Months and days are difficult to read and may not be correct; the years are accurate.
"William Dake, with his wife and two children, Jonathan
and Charles-came from Saratoga county,
in this State, in 1819, locating on Oak Hill.
July 27, 1822, he purchased of John Hornby,
through his agent and attorney, John Greig,
one hundred acres of land on lot 142. For this
land. heavily timbered with oak, he paid four hundred
and fifty-two dollars, and cleared it entirely
with the labor of his own hands. Here, on Oak
Hill, he lived fifty-four years, dying in May, 1873."
From Mason's 1881 History of Livingston County.
Son of PVT William Dake (Deake) (1761 - 1843) and Margaret Deake Dake (1763 - 1841)
"William Dake, with his wife and two children, Jonathan
and Charles-came from Saratoga county,
in this State, in 1819, locating on Oak Hill.
July 27, 1822, he purchased of John Hornby,
through his agent and attorney, John Greig,
one hundred acres of land on lot 142. For this
land. heavily timbered with oak, he paid four hundred
and fifty-two dollars, and cleared it entirely
with the labor of his own hands. Here, on Oak
Hill, he lived fifty-four years, dying in May, 1873."
From Mason's 1881 History of Livingston County.
Son of PVT William Dake (Deake) (1761 - 1843) and Margaret Deake Dake (1763 - 1841)
Months and days are difficult to read and may not be correct; the years are accurate.
"William Dake, with his wife and two children, Jonathan
and Charles-came from Saratoga county,
in this State, in 1819, locating on Oak Hill.
July 27, 1822, he purchased of John Hornby,
through his agent and attorney, John Greig,
one hundred acres of land on lot 142. For this
land. heavily timbered with oak, he paid four hundred
and fifty-two dollars, and cleared it entirely
with the labor of his own hands. Here, on Oak
Hill, he lived fifty-four years, dying in May, 1873."
From Mason's 1881 History of Livingston County.
Son of PVT William Dake (Deake) (1761 - 1843) and Margaret Deake Dake (1763 - 1841)
"William Dake, with his wife and two children, Jonathan
and Charles-came from Saratoga county,
in this State, in 1819, locating on Oak Hill.
July 27, 1822, he purchased of John Hornby,
through his agent and attorney, John Greig,
one hundred acres of land on lot 142. For this
land. heavily timbered with oak, he paid four hundred
and fifty-two dollars, and cleared it entirely
with the labor of his own hands. Here, on Oak
Hill, he lived fifty-four years, dying in May, 1873."
From Mason's 1881 History of Livingston County.
Son of PVT William Dake (Deake) (1761 - 1843) and Margaret Deake Dake (1763 - 1841)
Gravesite Details
They were married May 20 1815. Thanks to contributor Sandra Brinkerhoff.
Added info from contributor Jane Riggs Curci.
Family Members
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