Notes
Note for: Adin SAFFORD, 20 Dec 1785 - 15 Jan 1842 Index
Individual note:
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Gideon A. SAFFORD
Sex: M
Event(s):
Birth: Abt. 1811
Salem, Washington, New York
Parents:
Father: Adin SAFFORD
Mother: Mary MONCRIEF
Notes
Note for: Richard Flack, - Index
Individual note: For all the information about the Flack family we are indebted to Una Flack (Dr. Lester) Clelland. Her correspondence with other Flack family members located a will of a James Flack in Washington County, New York, who named several children, among them Richard, John, and James, believed to be in St. Lawrence County at the time of his death in 1840. This James Flack (1755-1840) is believed to be the son of Richard Flack, one of four brothers who settled in Washington County in 1767. Una's father told her that only one Flack came from the old world and that all Flacks in this country were related. He said also that they came from Massachusetts to Vermont, to Washington County and then to St. Lawrence County. It seems Richard and John migrated to Lisbon in 1802 as they are in the 1810 census with large families. James appears in the 1820 census with a growing family. The 1790 census of Washington County has two James Flacks (our James and probably a cousin James whose descendants remained there),. And the 1800 census of Washington County has these two James Flacks and also Richard as already head of a household.
Chart VIII
The four Flack brothers who settled in Washington County, New York, in 1764 in a colony led by Dr. Thomas Clark were Richard, John, James, and Joshua. Joshua later accompanied Dr. Clark to the Carolinas.
James Flack (1755-1840), (thought to be son of the brother Richard) married 1775 Margaret McCarter (1751-1835) and lived at Hebron, N.Y.
Children: Richard, James, John, (birth dates not known), Robert (1791-1857), Samuel (1796-1858), Nancy (married Crossett), Martha (married Van Ortick), Jane (married Bockes, later Brown), Margaret (married Wilson, died 1874).
James Flack (dates can be obtained from burial place at White Church cemetery in Lisbon, N.Y.) (son of James (1755-1840) married 1807 Mary Powell (dates not known) and lived at Lisbon, N.Y.
Children: John P. b. 1808, Thomas b. 1810, Margaret b. 1811, Ann b. 1814, Richard b. 1815, Jane-James-Jason (illegible) b. 1818, Susan and Polly (twins) b. 1820, Garrett P. b. 1824, Harriet b. 1823, Mary b. 1826, Douglas b. 1828.
Thomas Flack, b. 1810 (buried at White Church cemetery, Lisbon, N.Y.) married first wife (name unknown) and had three infants all buried at Lisbon as is Thomas and his first wife. Later married Mary (Polly) Wallace, buried at Early, Iowa, where they lived.
Children: Cemantha Adeline b. 1845, Samuel Wallace (1849-1918), Minnehaha (married Bancroft), Perry, Napoleon Bonaparte, David, Emogene (married Fulton), and Sophia Wallace (orphaned sister of Polly whom she raised as her own child).
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Cemantha (1845-1927) married Uriah Reynolds, see Chart III
Minnehaha and Emogene had no children
Perry, Napoleon, and David remained in the west when Thomas and his father James returned to St. Lawrence County
Sophia Wallace married John Powell and had three children, John (married but no children), Mary (married John Speer but no children), and Belle (married Thomas Dunn and had two children, Bessie (no marriage) and Homer (has large family in St. Lawrence County)
Samuel Wallace Flack married Marietta Lawrence (1850-1874) and had one girl Beulah (married twice, one adopted daughter, now no living descendants). He then married Amaretta Lawrence, his first wife’s sister, and they had four children: Shirley b. 1866 (married Briggs, no children), Worth (married Dix, children Theodore, Hugh, Arlene, all at Cavendish, Vt. with families), Una (married Dr. Cleland of Lisbon and has four infants buried at Lisbon and four daughter: Mary Elizabeth (married Hannan, two children Mike and Mary Elizabeth, resides Ithaca, N.Y.), Dorothy (married Hall, five children Carol, Michael, James, Catherine, John, and one grandchild), Jane (married Tyo, two children John and Lester, resides in Ogdensburg), and Caroline Melisse (married Allen, one child Debbie, resides Monticello, N.Y.), Ina, fourth child of Samuel and Amaretta Flack, b. 1893, married Harry Bemis (died 1953) and lives in Cavendish, Vt. as do her two children.
Notes
Note for: Joseph Safford, 1633 - 29 Aug 1701 Index
Individual note: first Safford marriage in America on record
Notes
Note for: Gideon SAFFORD, 4 Nov 1754 - 1 Mar 1838 Index
Individual note: R File No. 6081 Rev. War - volunteered as a Private in the CT troops, served: August 1775, one month under Capt. Jesse Starkweather & Colonel Coit; another month under same Captain and Colonel Layard at Fort Griswold; from Sept 1778 or 79, three months under Captain James Morrison & Colonel Smith
In 1785, sold his farm in Preston, CT to Johnson Safford (Book of Deeds, Preston, CT Page 4, Vol II)
Moved to Salem then.
Tombstone (?) says killed on Steamboat Empire - Rev war Cem, Salem, NY
Washington County Post Salem, NY Thursday, March 15, 1838
DIED. In this town, on Wednesday, the 7th, inst., Mr. Gideon Safford, in the 84th year of his age. Mr. Safford was born in the town of Preston, Conn., where he spent the earlier years of his life. When about thirty years of age he removed with his young family to this town, then in the "far west." Here he lived and died. He was known to everyone, and known only to be esteemed as an exemplary man in the several relations he sustained, as the head of a large family, a neighbor, and a citizen. Although he had for a long time, even previous to his removing to this town, indulged a hope that he was a Christian, and had maintained the worship of God in his family, and as it is believed in his closet, as well as in the sanctuary, he yet hesitated and delayed to confess Christ before men, and it was not until he was 70 years old that he made a public profession of his faith in the Savior, joining in this solemn consecration with one child and several grandchildren. Retiring in his disposition, the religion of the Cross was ever after a theme to which he deemed to recur with pleasure, and which he lived to exemplify, in consistency and beauty, beyond the common walk of Christians. His faculties somewhat decayed with his years; he was still able, however, until a few hours before his departure, to give utterance to the feelings of a heart at peace with God.
"I have nothing of my own, none but Christ."
It is a remarkable fact and worthy of note, that of Mr. Safford's 12 children, all are now living, and in connection with the church of Christ. May the mantle of their parent rest upon them. There are also now living at least 91 grandchildren, and 66 great-grandchildren, and he buried 21 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
kids
1. Elizabeth Safford, married David Carswell
2. Gideon Safford, married Jane Orr
3. Chester Safford, married Esther Carswell
4. Adin Safford, married Mary Moncrief
5. Nathan Safford,
6. Matilda Safford, married James Turner III
7. Mrs. John McIntyre
8. Mrs. James Gillis
9. Thomas Safford married Isabel Livingston
10. Mrs. John Turner
11. Mrs. David Stewart
12. Mrs. Elias Rhodes
Re: GIDEON SAFFORD of Washington County
Author: Rose Wolford Date: 18 Oct 2001 12:13 AM GMT
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I can add to this:
Nathan Safford married on Sept 11, 1804 to Huldah Eslin
Mary Safford is Mrs John McIntrye and they married 1793. Mary is Gideon's ELDEST
Mrs James Gillis is Lucy Safford
Thomas Safford married 1) Isabell Livingston ; 2) Betsey More on Aug 29, 1826
You're #10, I think, should be Hannah, who married on July 7, 1808 John Bradford.
Mrs David Stewart is Sarah Safford
Mrs Elias Rhodes is Pheobe Safford, and they married Nov 21, 1816. Pheobe died Feb 24, 1870 in Clyde, OH.
The birth order should be:
Mary
Elizabeth
Gideon
Chester
Ira
Nathan
Adin
Hannah
Matilda
Lucy F
Thomas
Sarah
Pheobe
**This is from a contributor who left materials at the Washington County Historian's Office, Fort Edward NY.
ALSO the materials state that that Gideon Safford, JR married Lucy NUMAN b Nov 10, 1775 in Preston CT and she died Nov 4, 1835 in Salem, Washington Co, NY.