A.K.A. Peter DeMass, married Mary Huntley June 11, 1786 in Stillwater, Saratoga Co. NY.
Pierre's who was in the French Navy is said to be one of the French Soldiers in the American Revolution. He is said to have been a part of Washington's "life guard." In 1783 he was listed as a gunner in 2nd Co. Reg't of Artillery, State of New York. Pierre and Mary resided in Town of Stanford, Great Nine Partners Patent, Dutchess Co. NY. He was a carpenter. They moved to Washington, Cayuga Co. NY by 1800 and on to the unsettled wilderness known as Sterling.
Being in poor health, Pierre wrote his will on June 24 1825, and died in August. He was buried on his property, a beech tree marking his grave. Another source gave his burial place as Sterling Valley Cemetery.After Pierre's death, Mary went to live with their son Jasper in Hannibal, Osewgo Co. NY. The following verse was composed by Mary and is inscribed on her tombsone.
"My children dear, I pray draw near
and listen while I tell
Without free grace your dwelling place
will be a burning hell."
Taken but paraphrased & drastically shortened from Hallie Arden DeMass Sweeting's book "Pierre Dumas, His Life and His Descendants, 1756 to 1986." Transcribed by Mary Briggs
Information added by Marilyn Stern, per Hallie Arden DeMass Sweeting's book: Pierre (Peter) and Mary Huntley Dumas were the parents of these children: Peter Dumas, Jr., Mary Dumas Morris Sneathen, John Huntley Dumas, Ezra Dumas, Nathan Dumas (Sr), Phoebe Dumas Scoville, and Jasper Dumas. All children except for Ezra have Find A Grave memorials. Ezra was born in Dutchess Co., NY in 1794 and, after a severe illness, died in Sterling Valley in 1806, allegedly the first death in the Town of Sterling.
Pierre's who was in the French Navy is said to be one of the French Soldiers in the American Revolution. He is said to have been a part of Washington's "life guard." In 1783 he was listed as a gunner in 2nd Co. Reg't of Artillery, State of New York. Pierre and Mary resided in Town of Stanford, Great Nine Partners Patent, Dutchess Co. NY. He was a carpenter. They moved to Washington, Cayuga Co. NY by 1800 and on to the unsettled wilderness known as Sterling.
Being in poor health, Pierre wrote his will on June 24 1825, and died in August. He was buried on his property, a beech tree marking his grave. Another source gave his burial place as Sterling Valley Cemetery.After Pierre's death, Mary went to live with their son Jasper in Hannibal, Osewgo Co. NY. The following verse was composed by Mary and is inscribed on her tombsone.
"My children dear, I pray draw near
and listen while I tell
Without free grace your dwelling place
will be a burning hell."
Taken but paraphrased & drastically shortened from Hallie Arden DeMass Sweeting's book "Pierre Dumas, His Life and His Descendants, 1756 to 1986." Transcribed by Mary Briggs
Information added by Marilyn Stern, per Hallie Arden DeMass Sweeting's book: Pierre (Peter) and Mary Huntley Dumas were the parents of these children: Peter Dumas, Jr., Mary Dumas Morris Sneathen, John Huntley Dumas, Ezra Dumas, Nathan Dumas (Sr), Phoebe Dumas Scoville, and Jasper Dumas. All children except for Ezra have Find A Grave memorials. Ezra was born in Dutchess Co., NY in 1794 and, after a severe illness, died in Sterling Valley in 1806, allegedly the first death in the Town of Sterling.
A.K.A. Peter DeMass, married Mary Huntley June 11, 1786 in Stillwater, Saratoga Co. NY.
Pierre's who was in the French Navy is said to be one of the French Soldiers in the American Revolution. He is said to have been a part of Washington's "life guard." In 1783 he was listed as a gunner in 2nd Co. Reg't of Artillery, State of New York. Pierre and Mary resided in Town of Stanford, Great Nine Partners Patent, Dutchess Co. NY. He was a carpenter. They moved to Washington, Cayuga Co. NY by 1800 and on to the unsettled wilderness known as Sterling.
Being in poor health, Pierre wrote his will on June 24 1825, and died in August. He was buried on his property, a beech tree marking his grave. Another source gave his burial place as Sterling Valley Cemetery.After Pierre's death, Mary went to live with their son Jasper in Hannibal, Osewgo Co. NY. The following verse was composed by Mary and is inscribed on her tombsone.
"My children dear, I pray draw near
and listen while I tell
Without free grace your dwelling place
will be a burning hell."
Taken but paraphrased & drastically shortened from Hallie Arden DeMass Sweeting's book "Pierre Dumas, His Life and His Descendants, 1756 to 1986." Transcribed by Mary Briggs
Information added by Marilyn Stern, per Hallie Arden DeMass Sweeting's book: Pierre (Peter) and Mary Huntley Dumas were the parents of these children: Peter Dumas, Jr., Mary Dumas Morris Sneathen, John Huntley Dumas, Ezra Dumas, Nathan Dumas (Sr), Phoebe Dumas Scoville, and Jasper Dumas. All children except for Ezra have Find A Grave memorials. Ezra was born in Dutchess Co., NY in 1794 and, after a severe illness, died in Sterling Valley in 1806, allegedly the first death in the Town of Sterling.
Pierre's who was in the French Navy is said to be one of the French Soldiers in the American Revolution. He is said to have been a part of Washington's "life guard." In 1783 he was listed as a gunner in 2nd Co. Reg't of Artillery, State of New York. Pierre and Mary resided in Town of Stanford, Great Nine Partners Patent, Dutchess Co. NY. He was a carpenter. They moved to Washington, Cayuga Co. NY by 1800 and on to the unsettled wilderness known as Sterling.
Being in poor health, Pierre wrote his will on June 24 1825, and died in August. He was buried on his property, a beech tree marking his grave. Another source gave his burial place as Sterling Valley Cemetery.After Pierre's death, Mary went to live with their son Jasper in Hannibal, Osewgo Co. NY. The following verse was composed by Mary and is inscribed on her tombsone.
"My children dear, I pray draw near
and listen while I tell
Without free grace your dwelling place
will be a burning hell."
Taken but paraphrased & drastically shortened from Hallie Arden DeMass Sweeting's book "Pierre Dumas, His Life and His Descendants, 1756 to 1986." Transcribed by Mary Briggs
Information added by Marilyn Stern, per Hallie Arden DeMass Sweeting's book: Pierre (Peter) and Mary Huntley Dumas were the parents of these children: Peter Dumas, Jr., Mary Dumas Morris Sneathen, John Huntley Dumas, Ezra Dumas, Nathan Dumas (Sr), Phoebe Dumas Scoville, and Jasper Dumas. All children except for Ezra have Find A Grave memorials. Ezra was born in Dutchess Co., NY in 1794 and, after a severe illness, died in Sterling Valley in 1806, allegedly the first death in the Town of Sterling.
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Bodies interred in Sterling Valley were removed to Sterling Center , no records exist.
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