Written by Frank Faville, August 14, 1917:
Grandfather at one time lived in New Jersey. After the Revolutionary war he married and lived at Haverstraw, N.Y. on the Hudson River. For services in war he and Cornelius Lamberson were given each a tract of land in the town of Salisbury, described as being westerly from a clearing then known as Yankee Bush (now Burrells Corner). Evidently Grandfather did not like that first location, so he built some sort of a bark shelter just below the Falls and moved from Salisbury to Manheim. His first house was log, built about 1792. About 1802 he dug a cellar and built a two-story house of sawn lumber, judging from the size of the foundation which still remains. The fireplace occupied one-half the greater part of the first floor and the trap door to go to the cellar must have made rather close quarters for the alcove bed and trundle bed and table and benches and blocks.
The Favill Family in the United States by Stephen Favill (written in 1899):
The family in this country know nothing of the early history of its founder, John Favill. He came to America from England some time before the Revolutionary War. His name appears on the rolls of the Continental Army, and he is mentioned as at one time "being in command at Fishkill." The war records of the Continental Army have been partially destroyed, so that it is impossible to establish his claim as an officer, but his neighbors always honored him with the title of Captain, and he was undoubtedly entitled to it. In this connection it may be proper to state that the descendants of John Favill and Elizabeth Guile are entitled to colonial honors on the mother's side. Her father and grandfather were both in the Continental Army, her grandfather, Richard Hewett, being a captain. The above statements in regard to army service any one can verify from the Continental Army records.
After the close of the War of the Revolution, the founder of the family settled in the Town of Manheim, Herkimer County, NY, where he owned a large farm and built a grist mill, and raised a large family. Later on the family mostly settled in that county. They were a prolific race. One of the earliest recollections of the writer is a Christmas gathering at his grandmother's (grandfather being dead), in 1830. The company was composed of her children and seventy-five grandchildren.
Grandfather at one time lived in New Jersey. After the Revolutionary war he married and lived at Haverstraw, N.Y. on the Hudson River. For services in war he and Cornelius Lamberson were given each a tract of land in the town of Salisbury, described as being westerly from a clearing then known as Yankee Bush (now Burrells Corner). Evidently Grandfather did not like that first location, so he built some sort of a bark shelter just below the Falls and moved from Salisbury to Manheim. His first house was log, built about 1792. About 1802 he dug a cellar and built a two-story house of sawn lumber, judging from the size of the foundation which still remains. The fireplace occupied one-half the greater part of the first floor and the trap door to go to the cellar must have made rather close quarters for the alcove bed and trundle bed and table and benches and blocks.
The Favill Family in the United States by Stephen Favill (written in 1899):
The family in this country know nothing of the early history of its founder, John Favill. He came to America from England some time before the Revolutionary War. His name appears on the rolls of the Continental Army, and he is mentioned as at one time "being in command at Fishkill." The war records of the Continental Army have been partially destroyed, so that it is impossible to establish his claim as an officer, but his neighbors always honored him with the title of Captain, and he was undoubtedly entitled to it. In this connection it may be proper to state that the descendants of John Favill and Elizabeth Guile are entitled to colonial honors on the mother's side. Her father and grandfather were both in the Continental Army, her grandfather, Richard Hewett, being a captain. The above statements in regard to army service any one can verify from the Continental Army records.
After the close of the War of the Revolution, the founder of the family settled in the Town of Manheim, Herkimer County, NY, where he owned a large farm and built a grist mill, and raised a large family. Later on the family mostly settled in that county. They were a prolific race. One of the earliest recollections of the writer is a Christmas gathering at his grandmother's (grandfather being dead), in 1830. The company was composed of her children and seventy-five grandchildren.
Written by Frank Faville, August 14, 1917:
Grandfather at one time lived in New Jersey. After the Revolutionary war he married and lived at Haverstraw, N.Y. on the Hudson River. For services in war he and Cornelius Lamberson were given each a tract of land in the town of Salisbury, described as being westerly from a clearing then known as Yankee Bush (now Burrells Corner). Evidently Grandfather did not like that first location, so he built some sort of a bark shelter just below the Falls and moved from Salisbury to Manheim. His first house was log, built about 1792. About 1802 he dug a cellar and built a two-story house of sawn lumber, judging from the size of the foundation which still remains. The fireplace occupied one-half the greater part of the first floor and the trap door to go to the cellar must have made rather close quarters for the alcove bed and trundle bed and table and benches and blocks.
The Favill Family in the United States by Stephen Favill (written in 1899):
The family in this country know nothing of the early history of its founder, John Favill. He came to America from England some time before the Revolutionary War. His name appears on the rolls of the Continental Army, and he is mentioned as at one time "being in command at Fishkill." The war records of the Continental Army have been partially destroyed, so that it is impossible to establish his claim as an officer, but his neighbors always honored him with the title of Captain, and he was undoubtedly entitled to it. In this connection it may be proper to state that the descendants of John Favill and Elizabeth Guile are entitled to colonial honors on the mother's side. Her father and grandfather were both in the Continental Army, her grandfather, Richard Hewett, being a captain. The above statements in regard to army service any one can verify from the Continental Army records.
After the close of the War of the Revolution, the founder of the family settled in the Town of Manheim, Herkimer County, NY, where he owned a large farm and built a grist mill, and raised a large family. Later on the family mostly settled in that county. They were a prolific race. One of the earliest recollections of the writer is a Christmas gathering at his grandmother's (grandfather being dead), in 1830. The company was composed of her children and seventy-five grandchildren.
Grandfather at one time lived in New Jersey. After the Revolutionary war he married and lived at Haverstraw, N.Y. on the Hudson River. For services in war he and Cornelius Lamberson were given each a tract of land in the town of Salisbury, described as being westerly from a clearing then known as Yankee Bush (now Burrells Corner). Evidently Grandfather did not like that first location, so he built some sort of a bark shelter just below the Falls and moved from Salisbury to Manheim. His first house was log, built about 1792. About 1802 he dug a cellar and built a two-story house of sawn lumber, judging from the size of the foundation which still remains. The fireplace occupied one-half the greater part of the first floor and the trap door to go to the cellar must have made rather close quarters for the alcove bed and trundle bed and table and benches and blocks.
The Favill Family in the United States by Stephen Favill (written in 1899):
The family in this country know nothing of the early history of its founder, John Favill. He came to America from England some time before the Revolutionary War. His name appears on the rolls of the Continental Army, and he is mentioned as at one time "being in command at Fishkill." The war records of the Continental Army have been partially destroyed, so that it is impossible to establish his claim as an officer, but his neighbors always honored him with the title of Captain, and he was undoubtedly entitled to it. In this connection it may be proper to state that the descendants of John Favill and Elizabeth Guile are entitled to colonial honors on the mother's side. Her father and grandfather were both in the Continental Army, her grandfather, Richard Hewett, being a captain. The above statements in regard to army service any one can verify from the Continental Army records.
After the close of the War of the Revolution, the founder of the family settled in the Town of Manheim, Herkimer County, NY, where he owned a large farm and built a grist mill, and raised a large family. Later on the family mostly settled in that county. They were a prolific race. One of the earliest recollections of the writer is a Christmas gathering at his grandmother's (grandfather being dead), in 1830. The company was composed of her children and seventy-five grandchildren.
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