Author Gloria Waldron Hukle
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INTRODUCING ‘LORE’ on Author Gloria Waldron Hukle’s website…
June 2009 I have introduced a new category to my website at http://www.authorgloriawaldronhukle.com/ I call this new room where seekers can visit and wander ……LORE
If you click on the button LORE --- you will find a hodgepodge of scraps and pieces of rediscovered documents, journals, photos –findings that I’ve discovered or been provided over the last number of years while I researched old New York history and the families that originally settled New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Vermont, of course, beginning with the Waldron’s who originated with Resolved Waldron of New Amsterdam (NYC)…making the writer an llth generation Waldron. But, even before Resolved came to these shores, others were already here –such as the Hitchcock’s- three brothers Matthias –Luke and Edward who came through
LORE is a resurrected beating heart for many long forgotten souls and it is my hope that you will discover something new about a name in your family tree.
This will be an on-going project through the next months with weekly updates.
Enjoy!
Best to all
Gloria Waldron Hukle
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Early Labor Unions in
A first attempt to unify made in
Among the Coopers who stood with William Waldron (son of Resolved Waldron) in l7th century
The fine to each of the men for attempting to organize was 50 shillings to be paid to the church for pious uses. According to record execution granted for the same, April 29, l682. Posted at Website Author Gloria Waldron Hukle http://www.authorgloriawaldronhukle.com/
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Colonial
Yates-Waldron who descended from New Amsterdam’s Resolved Waldron
By Gloria Waldron Hukle, Author of
Johannes Yates married
Peter Waldron’s grandfather was Resolved Waldron, he born in
Peter Waldron was born into a staunch family of independents. As a small child his father, William, had caused a big commotion when he tried to start a labor organization, probably the first to do so in
Johannes or John was the son of Christoffel Yates and his wife Catharina Winne. He owned a farm at Rensselaerswlyck which he referred to as his “Greenbush Farm” He also owned his stables where he worked at
Rebecca and John’s eldest son, Christopher J. Yates b. l738 owned a good amount of real estate and acres of land near
John Yates brother Abraham Yates Jr. was an attorney and prominent political figure in
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In recent weeks I have had quite a few discussions regarding my ancestor grandfather Resolved Waldron’s involvement in what is considered the first case of religious freedom. Waldron –working for Peter Stuyvesant was the officer who arrested John Bowne and we know exactly how John Bowne felt about Sheriff Waldron because he wrote about him in his personal journal…a slice of which is posted to this site.
Below I have listed the signors of what became known as the
(Gloria Waldron Hukle-August 09)
On December 27, 1657, thirty townspeople of Flushing, Queens signed a “remonstrance” addressed to Peter Stuyvesant, the director general of the Dutch colony,
Stuyvesant ignored the Flushing Remonstrance, as it came to be known, but its principles were later tested by John Bowne, an English immigrant and prosperous landowner in
The men who signed the
. The signers were:
Nicolas Blackford George Clere Elias Doughtie Edward Farrington Tobias Feake Antonie Feild Robert Field, Sr. Robert Field, Jr. John Foard Edward Griffine Edward Hart Nathaniel Hefferd Benjamin Hubbard John Mastine Michael Milner
| William Noble Nick Colas Parsell William Pidgion Henry Semtell Richard Stocton John Store Edward Tarne William Thorne, Sr. William Thorne, Jr. John Townesend Henry Townsend Nathaniel Tue Micah Tue Phillip Udall George Wright |
By the way, the Bowne House still stands in Flushing
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From the l888 Journal of Etson Hitchcock –
The journal is daily. Below are just a few excerpts.
Thursday- Jan. 5, l888-
Fair but windy. Patched my rubbers. Wnt down to Stones got thread. Enit in the evening. Charlie was hear.
Friday –Jan 6.. Cloudy. Went to Charlies. Was at Stones and Arch Nobles and Embury Mostons.
Thurs. l2- Fair. Went to Steveses got pail milk. At home rest of day. Raveled and colored yarn for Cap Steves was hear.
Wed. Feb l Fair. Took Mother and Lib over to
Thur. Feb 2 Fair and clear. Took Mother and Lib down to Ase Hitchcocks. Took grist to mill. Ate dinner at Ase Hitchcocks & supper at Nancy Marshalls. Charlie stayed hear all night. It was the last day of school.
Sat. April 21-Squally. Worked in camp. Shot a fox at night. Ed Hall was hear to dinner and got his sheep. Mell Campney was here.
Mon. 23-Fair. Worked in camp. Sugared off in evening.
Tues May 23-Fair. Sprouted potatoes and made staples and put chain links on granary door so could lock it up. In am cut brush in fallow in PM made beet & carrot beds & posie bed after supper. Ed Hall brought manure fork home.
Among the Memoranda of l888 by Mr. Hitchcock
Jan. 29, Ida Wells died.
Feb 7-George Bushsu was killed in bark mill at Griffin
May 29- Formed Methodist Class at Bakers Mills.
June l4- William Millington was drowned in Second Pond
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Warren County NEWS in the Year l882 from research notes of Author Gloria Waldron Hukle posted on www.authorgloriawaldronhukle.com
Hukle, an llth generation Waldron is the Author of The Waldron Series Books. One of her novels, The Diary of a Northern Moon, which is set in more contemporary times in the l970s was inspired by her Waldron Johnsburg ancestors who descended from the New Amsterdam Waldrons (Resolved Waldron who worked for Peter Stuyvesant in New Amsterdam) and other early New York Adirondack settlers such as the Straights, West, Hitchcocks, Morehouse, Dunbar, Russells, Bradt, Roblee and Hill families
The following items were copied from early issues of the Warrensburg News, a January l892 date and an August l892 date.
The oldest inhabitants of the town (
After some three or four years the family moved into the wilderness of North Creek, clearing away the trees for a spot to erect a log house, where the rest of the family , to the number of thirteen in all, was born to them. They all married in Johnsburgh and followed the advice of Mr. Horace Greeley and all went west.
Mr. William G. Waldron and wife lived to the advanced ages of 91 and 82 and now lie side by side in the North Creek (
When Maria Waldron Cross passed on at 83 she left a husband, James A. Cross, and 6 children. The last of the children to pass on was Jacob who died Dec. 2, l891, aged 67, in
Only 4 of the original family are alive (In l892) They are Harmon Waldron of
August l892- A REMARKABLE
Source: Gloria Waldron Hukle,
www.authorgloriawaldronhukle.com
photos can be provided.
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“NORTH CREEK NEWS” (From l934) *********************** ***********************
NORTH CREEK SENIORS TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY
At about 11 a.m. on March 30, the North Creek Senior Class left the
school house at North Creek on the Adirondack Short Line bus for New
York. There was a rousing crowd to see us off. After stopping at
Chestertown, Glens Falls, Saratoga (?) And Albany, we arrived in
Kingston about 5 o’clock. The passengers were allowed a half hour rest
period at which time the group explored Kingston. We made one stop
between Kingston and New York. We reached 42nd street Ferry at 8:40
p.m., arriving at Hotel Taft, our destination, at 9:10 p.m. After
registering and inspecting our rooms most of the group walked around
7th Avenue, 50th Street and Times Square. Soon we returned to the hotel
being rather tired.
The next morning after an eight o’clock breakfast the group proceeded
to the United American Docks where we were lucky enough to secure
permission for a trip through the S.S. Bremen, a l
arge steamship
running between Germany and the United States. On learning that the
boat sailed at midnight some of the group suggested that we stow away
but we abandoned the idea. As it was raining we took taxis to Radio
City. We explored this building and then went to the movie.
After lunch we went to the Museum of Natural History but were
disappointed to find it closed. Lindbergh’s plane, the “Spirit of St.
Louis”, is in this museum. We decided to attend the show at the Capital
theatre after dinner and enjoyed it very much. After much communication
between rooms we decided to retire. As the next morning was Easter
Sunday, we all went to church, some attending St. Thomas’ Church and
some St. Patrick’s. Some of the group who were at St. Thomas’s Church
got their pictures in the paper. After services and lunch we viewed the
Fifth Avenue parade from one of the Fifth Avenue Busses. It was a grand
sight. We were much surprised when Al Smith paraded by. We visited
Grant’s Tomb at the end of the bus line. From here we could see the
George Washington Memorial bridge in the distance. We proceeded by foot
through the campus of Columbia College to the Cathedral of St. John the
Devine which will not be completed for some years. This Cathedral has
several large Rose windows which are very beautiful. Ti also has some
stones taken from cathedrals in Europe. As it was getting late we took
the elevated back to the hotel. After dinner some of us went to the
Paramount to spend the evening. We wanted to visit the tower of the
R.C.A. building but it was too late for the trip.
Next morning, our last day, we were up bright and early because there
were a hundred things we wanted to do in the short time left. Right
after breakfast we set out for the Statue of Liberty, taking a subway
train as far as South Ferry. On our way we visited the Aquarium with
its many fishes of all description. From the aquarium we took the boat
to the statue. The members of the group who were ambitious walked to
the top of the statue and back. As the arm is condemned we could not go
there. We were disappointed because we did love to walk. Some returning
by subway to Penn. R. R. Station, we walked some more to the Empire
State Building where we took elevators to the observation tower. After
we had viewed New York from the height of a hundred and two stories, we
all decided to do some shopping in Macys and nearby stores. At dinner
time the group all ate in the Dining Room of the hotel and danced to
the music of George Hall’s orchestra. A great number took in the Roxy
after dinner. As we had to up early to start home, we went to bed
early. At 7 o’clock the next morning everybody was up. After completing
our packing and eating we were ready to come home. We left New York about 9:00 and arrived in North Creek about 6:30 all very tired. The
class as a whole, although shoes were dropped, a great deal of noise
made, and several policemen disgusted, reported a grand time.
We were fortunate in seeing Paul Whiteman and Band, also George Raft,
Frank Buck and stars of the radio in person.
The class wishes to thank Miss Collins, Mr. Hasseltine, the American
Legion and the Community as a whole for their help in making our trip a
success.
By L. K. Sawyer
Comment:
I inherited from my great-grandfather a scroll of Teller-Stoutenburgh geneology which includes a drawing of a stone house. I have no idea where he obtained the scroll--an old fashioned family tree. He wrote on the back that he needed to compare it to his family geneology (it doesn't connect, at least not so far as any of us can figure--our Stotsenburgs appear to be the descendants of Michael Stutzbach who emigrated to PA in 1733 and whose grandson Christopher changed the spelling of the name sometime between the Revolutionary War and his marriage in 1790).
The scroll was rolled up for over a hundred years (my great grandfather died in 1909). It is terribly brittle and many pieces have cracked completely apart, although I believe most are there. It is split in two parts and I am afraid to even try to unroll one side of it--I have the other under a sheet of plexiglass on a table right now.
If there is now an active Teller-Stoutenburgh family association, I would be glad to give the scroll to the association, if the information could be copied and a copy given to the Family History Library of the LDS Church so that the information would be available to as wide a group of descendants and researchers as possible.
Just for my personal interest, I'd love to have a copy myself, since it was something my great grandfather and his descendants treasured enough to keep.
VANDENBERGHS
The Vandenberghs who made their homes very close to where
Note: Peter Waldron b. l675 NYC m Tryntje (. Catarina or Catherine) Vandenbergh b. l684 who was the daughter of Cornelius Gysbertse Vandenbergh and his second wife Cornelia VanderPoel.. They lived in Rensselaerwyck not far from
Vandenbergh owned a farm on
Peter Waldron and his wife, Tryntje who had l0 children and lived at
Exerpts of Peter’s will are published in “Threads An American Tapestry.”
Vandenberghs- According to historical records the first settler- Gysbert Cornelise van den Bergh was in Beverwyck in l646. One of his daughters, Neeltje married Wouter Pieterse Quackenbos and were founding settlers of
Second generation of Vandenbergh
Tryntje Vandenbergh Waldron b. l684 d.l753 (Peter’s wife) had several siblings:
Gysbert Vandenbergh b. l675 m. Dievertje Marston
Gerrit Vandenbergh b. l680 m. Catherine Van Alstyne
Cornelia Vandenbergh b. l682 m. Marten Janse Van Alstyne
Maritie Vandenbergh b. l685 m. Cornelis Martense Van Alstyne (he of Kinderhook)
Cornelis Vandenbergh b. l687
Mathia Vandenbergh b. l690 m. Cathalyna Van Deusen
Geertje Vandenbergh b. 1691 m. Wilhelmus Van den Bergh
Wynant C.Vandenbergh bap. 6-24-l694 m. lst Aaltie Van Ness and 2nd Anna Wendel and 3rd Catharine Van Nes
Goosen Vandenbergh born ? who is mentioned in his father’s will.
So these were some of the early folks living next to the Hudson River where today stands the city of
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Below is the first page of English Merchant John Bowne's original journal. The l662 journal copied by Henry Onderdonk , Jr. of Jamaica, Long Island. Obviously, he was not a great admirer of Resolved Waldron--the officer who was sent by Peter Stuyvesant to Flushing, Queens to arrest him. Incidentally, the house where the arrest took place still stands in Queens...a historic site open to the public. The arrest of Bowne, trial and determination is considered by many to be the first case of religious freedom in America. If you visit the Bowne House in Queens (NYC) you may be able to obtain a copy of the entire journal.
Thanks to the courageous Quaker, John Bowne, I was able to write this scene and also graft some of the Waldron personality as well for a chapter in "Manhattan Seeds of the Big Apple"
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NOT EVERYONE IN l7th Century NEW AMSTERDAM OR HARLEM WAS DUTCH
Some were Polish…
Surnames listed in this excerpt-Hanel, La Montagne, Verveelen, Myndertsen, Smedes
The following excerpt is from the “History of Harlem” by Riker-an account written more than l00 years ago…
This clip refers to people who stayed and left
“Among the persons leaving (circa 1614) was Juriaen Hanel, who ten years before first came to this country as a soldier of the company (Dutch West India Co.), and, raised to be a sergeant, had been rewarded for faithful service by an increase in pay. He was a native of POLAND, and a man of no little consequence at Harlem, to which place he had moved to from Bergen only with a few months having purchased Do. Zyperus’s lands, but which before leaving this country he sold to Johannes Verveelen. Jan (John) La Montagne was much disaffected by the change of government, and while his father and brother, William, both living at Albany, accepted the issue and took the oath of allegiance (to the English King) he a Pole but with the tie of a native-born Hollander, which neither of the former could boast, made haste to dispose of his property, with a view no doubt to quitting the town or country, as many were doing. On October 22nd, l664, he sold to the partners Jan Mydertsen and Johannes Smedes, his piece of land, and meadow belonging thereunto, called by the name of Motagne’s Point, paled in betwixt two creeks, according as the bill of sale doth mention, for 800 gl. Wampum to be paid by installments.”
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Another Waldron – Quackenbush/Quackenbos Connection
At
Six of eventually l4 children were born to them at Schaghticoke
before the family becoming
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Judah’s father was Daniel Bradt who married Alida Quackenbos at the Schaghticoke Dutch Church Nov. 20, l775
Alida Died August l, l795 and is buried at
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Garret Waldron the father of William was on the tax list l779 at Schaghticoke ( then Albany County) His grandfather was Peter Waldron of Albany and his gggrandfather was Resolved Waldron of New Amsterdam
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Alida’s father was Harmon Quackenbos and Mother –Judith Morrill
Harmon’s father Sybrant Quackenbos/Quackenbush –mother Elizabeth Knickerbocker
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Remembering Grandpa by Jean Thomas Baker
Howard B. Roblee...1893-1955
Howard Burton Roblee was born on August 24, 1893 to Francis Burton Roblee and Agnes Bennett Roblee. He was brought up in North Creek, a hamlet in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. He was a country boy who loved domestic animals, especially horses, the woods, and the landscape of his home.
At the young age of 17, he drove the baggage car for the stagecoach that brought passengers to Pottersville from the Riparius Station to various resorts in the area. During one of his stops at the Wells House in Pottersville, owned by John Wells and family at the time, a petite, black haired girl with snapping black eyes caught his attention. She was an eighteen year old waitress. He told one of his friends, "That is the girl I am going to marry!"
She ignored him at first. It took him awhile, but soon they were a pair. Howard married Gertrude Gray on June 10, 1913. They had 4 children, Ruth, Carl, Eleanor and Robert. Some time before Robert's birth in 1926, Howard went to barber school. He trained in "The Bowery", in New York City, cutting the hair of the down and outers who lived there. It was a long way from his roots in little North Creek (but not far from his Waldron Manhattan ancestral roots). Gertrude stayed home with the kids. Howard B. persevered and got his barber's license. Gertrude cooked at The Wells House for some years and then went to school and became a beautician. They ran a barber and beauty shop in Pottersville from the late 1920s to about 1950. During this time, Howard was elected Town Clerk of the Town of Chester and served for 14 years. He later became Town Supervisor, until his health forced him to retire.
It was almost 1940 when Howard B. had a wonderful thing happen to him. He became MY Grandpa! No one ever had a better Grandpa, as far as I am concerned. My first clear memory is of him and me walking the (then) elm lined streets of Pottersville. I was about 4 and we were going to visit his friend who was a watch maker and repairer. The shop was just over the road from Grandpa's barber shop. Grandpa always timed it so we would arrive as all of the clocks in the shop that chimed were doing their thing. Magic, to me! Until 1950, we lived close to my grandparent's house. They had a large place with rooms containing the barber shop and beauty parlor. Grandpa would let my friends and me watch as he cut hair or shaved a customer, if we were quiet as mice. We loved to watch him push the button on the shaving cream machine and lather it on the customer's face. It was a wonder to see him strop his razor and clean the lather and whiskers away. When he figured we had been there long enough, he would say," You kids better go in the main house and check the cookie jar." We knew that was our cue to leave.
Grandpa had a terrific sense of humor. One woman from "down below" brought her young son in for haircuts in the summer. She stated to Grandpa, during one of these visits, "Little "Johnny" isn't too bright, you know. I don't know what he will do in life, perhaps he can be a barber."
Grandpa laughingly told and retold that story, even though it was a slam at him. It didn't matter, he knew who he was. He was an intelligent, far seeing man.
Grandpa took a two hour break in the afternoon. In the summer, he and I walked down Valley Farm Road to a swimming hole and spent those hours cooling off in the clear waters of the Schroon River. He taught me how to swim. We both loved cats and he had a huge tomcat named "Pete". Later on, when he was Supervisor, "Pete's" large son, "Repete" used to sleep on Grandpa's huge desk. People called him "Howard's paperweight".
My brother, Bill, was born 3 years after me and enjoyed Grandpa's company, also. In the late 1940s, Grandpa was doing some carpentry work on the house and accidentally got into some wiring and was shocked. He appeared to be dead and Grandma screamed for Uncle Bob. Uncle Bob performed what was known as "Artificial Respiration" and Grandma sent for the Doctor who lived nearby. Grandpa came to and went on living, thanks to Uncle Bob and the Doctor. He never was really well after that and had kidney trouble and high blood pressure. Circa 1950, he and Grandma sold their house and retired from the barber and beauty business. They moved into a small house next to Uncle Carl on Landon Hill Road in Pottersville. Grandpa became Supervisor and had his office there.
It was still fun to go and visit and hear Grandpa tell his funny stories and to eat Grandma's good cooking. They still had the family Christmas party there every year with Grandma's punch bowl full of "Tom and Jerry’s". Off limits to us kids, of course.
When the phone rang that morning in 1955, I told Mom, "Don't answer it, Grandpa is dead." She scolded me for saying such a thing and answered it. I was right. Howard Burton Roblee had died in his sleep. The Master Electrician had pulled a switch and a bright light was gone from my life forever. Except for the beautiful memories, which I am sharing with you.
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Sally Ann Waldron b. l834 was the first child of Daniel Waldron and Asenath Hills Waldron (photos of Daniel and Asenath Hills in "photo galery"). Beautiful Sally married Isaac Roblee who at one time drove a stage in the Adirondacks. Many years later, North Creek residents Daniel and Asenath Waldron would have a 7th child -my great-grandfather Walter Waldron b. May l2th, l857.
My thanks to Jean Baker for this portrait of her great-grandmother and her remembrances of her Grandpa Howard Roblee
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Morehouse- Hitchcock-Waldron on
There is a photo on this site of Thomas Morehouse and his wife, Mary Jane Hitchcock Morehouse and some of their children, including my great-grandfather, George (view as a slide show in Gallery)
Thomas Madison Morehouse was born August 4, l829 in Johnsburg, Warren County, New York. He and Mary Jane had l0 children. Mary Jane Hitchcock was born l835 in Bakers Mills, N.Y. She married Thomas in l853. She died in l914 and is buried at the Bates Cemetery, Warren Co. N.Y. She was the daughter of Simon Hitchcock and Damaris Eldridge. It is said that Thomas had a long black beard. He attended
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Not far from historic
Gloria Waldron Hukle
