The following comes from A Survey of the Scovils or Scovills in England & America; Seven Hundred Years of History & Genealogy; by Homer Worthington Brainard, 1915.
Amasa Scovill's father was known as Samuel Scovill (1734 - 1808).
Samuel Scovill was known as the son of William Scovill and Hannah Shailer.
Samuel Scovill was 1ST married on 3 Jan 1770, in Haddam, CT to Amasa's mother,
Ruth Chapman, who was born 30 May 1744, in Saybrook, CT; died *2 Mar 1776;
and who was known as the daughter of Jonathan Chapman and Mary Ingham.
= = = Amasa's full siblings were known as = = =
Samuel Jr.: born 9 Aug 1770; married Rosanna Hubbard.
Thomas: born 20 Apr 1772; married Experience Burr.
Ruth Jr.: born 23 Feb 1776; married Bernard Alberta.
*Ruth Sr. died 7 days after Ruth Jr. was born, likely from childbirth complications.
Amasa's father, Samuel Scovill, 2ND married 8 Jan 1778 in Haddam, CT, to
Mrs. Mary (Church) Ventres, who was born ca. 1744, and was known as the widow of Stephen Ventres, and the daughter of Thomas Church and Lucy Clark.
= = = Amasa's half-siblings were known as = = =
Rhoda: born 19 Oct 1778; married Joshua Nowlen.
Stephen: born 12 Aug 1781; married Elizabeth 'Betsey' Nowlen.
Anna: born 12 May 1783; never married.
Jonathan: born 26 Feb 1785; married Fanny Nowlen.
William: born 1786; married Dorcas Sperry.
Hannah: born 1789; married Hezekiah Watkins.
Samuel Scovill 3RD married Barsheba Unknown.
Between 1791 and 1797, Amasa removed with his father Samuel Scovill and brothers, from Haddam, Connecticut, to Durham, New York, where they settled on land that was part of a thousand acre tract in the third Van Bergen Patent of 35,000 acres, that had been surveyed for Martin Garretson Van Bergen and others in June of 1767. The land selected by Samuel was about three miles from West Durham; a half-mile east of Manorkill, and was on the western slope of Steenburg Mountain that descends 200 feet into the valley. The farm Samuel gave to Amasa was at the eastern end and head of the valley. By father Samuel's will in 1808, Amasa was given the land they were living on then. Amasa built at first a small log house and later a frame house, which was still in good condition, in 1915, and was occupied by Amasa's granddaughter, Mrs. Pearsall.
Amasa Scovill married Rhoda Marsh, ca. 1802, in Durham, Greene Co., New York. Regarding Rhoda's father - Elijah Marsh, the following comes from Marsh Genealogy. Giving Several Thousand Descendants of John Marsh of Hartford, Ct, 1636—1895. Also Including Some Account of English Marshes, and a Sketch of the Marsh Family Association of America; by Dwight Whitney Marsh, published Amherst, Mass., 1895.
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Elijah Marsh Sr. ( b.ca. 1738) Litchfield, CT, was a son of George Marsh and Lydia Byrd.
The known children of Elijah Marsh and Unknown [Ann Taylor] were:
Anna: married Asahel Peck.
Nabby: married Smith Pierpont.
Elijah Jr.:
Zebulon:
Rhoda: married [Amasa] Scoville
Ozias: born 24 Oct 1777, in Litchfield, CT; m1. Parthenia Andrus; m2. Phebe Noble.
Jesse: born 25 Dec 1780, in Litchfield, CT; m1. Phebe Crofut; m2. Achsah Knowlton.
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George Marsh [Sr.] was the son of John Marsh and Elizabeth Pitkin.
George Marsh [Sr.] married 16 Jun 1731, to Lydia Byrd.
George[Sr.] was a lister from 1736 for two years; and a constable, in 1737.
The Known Children of George Marsh [Sr.] and Lydia Byrd:
Ambrose: born 27 Feb 1732; married Elizabeth Taylor.
Roger: born 31 Oct 1733; married Lucy Kilbourne.
Adam: born 4 Aug 1735.
George [Jr.]: born 25 Sep 1736; married Catherine Kilbourne.
Elijah (Sr.): born ca. 1738
Titus.
Lydia: married Joshua Garrett. They had:
...Daniel.
Sabra: born 1749; married Mr. [Abel] Camp. They had:
...Mrs. Isaac Ensign.
...Mrs. Hezekiah Murray.
...Mrs. Mansfield.
...Mrs. Northrup.
...Mrs. Abel Camp.
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Known Children of Amasa and Rhoda (Marsh) Scovill were:
Sophia: b. 18 Jan 1803; d. 9 Jun 1843; never married.
Amy: b. 30 Jun 1807; d. 1895; m. Beri Wade.
Shelden: b. 21 Feb 1809; d; 7 Dec 1876; m. Sally Catherine Snyder.
Herman Russell: b. 23 Aug 1812; d. after 1880; m. Julia A. Rogers.
Elijah: b. 12 Sep 1813; d. 19 Mar 1893; m. Melissa Wheeler.
Joseph: b. 23 June 1817; d.____; m. Eliza Ann Chittenden.
Emeline: b. 3 Aug 1821; d.____; m.Manley Finch .
It's said Amasa was a veteran of the War of 1812, from the biography of his grandson, Daniel Scovill, son of Herman Russell Scovill.
Amasa's middle initial "H" comes from the 1865 New York State Tax Assessment list.
Biography compilation by 4X great grandson, Mark Hayden.
Amasa Scovill's father was known as Samuel Scovill (1734 - 1808).
Samuel Scovill was known as the son of William Scovill and Hannah Shailer.
Samuel Scovill was 1ST married on 3 Jan 1770, in Haddam, CT to Amasa's mother,
Ruth Chapman, who was born 30 May 1744, in Saybrook, CT; died *2 Mar 1776;
and who was known as the daughter of Jonathan Chapman and Mary Ingham.
= = = Amasa's full siblings were known as = = =
Samuel Jr.: born 9 Aug 1770; married Rosanna Hubbard.
Thomas: born 20 Apr 1772; married Experience Burr.
Ruth Jr.: born 23 Feb 1776; married Bernard Alberta.
*Ruth Sr. died 7 days after Ruth Jr. was born, likely from childbirth complications.
Amasa's father, Samuel Scovill, 2ND married 8 Jan 1778 in Haddam, CT, to
Mrs. Mary (Church) Ventres, who was born ca. 1744, and was known as the widow of Stephen Ventres, and the daughter of Thomas Church and Lucy Clark.
= = = Amasa's half-siblings were known as = = =
Rhoda: born 19 Oct 1778; married Joshua Nowlen.
Stephen: born 12 Aug 1781; married Elizabeth 'Betsey' Nowlen.
Anna: born 12 May 1783; never married.
Jonathan: born 26 Feb 1785; married Fanny Nowlen.
William: born 1786; married Dorcas Sperry.
Hannah: born 1789; married Hezekiah Watkins.
Samuel Scovill 3RD married Barsheba Unknown.
Between 1791 and 1797, Amasa removed with his father Samuel Scovill and brothers, from Haddam, Connecticut, to Durham, New York, where they settled on land that was part of a thousand acre tract in the third Van Bergen Patent of 35,000 acres, that had been surveyed for Martin Garretson Van Bergen and others in June of 1767. The land selected by Samuel was about three miles from West Durham; a half-mile east of Manorkill, and was on the western slope of Steenburg Mountain that descends 200 feet into the valley. The farm Samuel gave to Amasa was at the eastern end and head of the valley. By father Samuel's will in 1808, Amasa was given the land they were living on then. Amasa built at first a small log house and later a frame house, which was still in good condition, in 1915, and was occupied by Amasa's granddaughter, Mrs. Pearsall.
Amasa Scovill married Rhoda Marsh, ca. 1802, in Durham, Greene Co., New York. Regarding Rhoda's father - Elijah Marsh, the following comes from Marsh Genealogy. Giving Several Thousand Descendants of John Marsh of Hartford, Ct, 1636—1895. Also Including Some Account of English Marshes, and a Sketch of the Marsh Family Association of America; by Dwight Whitney Marsh, published Amherst, Mass., 1895.
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Elijah Marsh Sr. ( b.ca. 1738) Litchfield, CT, was a son of George Marsh and Lydia Byrd.
The known children of Elijah Marsh and Unknown [Ann Taylor] were:
Anna: married Asahel Peck.
Nabby: married Smith Pierpont.
Elijah Jr.:
Zebulon:
Rhoda: married [Amasa] Scoville
Ozias: born 24 Oct 1777, in Litchfield, CT; m1. Parthenia Andrus; m2. Phebe Noble.
Jesse: born 25 Dec 1780, in Litchfield, CT; m1. Phebe Crofut; m2. Achsah Knowlton.
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George Marsh [Sr.] was the son of John Marsh and Elizabeth Pitkin.
George Marsh [Sr.] married 16 Jun 1731, to Lydia Byrd.
George[Sr.] was a lister from 1736 for two years; and a constable, in 1737.
The Known Children of George Marsh [Sr.] and Lydia Byrd:
Ambrose: born 27 Feb 1732; married Elizabeth Taylor.
Roger: born 31 Oct 1733; married Lucy Kilbourne.
Adam: born 4 Aug 1735.
George [Jr.]: born 25 Sep 1736; married Catherine Kilbourne.
Elijah (Sr.): born ca. 1738
Titus.
Lydia: married Joshua Garrett. They had:
...Daniel.
Sabra: born 1749; married Mr. [Abel] Camp. They had:
...Mrs. Isaac Ensign.
...Mrs. Hezekiah Murray.
...Mrs. Mansfield.
...Mrs. Northrup.
...Mrs. Abel Camp.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Known Children of Amasa and Rhoda (Marsh) Scovill were:
Sophia: b. 18 Jan 1803; d. 9 Jun 1843; never married.
Amy: b. 30 Jun 1807; d. 1895; m. Beri Wade.
Shelden: b. 21 Feb 1809; d; 7 Dec 1876; m. Sally Catherine Snyder.
Herman Russell: b. 23 Aug 1812; d. after 1880; m. Julia A. Rogers.
Elijah: b. 12 Sep 1813; d. 19 Mar 1893; m. Melissa Wheeler.
Joseph: b. 23 June 1817; d.____; m. Eliza Ann Chittenden.
Emeline: b. 3 Aug 1821; d.____; m.Manley Finch .
It's said Amasa was a veteran of the War of 1812, from the biography of his grandson, Daniel Scovill, son of Herman Russell Scovill.
Amasa's middle initial "H" comes from the 1865 New York State Tax Assessment list.
Biography compilation by 4X great grandson, Mark Hayden.
The following comes from A Survey of the Scovils or Scovills in England & America; Seven Hundred Years of History & Genealogy; by Homer Worthington Brainard, 1915.
Amasa Scovill's father was known as Samuel Scovill (1734 - 1808).
Samuel Scovill was known as the son of William Scovill and Hannah Shailer.
Samuel Scovill was 1ST married on 3 Jan 1770, in Haddam, CT to Amasa's mother,
Ruth Chapman, who was born 30 May 1744, in Saybrook, CT; died *2 Mar 1776;
and who was known as the daughter of Jonathan Chapman and Mary Ingham.
= = = Amasa's full siblings were known as = = =
Samuel Jr.: born 9 Aug 1770; married Rosanna Hubbard.
Thomas: born 20 Apr 1772; married Experience Burr.
Ruth Jr.: born 23 Feb 1776; married Bernard Alberta.
*Ruth Sr. died 7 days after Ruth Jr. was born, likely from childbirth complications.
Amasa's father, Samuel Scovill, 2ND married 8 Jan 1778 in Haddam, CT, to
Mrs. Mary (Church) Ventres, who was born ca. 1744, and was known as the widow of Stephen Ventres, and the daughter of Thomas Church and Lucy Clark.
= = = Amasa's half-siblings were known as = = =
Rhoda: born 19 Oct 1778; married Joshua Nowlen.
Stephen: born 12 Aug 1781; married Elizabeth 'Betsey' Nowlen.
Anna: born 12 May 1783; never married.
Jonathan: born 26 Feb 1785; married Fanny Nowlen.
William: born 1786; married Dorcas Sperry.
Hannah: born 1789; married Hezekiah Watkins.
Samuel Scovill 3RD married Barsheba Unknown.
Between 1791 and 1797, Amasa removed with his father Samuel Scovill and brothers, from Haddam, Connecticut, to Durham, New York, where they settled on land that was part of a thousand acre tract in the third Van Bergen Patent of 35,000 acres, that had been surveyed for Martin Garretson Van Bergen and others in June of 1767. The land selected by Samuel was about three miles from West Durham; a half-mile east of Manorkill, and was on the western slope of Steenburg Mountain that descends 200 feet into the valley. The farm Samuel gave to Amasa was at the eastern end and head of the valley. By father Samuel's will in 1808, Amasa was given the land they were living on then. Amasa built at first a small log house and later a frame house, which was still in good condition, in 1915, and was occupied by Amasa's granddaughter, Mrs. Pearsall.
Amasa Scovill married Rhoda Marsh, ca. 1802, in Durham, Greene Co., New York. Regarding Rhoda's father - Elijah Marsh, the following comes from Marsh Genealogy. Giving Several Thousand Descendants of John Marsh of Hartford, Ct, 1636—1895. Also Including Some Account of English Marshes, and a Sketch of the Marsh Family Association of America; by Dwight Whitney Marsh, published Amherst, Mass., 1895.
Page 62
Elijah Marsh Sr. ( b.ca. 1738) Litchfield, CT, was a son of George Marsh and Lydia Byrd.
The known children of Elijah Marsh and Unknown [Ann Taylor] were:
Anna: married Asahel Peck.
Nabby: married Smith Pierpont.
Elijah Jr.:
Zebulon:
Rhoda: married [Amasa] Scoville
Ozias: born 24 Oct 1777, in Litchfield, CT; m1. Parthenia Andrus; m2. Phebe Noble.
Jesse: born 25 Dec 1780, in Litchfield, CT; m1. Phebe Crofut; m2. Achsah Knowlton.
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George Marsh [Sr.] was the son of John Marsh and Elizabeth Pitkin.
George Marsh [Sr.] married 16 Jun 1731, to Lydia Byrd.
George[Sr.] was a lister from 1736 for two years; and a constable, in 1737.
The Known Children of George Marsh [Sr.] and Lydia Byrd:
Ambrose: born 27 Feb 1732; married Elizabeth Taylor.
Roger: born 31 Oct 1733; married Lucy Kilbourne.
Adam: born 4 Aug 1735.
George [Jr.]: born 25 Sep 1736; married Catherine Kilbourne.
Elijah (Sr.): born ca. 1738
Titus.
Lydia: married Joshua Garrett. They had:
...Daniel.
Sabra: born 1749; married Mr. [Abel] Camp. They had:
...Mrs. Isaac Ensign.
...Mrs. Hezekiah Murray.
...Mrs. Mansfield.
...Mrs. Northrup.
...Mrs. Abel Camp.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Known Children of Amasa and Rhoda (Marsh) Scovill were:
Sophia: b. 18 Jan 1803; d. 9 Jun 1843; never married.
Amy: b. 30 Jun 1807; d. 1895; m. Beri Wade.
Shelden: b. 21 Feb 1809; d; 7 Dec 1876; m. Sally Catherine Snyder.
Herman Russell: b. 23 Aug 1812; d. after 1880; m. Julia A. Rogers.
Elijah: b. 12 Sep 1813; d. 19 Mar 1893; m. Melissa Wheeler.
Joseph: b. 23 June 1817; d.____; m. Eliza Ann Chittenden.
Emeline: b. 3 Aug 1821; d.____; m.Manley Finch .
It's said Amasa was a veteran of the War of 1812, from the biography of his grandson, Daniel Scovill, son of Herman Russell Scovill.
Amasa's middle initial "H" comes from the 1865 New York State Tax Assessment list.
Biography compilation by 4X great grandson, Mark Hayden.
Amasa Scovill's father was known as Samuel Scovill (1734 - 1808).
Samuel Scovill was known as the son of William Scovill and Hannah Shailer.
Samuel Scovill was 1ST married on 3 Jan 1770, in Haddam, CT to Amasa's mother,
Ruth Chapman, who was born 30 May 1744, in Saybrook, CT; died *2 Mar 1776;
and who was known as the daughter of Jonathan Chapman and Mary Ingham.
= = = Amasa's full siblings were known as = = =
Samuel Jr.: born 9 Aug 1770; married Rosanna Hubbard.
Thomas: born 20 Apr 1772; married Experience Burr.
Ruth Jr.: born 23 Feb 1776; married Bernard Alberta.
*Ruth Sr. died 7 days after Ruth Jr. was born, likely from childbirth complications.
Amasa's father, Samuel Scovill, 2ND married 8 Jan 1778 in Haddam, CT, to
Mrs. Mary (Church) Ventres, who was born ca. 1744, and was known as the widow of Stephen Ventres, and the daughter of Thomas Church and Lucy Clark.
= = = Amasa's half-siblings were known as = = =
Rhoda: born 19 Oct 1778; married Joshua Nowlen.
Stephen: born 12 Aug 1781; married Elizabeth 'Betsey' Nowlen.
Anna: born 12 May 1783; never married.
Jonathan: born 26 Feb 1785; married Fanny Nowlen.
William: born 1786; married Dorcas Sperry.
Hannah: born 1789; married Hezekiah Watkins.
Samuel Scovill 3RD married Barsheba Unknown.
Between 1791 and 1797, Amasa removed with his father Samuel Scovill and brothers, from Haddam, Connecticut, to Durham, New York, where they settled on land that was part of a thousand acre tract in the third Van Bergen Patent of 35,000 acres, that had been surveyed for Martin Garretson Van Bergen and others in June of 1767. The land selected by Samuel was about three miles from West Durham; a half-mile east of Manorkill, and was on the western slope of Steenburg Mountain that descends 200 feet into the valley. The farm Samuel gave to Amasa was at the eastern end and head of the valley. By father Samuel's will in 1808, Amasa was given the land they were living on then. Amasa built at first a small log house and later a frame house, which was still in good condition, in 1915, and was occupied by Amasa's granddaughter, Mrs. Pearsall.
Amasa Scovill married Rhoda Marsh, ca. 1802, in Durham, Greene Co., New York. Regarding Rhoda's father - Elijah Marsh, the following comes from Marsh Genealogy. Giving Several Thousand Descendants of John Marsh of Hartford, Ct, 1636—1895. Also Including Some Account of English Marshes, and a Sketch of the Marsh Family Association of America; by Dwight Whitney Marsh, published Amherst, Mass., 1895.
Page 62
Elijah Marsh Sr. ( b.ca. 1738) Litchfield, CT, was a son of George Marsh and Lydia Byrd.
The known children of Elijah Marsh and Unknown [Ann Taylor] were:
Anna: married Asahel Peck.
Nabby: married Smith Pierpont.
Elijah Jr.:
Zebulon:
Rhoda: married [Amasa] Scoville
Ozias: born 24 Oct 1777, in Litchfield, CT; m1. Parthenia Andrus; m2. Phebe Noble.
Jesse: born 25 Dec 1780, in Litchfield, CT; m1. Phebe Crofut; m2. Achsah Knowlton.
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George Marsh [Sr.] was the son of John Marsh and Elizabeth Pitkin.
George Marsh [Sr.] married 16 Jun 1731, to Lydia Byrd.
George[Sr.] was a lister from 1736 for two years; and a constable, in 1737.
The Known Children of George Marsh [Sr.] and Lydia Byrd:
Ambrose: born 27 Feb 1732; married Elizabeth Taylor.
Roger: born 31 Oct 1733; married Lucy Kilbourne.
Adam: born 4 Aug 1735.
George [Jr.]: born 25 Sep 1736; married Catherine Kilbourne.
Elijah (Sr.): born ca. 1738
Titus.
Lydia: married Joshua Garrett. They had:
...Daniel.
Sabra: born 1749; married Mr. [Abel] Camp. They had:
...Mrs. Isaac Ensign.
...Mrs. Hezekiah Murray.
...Mrs. Mansfield.
...Mrs. Northrup.
...Mrs. Abel Camp.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Known Children of Amasa and Rhoda (Marsh) Scovill were:
Sophia: b. 18 Jan 1803; d. 9 Jun 1843; never married.
Amy: b. 30 Jun 1807; d. 1895; m. Beri Wade.
Shelden: b. 21 Feb 1809; d; 7 Dec 1876; m. Sally Catherine Snyder.
Herman Russell: b. 23 Aug 1812; d. after 1880; m. Julia A. Rogers.
Elijah: b. 12 Sep 1813; d. 19 Mar 1893; m. Melissa Wheeler.
Joseph: b. 23 June 1817; d.____; m. Eliza Ann Chittenden.
Emeline: b. 3 Aug 1821; d.____; m.Manley Finch .
It's said Amasa was a veteran of the War of 1812, from the biography of his grandson, Daniel Scovill, son of Herman Russell Scovill.
Amasa's middle initial "H" comes from the 1865 New York State Tax Assessment list.
Biography compilation by 4X great grandson, Mark Hayden.
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