Joshua, son of Lawrence Lynch and Dorcus Root, husband to Ruth Noble.
Joshua Lynch was born in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, to Lawrence and Dorcas (Root) Lynch, March 12, 1764. He was the third eldest of fifteen children.
Joshua's father Lawrence, was one of the first settlers of Stockbridge. The town history book records the following incident. "Lawerence Lynch, the young man from Ireland, saved the life of General Dwight's baby (Pamela) from a fate at the hands of the Indians during a recent Indian raid on the settlers of this community. The town honored him for his brave act by naming a section of the town ‘Lawerentown' or ‘Lawerenwaugh'." Waugh is the word for "town" in Irish dialect.
Joshua lived in Stockbridge until the age of sixteen. Then he volunteered to serve in the Continental Army in his brother's place. He served three years and saw duty at West Point, the Hudson Valley and Robinsons Farms in New York. Later he served with the Massachusetts Militia. He was discharged in 1783.
Joshua married Ruth Noble sometime during the years of 1783 to 1787. Their first child was born in 1788 named Lawerence. It is not known what year he moved to Ballstown, New York, but he is listed as living there in 1790. The next two children, Henry and Nancy, were born in 1794 and 1797 respectively, probably in Ballstown.
He left Ballstown sometime during 1797. He and Captain Solomon Waring were the first two settlers at Vander-Kamp, near what is now Constantia. It was then called Rotterdam and is located on the shores of Onieda Lake in Oswego County. Lynch and Waring formed a partnership and built an Inn for travelers and settlers on their way to the Niagara Frontier to rest and purchase supplies before they continued on their journey. Many decided to stay at Rotterdam and built cabins, farmed and fished the rivers and lakes which had an abundant supply of salmon and trout.
Joshua and Ruth had several more children in the next few years. He became Town Constable and Tax Collector besides his interest in the Inn.
During 1808 the Inn burned and Joshua sold his interest to Mr. Waring. He moved his family to the town of Cicero where he bought and cleared several tracts of land. Sometime after 1832 he and Ruth moved to Auburn, New York, where they spent their last days living with their son, Nathaniel. Ruth died in 1847 and Joshua in 1849. They are both buried in the historic North Street Cemetery in Auburn, New York. A large stone marker still standing after 134 years marks their grave sites.
Written by Esther Storen Grant-Joshua and Ruth being her ggg-grandparents
Joshua Lynch was born in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, to Lawrence and Dorcas (Root) Lynch, March 12, 1764. He was the third eldest of fifteen children.
Joshua's father Lawrence, was one of the first settlers of Stockbridge. The town history book records the following incident. "Lawerence Lynch, the young man from Ireland, saved the life of General Dwight's baby (Pamela) from a fate at the hands of the Indians during a recent Indian raid on the settlers of this community. The town honored him for his brave act by naming a section of the town ‘Lawerentown' or ‘Lawerenwaugh'." Waugh is the word for "town" in Irish dialect.
Joshua lived in Stockbridge until the age of sixteen. Then he volunteered to serve in the Continental Army in his brother's place. He served three years and saw duty at West Point, the Hudson Valley and Robinsons Farms in New York. Later he served with the Massachusetts Militia. He was discharged in 1783.
Joshua married Ruth Noble sometime during the years of 1783 to 1787. Their first child was born in 1788 named Lawerence. It is not known what year he moved to Ballstown, New York, but he is listed as living there in 1790. The next two children, Henry and Nancy, were born in 1794 and 1797 respectively, probably in Ballstown.
He left Ballstown sometime during 1797. He and Captain Solomon Waring were the first two settlers at Vander-Kamp, near what is now Constantia. It was then called Rotterdam and is located on the shores of Onieda Lake in Oswego County. Lynch and Waring formed a partnership and built an Inn for travelers and settlers on their way to the Niagara Frontier to rest and purchase supplies before they continued on their journey. Many decided to stay at Rotterdam and built cabins, farmed and fished the rivers and lakes which had an abundant supply of salmon and trout.
Joshua and Ruth had several more children in the next few years. He became Town Constable and Tax Collector besides his interest in the Inn.
During 1808 the Inn burned and Joshua sold his interest to Mr. Waring. He moved his family to the town of Cicero where he bought and cleared several tracts of land. Sometime after 1832 he and Ruth moved to Auburn, New York, where they spent their last days living with their son, Nathaniel. Ruth died in 1847 and Joshua in 1849. They are both buried in the historic North Street Cemetery in Auburn, New York. A large stone marker still standing after 134 years marks their grave sites.
Written by Esther Storen Grant-Joshua and Ruth being her ggg-grandparents
Joshua, son of Lawrence Lynch and Dorcus Root, husband to Ruth Noble.
Joshua Lynch was born in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, to Lawrence and Dorcas (Root) Lynch, March 12, 1764. He was the third eldest of fifteen children.
Joshua's father Lawrence, was one of the first settlers of Stockbridge. The town history book records the following incident. "Lawerence Lynch, the young man from Ireland, saved the life of General Dwight's baby (Pamela) from a fate at the hands of the Indians during a recent Indian raid on the settlers of this community. The town honored him for his brave act by naming a section of the town ‘Lawerentown' or ‘Lawerenwaugh'." Waugh is the word for "town" in Irish dialect.
Joshua lived in Stockbridge until the age of sixteen. Then he volunteered to serve in the Continental Army in his brother's place. He served three years and saw duty at West Point, the Hudson Valley and Robinsons Farms in New York. Later he served with the Massachusetts Militia. He was discharged in 1783.
Joshua married Ruth Noble sometime during the years of 1783 to 1787. Their first child was born in 1788 named Lawerence. It is not known what year he moved to Ballstown, New York, but he is listed as living there in 1790. The next two children, Henry and Nancy, were born in 1794 and 1797 respectively, probably in Ballstown.
He left Ballstown sometime during 1797. He and Captain Solomon Waring were the first two settlers at Vander-Kamp, near what is now Constantia. It was then called Rotterdam and is located on the shores of Onieda Lake in Oswego County. Lynch and Waring formed a partnership and built an Inn for travelers and settlers on their way to the Niagara Frontier to rest and purchase supplies before they continued on their journey. Many decided to stay at Rotterdam and built cabins, farmed and fished the rivers and lakes which had an abundant supply of salmon and trout.
Joshua and Ruth had several more children in the next few years. He became Town Constable and Tax Collector besides his interest in the Inn.
During 1808 the Inn burned and Joshua sold his interest to Mr. Waring. He moved his family to the town of Cicero where he bought and cleared several tracts of land. Sometime after 1832 he and Ruth moved to Auburn, New York, where they spent their last days living with their son, Nathaniel. Ruth died in 1847 and Joshua in 1849. They are both buried in the historic North Street Cemetery in Auburn, New York. A large stone marker still standing after 134 years marks their grave sites.
Written by Esther Storen Grant-Joshua and Ruth being her ggg-grandparents
Joshua Lynch was born in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, to Lawrence and Dorcas (Root) Lynch, March 12, 1764. He was the third eldest of fifteen children.
Joshua's father Lawrence, was one of the first settlers of Stockbridge. The town history book records the following incident. "Lawerence Lynch, the young man from Ireland, saved the life of General Dwight's baby (Pamela) from a fate at the hands of the Indians during a recent Indian raid on the settlers of this community. The town honored him for his brave act by naming a section of the town ‘Lawerentown' or ‘Lawerenwaugh'." Waugh is the word for "town" in Irish dialect.
Joshua lived in Stockbridge until the age of sixteen. Then he volunteered to serve in the Continental Army in his brother's place. He served three years and saw duty at West Point, the Hudson Valley and Robinsons Farms in New York. Later he served with the Massachusetts Militia. He was discharged in 1783.
Joshua married Ruth Noble sometime during the years of 1783 to 1787. Their first child was born in 1788 named Lawerence. It is not known what year he moved to Ballstown, New York, but he is listed as living there in 1790. The next two children, Henry and Nancy, were born in 1794 and 1797 respectively, probably in Ballstown.
He left Ballstown sometime during 1797. He and Captain Solomon Waring were the first two settlers at Vander-Kamp, near what is now Constantia. It was then called Rotterdam and is located on the shores of Onieda Lake in Oswego County. Lynch and Waring formed a partnership and built an Inn for travelers and settlers on their way to the Niagara Frontier to rest and purchase supplies before they continued on their journey. Many decided to stay at Rotterdam and built cabins, farmed and fished the rivers and lakes which had an abundant supply of salmon and trout.
Joshua and Ruth had several more children in the next few years. He became Town Constable and Tax Collector besides his interest in the Inn.
During 1808 the Inn burned and Joshua sold his interest to Mr. Waring. He moved his family to the town of Cicero where he bought and cleared several tracts of land. Sometime after 1832 he and Ruth moved to Auburn, New York, where they spent their last days living with their son, Nathaniel. Ruth died in 1847 and Joshua in 1849. They are both buried in the historic North Street Cemetery in Auburn, New York. A large stone marker still standing after 134 years marks their grave sites.
Written by Esther Storen Grant-Joshua and Ruth being her ggg-grandparents
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