, Wll11~H. George whoA in ,aD accident when~,youngman, ~ Caroline who' cl in infancy.' . Col William H Christlaaof,Ut1ca (son of Thomas & Elizabeth), a veteran of the e1T!1 War, was b Apr 9 1825 & d in utica May 8 1887. , He m 1fa.ryH Tlmerman (b 1/12/1833, d 1/6/1929)
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