Nancy's parents were Jacob Crapsey and Anna Griffith. Early in 1818 Nancy, accompanied by her uncle, Dr. James Livingston, arrived at the home of her aunt and uncle, Mary and Jeremiah Griffith, in the then deep wilderness of Chautauqua, NY. James and Jeremiah were brothers-in-law. Nancy, scarcely 19 years of age, had left her pleasant home in Madison County where she was born, with the expectation of passing her future days in the wilderness to which she had come to make her home. For a time she resided with the family of Charles Bemus, but in December 1819, was induced to make her home with Mehitable and Daniel Hazeltine in Jamestown. She worked at Hazeltine's factory in Jamestown. During the following year she wove the first piece of broadcloth manufactured in the county. It is said the goods were remarkable for their fine texture and finish, and that the coat patterns were sold at five and six dollars per yard to the well-to-do young men of the country for wedding coats. She resided with the Hazeltines until 1823. On the 1 Jan 1823 she wed Hiram Kinney, Nancy died in Jamestown, at the home of her daughter Harriet and son-in-law, J. W. Upham, Esq. Her faculties were unimpaired at close to 90. (Paraphrased from "The Early History of the Town of Ellicott, NY," Personal Recollections of Dr. Gilbert Hazeltine, 1887)
She and Hiram had 7 children: Roxy Ann (ca 1823-1840), Charles (ca 1825-), Annette (Jun 1829 - Mar 1831), John J (1833-1893), Harriet A (ca 1838-), Daniel W. (ca 1840-1841), Hortense K (1844-1932).
She and Hiram had 7 children: Roxy Ann (ca 1823-1840), Charles (ca 1825-), Annette (Jun 1829 - Mar 1831), John J (1833-1893), Harriet A (ca 1838-), Daniel W. (ca 1840-1841), Hortense K (1844-1932).
Nancy's parents were Jacob Crapsey and Anna Griffith. Early in 1818 Nancy, accompanied by her uncle, Dr. James Livingston, arrived at the home of her aunt and uncle, Mary and Jeremiah Griffith, in the then deep wilderness of Chautauqua, NY. James and Jeremiah were brothers-in-law. Nancy, scarcely 19 years of age, had left her pleasant home in Madison County where she was born, with the expectation of passing her future days in the wilderness to which she had come to make her home. For a time she resided with the family of Charles Bemus, but in December 1819, was induced to make her home with Mehitable and Daniel Hazeltine in Jamestown. She worked at Hazeltine's factory in Jamestown. During the following year she wove the first piece of broadcloth manufactured in the county. It is said the goods were remarkable for their fine texture and finish, and that the coat patterns were sold at five and six dollars per yard to the well-to-do young men of the country for wedding coats. She resided with the Hazeltines until 1823. On the 1 Jan 1823 she wed Hiram Kinney, Nancy died in Jamestown, at the home of her daughter Harriet and son-in-law, J. W. Upham, Esq. Her faculties were unimpaired at close to 90. (Paraphrased from "The Early History of the Town of Ellicott, NY," Personal Recollections of Dr. Gilbert Hazeltine, 1887)
She and Hiram had 7 children: Roxy Ann (ca 1823-1840), Charles (ca 1825-), Annette (Jun 1829 - Mar 1831), John J (1833-1893), Harriet A (ca 1838-), Daniel W. (ca 1840-1841), Hortense K (1844-1932).
She and Hiram had 7 children: Roxy Ann (ca 1823-1840), Charles (ca 1825-), Annette (Jun 1829 - Mar 1831), John J (1833-1893), Harriet A (ca 1838-), Daniel W. (ca 1840-1841), Hortense K (1844-1932).
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