Jeremiah5 Conkling (Elisha4, Cornelius3, Jeremiah2, Ananias), born ca 1721/22, baptized 11 March 1721. Called Jr. as a young man, and later Captain. He married 4 November 1742, Abigail Herriman. His son, Jeremiah6, baptized in March 1748/49, removed to Smithfield, Dutchess County, where he himself (Jeremiah5) went about 1781. He died 15 February 1784.
The will of Jeremiah3 Conklin (1661-1734) who had no children of his own, mentions his nephew Elisha4, son of Capt. Cornelius3, and calls Elisha's son, Jeremiah5, "my adopted son Jeremiah Conckling (who is the natural son of the above said Elisha Conckling"). After the widow's death, certain property was to go to "above mentioned Jeremiah Conckling (as I have called my adopted son)" Elisha Conckling was to have care of his son and of his estate as guardian until he was twenty".
Source: "East Hampton History Including Genealogies of Early Families" by Jeannette Edwards Rattray: East Hampton, Long Island, New York
The will of Jeremiah3 Conklin (1661-1734) who had no children of his own, mentions his nephew Elisha4, son of Capt. Cornelius3, and calls Elisha's son, Jeremiah5, "my adopted son Jeremiah Conckling (who is the natural son of the above said Elisha Conckling"). After the widow's death, certain property was to go to "above mentioned Jeremiah Conckling (as I have called my adopted son)" Elisha Conckling was to have care of his son and of his estate as guardian until he was twenty".
Source: "East Hampton History Including Genealogies of Early Families" by Jeannette Edwards Rattray: East Hampton, Long Island, New York
Jeremiah5 Conkling (Elisha4, Cornelius3, Jeremiah2, Ananias), born ca 1721/22, baptized 11 March 1721. Called Jr. as a young man, and later Captain. He married 4 November 1742, Abigail Herriman. His son, Jeremiah6, baptized in March 1748/49, removed to Smithfield, Dutchess County, where he himself (Jeremiah5) went about 1781. He died 15 February 1784.
The will of Jeremiah3 Conklin (1661-1734) who had no children of his own, mentions his nephew Elisha4, son of Capt. Cornelius3, and calls Elisha's son, Jeremiah5, "my adopted son Jeremiah Conckling (who is the natural son of the above said Elisha Conckling"). After the widow's death, certain property was to go to "above mentioned Jeremiah Conckling (as I have called my adopted son)" Elisha Conckling was to have care of his son and of his estate as guardian until he was twenty".
Source: "East Hampton History Including Genealogies of Early Families" by Jeannette Edwards Rattray: East Hampton, Long Island, New York
The will of Jeremiah3 Conklin (1661-1734) who had no children of his own, mentions his nephew Elisha4, son of Capt. Cornelius3, and calls Elisha's son, Jeremiah5, "my adopted son Jeremiah Conckling (who is the natural son of the above said Elisha Conckling"). After the widow's death, certain property was to go to "above mentioned Jeremiah Conckling (as I have called my adopted son)" Elisha Conckling was to have care of his son and of his estate as guardian until he was twenty".
Source: "East Hampton History Including Genealogies of Early Families" by Jeannette Edwards Rattray: East Hampton, Long Island, New York
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Capt. Jeremiah Conklin, died February 15, 1785, ae. 64
Source: Burying Grounds of Sharon, Connecticut, Amenia & North East, New York, by L. Van Alystyne: Heart of the Lakes Publishing, 1983 Page 190
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