Jonah Queen and Associated Familes

David Peter Hugunin and Family Biographical Sketch and Research Notes

David Peter Hugunin b. 1787 (1787 – 0123), Kinderhook, Columbia, New York b. 1855 (1855 -0814), Wabash Indiana/ Burial Seville Ohio and he married Cornelia Huyck (aka Catherine Houck) (1807 – 0628)

The Declaration of Independence was still wet when David, the sixth child born to Pieter (1.3.3) and Rachael (Holland) Hugunine in Kinderhook, Columbia County New York, was born.[1]

Current research indicates that his parents, then with five children, relocated to subdivision lot W4 of the Cosby Patent situated between Ames and Mapletown in the township of Canajaharie, Montgomery Co. New York[2] in or about 1787. At what time his uncle Lambert (1764, 1.3.8) moved to Auriesville / Fultonville in Montgomery County I don’t know but am informed that his father Abraham Hugunine (1722, 1.3) and mother Christina Van Valkenburgh Hugunine died in Lambert’s home.[3] By 1800 Abraham Sr. (1.3) was deceased[4] and shortly thereafter, in 1803, his widow Christina passed away.

It is likely that ties to the Albany / Kinderhook area remained strong as late as 1800 as his oldest brother, Abraham Hugunin (1776, 1.3.3.2 aka Brom or Brommy[5]) married Nancy Van Buren (aka Hanna, Annatje) in the Reformed Church in Schodack, in 1799 (1799 – 0822).

In the spring of 1800 David’s father, Peter (1752, 1.3.3), mortgaged property in Canajaharie to David H. Quackenbush[6], purchased Lot 74 across the river from Fort Bradstreet (then in Onondaga County New York currently part of Oswego County New York / West side of the Oswego River in Fulton New York[7]), and began development thereof. Most the family appears to have relocated to this Lot 74 in 1804.

In 1802 David’s oldest brother, Abraham (1.3.3.2), and his wife Hanna then of Canajoharie New York, borrowed $213.47 from Hugh Gaine,[8] against their property on lot 9 of the William Cosby patent in Canajoharie New York [9]; and, about 1804, he moved to Oswego Falls taking up residence in the Van Valkenburgh cabin on lot 75 just long enough to organize his own residence. Abraham and his family were among the first settlers at Oswego Falls. He was the first permanent inhabitant to carry on the eel fishery. Lewis Fuller and George and Levi Montague followed him.[10]”

Yet, the family’s connection and interest in Oswego Falls did not start with Abraham (1.3.3.2) nor Peter (1.3.3) but very likely goes back further in time to David’s grandfather (1.3) if not earlier. [See information below under Abraham Hugunine (1.3)].

Shortly after the death of the family matriarch, Christina Van Valkenburgh Hugunine in 1803, as we are informed via David’s sister Maria (1791, 1.3.3.7 aka Polly or Pop) as well as Fulton New York history, Peter (1.3.3) relocated to Lot 74[11] with much of the family; however, current research suggests his wife Rachael died before April 7, 1805 and that Peter, against the odds, remarried late in life to a Polly and relocated back to Montgomery County.[12]

It is not clear if, or how long, our David Peter (1.3.3.6) lived on Lot 74 with his father, brothers, and sisters; but, he did maintained some ownership from roughly 1808 through 1831[13] and as early as 1806 he is cited as a fence viewer along with his cousin Peter David (1782, 1.3.6.1) from Oswego City. He likely moved back to Canajoharie in June of 1807 when he married Cornelia Huyck as by 1810 he is found there with two children Elizabeth Van Valkenburgh (1808, 1.3.3.6.1) and Rachel[14] (1810, 1.3.3.6.2).

During the War of 1812 we are informed that he served as a minuteman stationed at Buffalo[15] during which time he and Cornelia had two more children, Martin (1813; 1.3.3.6.3) and Lucinda L.(1814, 1.3.3.6.4). Some time before August of 1816 he and Cornelia moved to Camillus[16], in Onondaga County New York where Harriet E.(1816, 1.3.3.6.5), Jacob (1817, 1.3.3.6.6), Peter (1821, 1.3.3.6.7), Nancy (1823, 1.3.3.6.12), David (1825, 1.3.3.6.8)[17], John (1829, 1.3.3.6.9), and Chester M.(1831, 1.3.3.6.10) were born before relocating west to Ohio.

By the summer of 1831, shortly before the birth of their child Chester M. and their relocation west, David appears to have been suffering from ill health and may have filed bankruptcy.[18] The biographical sketch of his daughter, Harriet Hugunin Dickey (1.3.3.6.5) of Chippewa Lake found in the history books of Medina County in Westfield Township Ohio (page 885), informs us that she arrived on October 8, 1833 while the obituary of her brother, Hiram (1836, 1.3.3.6.11) informs us that he was born in Onondaga County New York and relocated in 1838 to Ohio. Harriet informs us further that her father David arrived in Ohio in “poor health.” It seems very likely that some of David’s older children relocated first[19] and David, Cornelia, and the younger followed in 1838. I suppose he had just settled in when their house burnt down about 1840 apparently destroying many, if not all, their family records[20].

How and why Medina County was chosen over Cincinnati (Hamilton / Butler County area) where David’s brother Daniel P.(1783, 1.3.3.4) had removed about 1814, is not currently known. [See below for information on Daniel].

In 1850 he and his wife Cornelia with most his children either with him or living nearby, were still living in Medina Ohio[21], He died in 1855 at the age of 68 in Wabash Indiana likely visiting his children Hiram and Nancy who had relocated there. He and is buried in Seville Ohio.

David Jr. (1825, 1.3.3.6.8) may have relocated to Coldwater, Michigan and others to Wabash, Indiana.

Abraham Hugunine
Abraham Hugunine (1722, 1.3) may have been familiar with the west shore of the Oswego River[22] through his experience in the French and Indian Wars as well as through his contacts with the Wemple family[23]. Oswego Falls was one of two canoes carries along the primary supply route between Albany (Fort Orange) and Lake Ontario at Fort Oswego and a primary invasion route into the Mohawk River Valley both during the French and Indian Wars and the American Revolutionary War.

“English and Dutch traders were using the Oswego River in the early 18th century, enjoying a usually prosperous business. Then the French began interrupting the enterprise, so the British built a fortification overlooking the Upper Falls on the east bank around 1725. For much of the following 70 years the English stationed garrisons and supplies there, for transport downriver.”

“An actual fort was built by the English in 1756, with the onset of the French and Indian War, and rebuilt in 1758-59. It was called Fort Bradstreet…”[24]

Abraham (1.3), likely serving with the Quartermaster’s[25], would have been familiar with this supply route, Fort Bradstreet, the canoe carry as well as the outlet of Lake Neatahwanta (Fish Lake on the 1829 map and many early deeds) on the west side of the river as it was the site of a well known battle of the French and Indian War in July 1756 between Col. Bradstreet (British Commander) and Capt. De Villiers (French Commander) which began a few miles further downriver near present day Minetto but continued at this site – Lots 74 and 75. Not only this but he’d most likely have been aware of the abundance of fish.

At this time I know only through Marrion Dixion Queen Brown (MDQB) that Christina Van Valkenburgh (b. 1728) was 4th generation in New York and that her parents were Pieter Van Valkenburgh and Mary (Vosburgh) Van Valkenburgh.

Pieter Hugunine father of David Peter
Pieter Hugunine (1752, 1.3.3), the father of our subject David Peter, was born 1752 and baptized at the Reformed Church in Kinderhook, Columbia Co. New York on July 3rd of the same year.[26] In the Spring of 1775, at about the age of 23, he enlisted or was conscripted into the Albany (Tryon) County Militia, 7th Kinderhook Regiment[27], 3rd Company with the rank of 2nd Lieu[28] and initially served under Captain Phillipp Van Alstyne (Van Alstine), Majors Cornelius Van Schaack and Lawrence Goes, Lt. Col. Barent Vanderpoel and Col. Andries Witbeck

We are informed that Van Alsyne’s Regiment was called up “again” in July 1777 at Kinderhook “to reinforce the Gen. Horatio Gate’s Army’s Continental Army’s during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment served in Brigadier General Abraham Ten Broeck’s Brigade. With the defeat of General John Bugoyne’s British Army on October 17, 1777 the regiment stood down.” It appears this militia was on the American left wing during the battle at Saratoga at or near Bemis Heights.

It is noted here that perhaps three other Hugunins served in the New York State Militia during the Revolution:

Huganan, David – Private under Van Alstyn Claw
Huganan, Peter – Private under Van Alstyn Philip[29]
Hugenin, David – Private under Rensselaer Van Allen

It seems he mustered out or was relieved of duty on 28 June 1788 at which time he served under Col. Abraham I. Van Alstine[30].

In the spring of 1800 Peter (1.3.3) mortgaged property in Canajaharie to David H. Quackenbush[31], purchased Lot 74 across the river from Fort Bradstreet, and began development thereof. Shortly after his mother’s death in 1803, as we are informed via his daughter Polly as well as Fulton New York history, he relocated to Lot 74[32] with much of the family. Current research suggests his wife Rachael died before April 7, 1805 and that Peter, against the odds, remarried late in life to a Polly and relocated back to Montgomery County.[33]

At this time I know little about Rachel (Holland) Hugunine. I believe her parents were Thomas Holland and Christian (Barheit) Holland and that she was most likely born in Schodack, Rensselaer County New York.

Some notes on David’s brothers and Sisters
David’s brother Abram (1776, 1.3.3.2, aka Brom or Brommy) appears to have had a number of “difficult” experiences during his life: His first wife Nancy died very early (1809)[34], perhaps of swamp fever or even more likely during the birth of their son Barent J (1809, 1.3.3.2.6, aka Barney), and his second wife Jane died about 1826. Henry Edward (1818, 1.3.3.2.7, aka The Gambler, Ed,) moved in with his half-sister Caroline in about 1827 and ran away shortly thereafter. His son James H. Hugunin (1808, 1.3.3.2.5) died in a construction accident in 1832 leaving an orphaned grandchild (James A. Hugunin) and his son Barent later died on the battlefield with Captain Walker at the Battle of Huamantla, Mexico in October 1847[35],[36]. I am not sure what happened to Martin.

Abraham, and Daniel P. (1.3.3.4) were also acquainted with Eli Parsons, a colorful character who may have removed briefly from MA to Canajoharie New York after his involvement in Shay’s Rebellion before settling in Oswego as can be seen from this New Years 1812 encounter in the snow.

“He was a talented, intelligent gentleman, somewhat waggish but enjoyed the confidence and respect of the citizens. He was never blessed with much property; his later life was made comfortable by a government pension of $240. He was totally blind for some years before his death on Sept. 25, 1830. (6)….

“Another anecdote describing a visit to their cousins by the Parsons children in mid-winter illustrates their grit and at the same time the perils of travel in that season. (8)

“Eli[37], Maria, and Matilda Parsons, and Sophia Kellogg[38] left Manlius the morning of Jan. 2, 1812 (bold added) and came to Baldwinsville that night, it snowing all that day. They left the house of Dr. Baldwin before sunrise, taking an early start for the purpose of reaching Oswego, if possible, the same day. Soon after they started, it commenced snowing violently, the snow being some two feet deep and increasing as they came into the woods.

“When they came to where a tree had fallen across the road, the girls got out of the sleigh and aided in getting it over. Then they came to a second tree in the road, which they succeeded in getting the sleigh over that also. Then they came to Six Mile Creek[39], and came to the third tree, so fallen as to make it impossible for them to get the sleigh over it.

“The snow being three feet deep, snowing all the while, they held a council, and decided that the sisters should remain in the sleigh, covered with robes, while the brother and cousin should ride the horses on to get help, when three men, Brom and Dan Hugunin and John Miller[40], hunting deer, met them. Dan Hugunin went back to Jacob Bakeman's[41] for a lantern, the first house, which was situated on the bank of the river about a half a mile above Oswego Falls[42], and about three miles from them, and had Andrew Bakeman return with him. John Miller went with Mr. Parsons to get the other girls, while Brom took off his snow shoes and put them on Miss Kellogg, walking or wading through the snow, holding her hand, and, when she fell forwards in the snow he helped her up and told her to "step farther."

“When they reached Bakeman s he left her and came on for help. The girls stayed at the Schencks[43].

“Next morning Mr. Parsons (stayed at Walrads')[44] went on with his horses to Oswego. In the afternoon the girls were taken to Walrads’, next day to Judge Mooney's, and the next day, Saturday, to Mr. Thomas Pease's. Sunday, men from Oswego broke a path through the snow-to that point, now Minetto. and took-them home.”[45]

Abraham’s niece, Francis Hugunin[46] (1.3.3.5) married John B. Parsons and they lived, it seems, for some time in Futon New York.

List of other children from first Marriage[47]:

Christina (?) 1804 ?, bapt. Mapletown DRC

Hannah aka Hannatie (1.3.3.2.1) b. 1799 in Schodack, bapt. at Muitzenskill Reformed Church in Rens. County

Rachel (1.3.3.2.2) b.1801, bapt. in Fonda DRC, Fonda New York. United with the M.E. Church in 1820. Married Holsey Hubbard in 1826 and had six children: Horace Holsey, Lucretia K., Thomas J., Leonard H., Eber G., and Julia B. Lived in Fulton until 1830 (the completion of the Canal) then moved to a farm just outside Fulton. She died in 1875.

Caroline (1.3.3.2.3) b. 1804 ? bapt. Mapletown DRC. Moved to Oswego Falls about 1808. Married Adonjah Montague. Had nine children. She died in Oswego Falls at her daughter’s House on 28 January 1883.

Martin (1.3.3.2.4) b. 1806, bapt. Canajaharie DRC

Henry Edward (1.3.3.2.7) b. May 15, 1818, is currently the only known child from the second marriage.

In Abraham’s generation the ties between the two e-less branches of Oswego County (Oswego City -1.3.6 and Oswego Falls 1.3.3) appear to have been fairly strong. We find, for example, not only the potential tie through the Parson’s family but more evident in the fact that John Walradt married Daniel’s daughter Lucretia (1785, 1.3.6.2) yet purchased land from James (1.3.3.3) and lived in Oswego Falls. Beyond this, and even more interesting, are the ties through the Van Valkenburgh family and it’s public house. For example he appears to have visited, with his cousins Judge” Peter David (1.3.6.1)[48], Daniel Peter (1.3.6.4), and Robert (1.3.6.5) from Oswego City[49]; the Van Valkenburgh Public House; and, judging from the fact that both he and his wife are interned at the Van Valkenburgh cemetery the relationship was likely fairly strong.

David’s brother, Daniel Peter (1783, 1.3.3.4 ) built an early Grits Mill about 1803/04, on the west side of the River at the lower falls (lot 74)[50], but it was apparently destroyed early by wind, rain, or fire[51] as there is but sparse reference to it in the history books or elsewhere. It seems he also built a small plank house with his father Peter[52] which was later sold to (Jacob Schenk and relocated); but, soon after his New Years deer hunting with his brother Abraham and John Miller and their wintery encounter with the Parson’s children, he likely enlisted in the War of 1812 – thus placing two Daniel Hugunins from Oswego County in that War –and relocated early to Ohio[53] where he apparently acquired land through the United States Government which is now part of the City of Cincinnati. It is also said that he subsequently sold that land about 1815/1817 and removed to Butler County where he resided until 1840 then removing to Whiteside Co., Illinois.

He had at least six children between approximately 1805[54] and 1823 with an eleven year gap between 1806 and 1818.

His sister Christina (1774, 1.3.3.1t : bpt. Kinderhook, New York) married Johannes Mumbrute, apparently another neighbor from Canajaharie (see census 1810 Census, New York – Montgomery County – Charlestown shows a John Mumbrute directly after David P. Huginer[55] 1840 Census, Michigan, Washtenaw, Dexter[56]) and re-located to Michigan some time before 1842 having died 15 August 1842, Sharon Twp., Washtinaw Michigan). Her husband, Johannes Mumbrute (b. 19 December 1769, Fonda New York) died 1 Dec. 1847, Sharon Twp., Washtinaw, Michigan. Likely removed to Michigan the same time as Henry Cook and his wife Maria Mumbrue[57].

Among whom are likely our subjects, Christina (with husband) who appear to have re-located to Michigan some time before 1840 – likely with Henry Cook and his wife Marie Mumbrue who arrived in Washtinaw Co. in the fall of 1831 and spent the winter in Saline before moving on to Calhoun county[58] –and died in Sharon Twps., Washtinaw Co. 15 August 1842. Her husband, Johannes Mumbrute (b. 19 December 1769, Fonda New Yorkd 1 Dec. 1847, Sharon Twp., Washtinaw, Michigan.) and she likely had the following children: She had at least eleven children between 1794 and 1813.

His sister Polly (1791, 1.3.3.7 Fonda New York), the youngest in the family and an interesting character, married John (Jack) Waterhouse in Volney (Oswego Falls) in 1807. Her’s it seems, was the first marriage in town and was attended by Martin Van Buren (later President of the United States – also from Kinderhook New York and second cousin to our Abraham’s (1.3.3.2) wife Nancy / Hanna Van Buren). Polly and her husband John Waterhouse located to Coldwater Michigan in 1836/37. It appears that Polly’s niece, Catherine Sophia (Hugunin[59]) Arnold (1804, 1.3.3.3.2) and her husband Samuel Arnold were involved with the school at Waterhouse Corners (afterwards changed to Kinderhook Post Office) and I have since learned that Polly (aka Marry, Poppy, Maria, Pop) died on March 9 1869 at Kinderhook Michigan. This I find very curious as Polly’s father is currently presumed to be Pieter Hugunine (1.3.3) who was born and raised in Kinderhook New York and her grandfather (Abraham Hugunine) came up from South Carolina to study at an academy in Kinderhook New York and eventually was a Quartermaster during the last French and Indian War where he very likely became familiar with the Oswego County Area -it being the primary route of invasion into the Mohawk River Valley. She had at least six children between about 1822 and 1830.

His brother James (1.3.3.3) married Eveline Quackenbush and had eleven children some of whom, in addition to Catherine Sophia, relocated to Michigan. James remained in the Oswego Falls / Baldwinsville / Jordan area until his death about 1871.

Margarita (1.3.3.5), b.1785 likely married John Quackenbush and had at least 10 children between 1803 and 1823.

Peter (1.3.3.9), b. 1793, possibly our Peter P. Hugunine of Oneida County who married Mary Clemons[60] and raised a large family thirteen children.

Rachel (1.3.3.10), b.1795 likely married a H. Hubbard

ENDNOTES
Known variant spellings and misspellings for this individual:

Hugining (1820), Huginer (1810), Huganine (1830)

Primary Spellings here in the USA and Canada:

Huguenin, which is the most appropriate spelling since in dominates in the Neuchâtel and Le Locle area of Switzerland and accounts for roughly 40% to 50% of all family members here in the United States. This is associated most strongly and frequently with David Huguenin (1672, 1) who arrived in Purrysburg / Beaufort SC (1732).

Hugunin, This variant spelling account for roughly 30% to 40% of all family members here in the United States and most with this spelling can be traced back to the Oswego City or Oswego Falls branches of the family. This is associated most strongly and frequently with Daniel Hugunin Sr. (1.3.6) of Oswego City and his brother Peter Hugunin (1.3.3) of Oswego Falls.

Variant spellings:

Combined the r-ending branch, that is Hugener, Huguenor, Huganir, Hughner (sometimes this is a different name) account for roughly 8% to 12% of all family members here in the United States. Of these Hugener has the longer history dating back to at least 1860 and Huguenor is the youngest appearing first about 1910; and, Hughner is sometimes – though not always – a different name entirely. This is currently (in my research) often associated with Peter Huganir (1796, 1.3.9.6) and his brother Adam (1799, 1.3.9.7) as well as an unknown “orphan” Lambert who was in Chemung County before 1850.

Hugunine, This branch accounts for about 2% to 5% of all family members here in the United States and is to the best of my current knowledge, traceable to Peter P. Hugunine of Oneida County although it has popped up from time-to-time elsewhere but apparently as a misspelling, e.g. Ulysses Hugunine in Pennsylvania.

Hugonin appears to be an emerging variant spelling here in the United States but it appears to be most associated with France; and, Huguenine seems to appear only in South America as a variant spelling as opposed to a mis-spelling or mis-read.

The following are most often a different name but sometimes a mis-spell or even mis-read:
Hagamin, Houghner, Hugen, Hugman,

The following appear to be either misspells or mis-reads of the surname here in the United States:
Haganine, Hagernesse, Hagunon, Heughiner, Heuginnin, Heugner, Hougunin, Huegennin, Huganan, Huganine, Huganor, Hugenaer, Hugenan, Hugenar, Hugene, Hugenen, Hugenin, Hugewin, Hugimen, Huginei, Huginen, Huginin, Hugmin, Hugmun, Hugnanen, Hugnin, Hugning, Huguanin, Huguanir, Huguine, Huguiner, Huguinin, Hugumin, Hugun, Hugunair, Hugunan, Hugunim, Hugwonier, Haganer, Huganer, Huganin, Huggenon, Huginnin, Hagernine, Huegunin, Hugainen, Hugair, Huganie, Huganier,Hugenor, Hugenyn, Hugernie, Hugernon, Hugery, Hughenor, Hughiner, Huginin, Hugining, Huginun, Huguenine, Huegenin, Hueguinen, Hugainer, Hugenine, Hugennin, Hugernine, Hughnir, Huginer,Huguner,Hugunian, Hugunien, Huigenen, Huigeur, Hunganin, Huymin

Henry Edward Hugunin (1.3.3.2.7) description of Oswego Falls/ Phillipsville area before the Canal:

“I was born on the 15th day of May, 1818. My birth-place was a log house on the west bank of the Oswego River, about a stones throw from the west end of the present iron bridge and some seventy-five or a hundred rods below the Falls. My father built the house and chose its site, I suppose more on account of the location of a spring of cold water near by than because of the beauty of the surroundings or the proximity of the river. The old log house has long since disappeared. The spring now supplies scores of families and hundreds of factory operatives with daily water. The beauty of the scenery in spite of the utilizing works of man still continues, and the roar of the falls is as incessant as when in my inifancy it waked the echoes of the surrounding forest.”

“There was a large family of us, brothers and sisters of full and half blood, and it was a continual struggle for my parents to keep us in the actual necessaries of life. The town of Granby, now one of the best agricultural towns in the county, was then an almost unbroken forest, filled with animals and game of various kinds, deer, wolves, bears, panthers, and on the river otter, mink, musk-rats and beaver, and the river abounded in salmon, sturgeon and lesser fish. My first recollections are associated with the roar of the falls and the growls and howling of wild animals.”

“The settlers lived, for the most part, on or near the banks of the river, and gained their livelihood by hunting, trapping, fishing, boating above and below the falls, and carrying between the ‘upper’ and ‘lower landings.’ In these avocations they had to compete or share with the Indians, who still inhabited this section.”

“Those who have only seen the Oswego river since the erection of the many dams upon it, even though fully appreciating its present beauty can hardly realize its wild and picturesque beauty in its more natural state. From the Falls to Oswego, except in the vicinity of some of the islands below Fulton, it was a continual rapid, some times rushing and foaming with great violence and at other times flowing with a strong deep current between banks covered with ‘forests primeval.’”

“Cooper’s description in the Path-finder is a good one, though the feat of shooting the falls in a canoe so graphically described by him, was seldom attempted I think. ‘Old Clute,’ as he was called, I believe went over once in a skiff but he was so drunk at the time he did not know anything about it until the danger was past.”

“For a long time the nearest grist-mill was at Baldwinsville, some twelve miles away, and the settlers had to carry their grists on their shoulders and find their way through the woods by Indian trails. I had often heard my father tell of going to mill on snow shoes.”

“When I was about six years old I went some three months to a school, kept near the corner by the junction of the present Oswego or River and Hanniable roads, and that was the extent of my ‘school boy days.’ Like a great many other Oswego county boys I very early learned to be handy with a skiff, and for many years of my early boyhood I lived nearly as much on the river as on the land. I remember very distinctly the first time I learned that I could swim if necessary. My father was at work on the old quarry and sent me with his skiff to get a jug of whisky at Phillipsville, where there was a grocery…”

Sr: ED HUGUNIN’S ADVENTURES OR LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF HENRY EDWARD HUGUNIN or Thirty Years a Gambler, (New York, Olipant 1879)

Sources
[1] (1) Spelling: There are several documented variant spellings of this individual’s name and I have adopted the e-ending solely as an aid in current research. Although his name does seem to appear often as e-ending it is not the dominate spelling for this individual. (2a) Hugunine - Spelling from A History of Old Kinderhook, 1914, p.183. (2b) Hugunine – Spelling in letter from Cornelis Van Schaack letter dated 15 May 1770 and sent from Kinderhook, New York found in The papers of Sir William Johnson, State University of New York, Albany, 1921 p.674 – 675. (2c) Huguinine – Spelling from Muster Roll of Beverly Robinson’s Company of Virgina 24 Feb. 1747 – 24 April 1747. and 25 Aug. 1747 – 24 Oct. 1747. Attention with this one is drawn first to spelling then the person.

[2] Mortage Liber 3, page 361, Mortage dated 4 April 1803 between Peter Hugenen (the borrower) and David H. Quackenbush. Montogery County New York Clerk’s office in Fonda, New York.

[3] Personal letter from Edgar Daniel Huguenin (1840, 1.3.8.6.4 : 78 Frankline Street New York New York) to W.F. Colcock Jr. dated 15 December 1872.

[4] (1) "She (Christina VV) is widowed by 31 May 1800 and has moved from KNK to Auriesville / Fultonville, to live with her son Lambert (." AND " "[she] was fourth generation Van Valkenburgh born in New Amsterdam. " 31 May 1800: Dutch Church at Canjoharie takes on Christina Van Valkenboug, widow of Abram Hugeniair as new member. (2) The Van Valkenburgh genealogy gives 1769 as the year of his death.

[5] Likely the nick-name is derived from the sound of the Falls near where he lived and worked.

[6] Nephew of Abraham D and Catherine (Wemple) Quackenbush, Jame’s (1.3.3 of lot 74) In-laws.

[7] This West side of Fulton was formerly named Oswego Falls and prior to that it was called Phillipsburg while the east side, formerly part of Oneida County, was named Fredricksburg.

[8] Hugh Gaine was a prominent late colonial publisher who began printing and bookselling in New YorkC about 1750 and shortly thereafter, 1752, established the Mercury. During the struggle for independence he initially supported the Whig Party and the colonial cause but at some point changed to support the crown. He was born 1726 in Ireland and died 25 April 1807 in New YorkC. It appears he acquired this land in Canajoharie sometime about 1806

[9] Montgomery County Mortgage recorded 16 September 1802 in Liber 3, page 307. “The lot itself being marked ‘D’ in the map drawn by Philip Frey Esquire… about 50 acres.”

[10] Fulton History, Fulton New York published 1901, page 31.

[11] (1) Obituary of Polly Waterhouse, Coldwater Republican, 20 March 1869, Coldwater Michigan. (2) Fulton New York, pub. 1901

[12] (1) Rachael’s name does not appear on the deeds of sale dated 7 April 1805 – Book K, page 373; (2) Deed from Peter Hugunin and Polly his wife of Charlestown, Montgomery County New York to Anne Lott, 1 March 1816, recorded in Oswego County Deed Book D: 226:227 on 18 December 1824 (3) Deed from Peter Hugunin to David P. Hugunin dated 24 Jan 1818 and recorded in Oswego County Deeds Book A:276 on 7 September 1818. (4) I have an orphan Peter Hugenin ( O-10051) married to a Mary Garabrants having their child, Maria, baptized at the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany on 9 January 1809 from Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York 1683 – 1809, Part 8, 1789 – 1809, Holland Society of New York (1926/7) p. 91. Further research may yield an answer to this question.

[13] (1(First: Deed dated 7 November 1808 and recorded in Onondaga County Clerk’s office in 1811 (Deed Book K-391) copy also located in Oswego County Clerks office in Book Onon1 page 351: Peter Hugunin (1.3.3, of Hannable) selling 50 acres of Lot 74 to Daniel P. Hugunin (1.3.3.6). (2) Last: Deed recorded in Oswego County Clerk’s office in 1831, Book M page 76: David P Hugunin (1.3.3.6) and wife Cornelia and Daniel P. Hugunin (1.3.3.4) and wife Alma? Selling 200 acres of Lot 74 to Trueman and Bronson.

[14] (1) Likely named after David’s mother, Rachel Holland Hugunine. (2) The DRC Church in Fonda has a gap from 1807 to 1814.

[15] According to records found on the Greene County Indiana INGenWeb Project.

[16] Harriet Hugunin Dickey sketch Westfield Township, Median Co. Ohio, History page 885 (Baskin & Battey 1881). See also 1820 Census [Hugning, Onon. Co., Camillus, page 139] and 1830 Census [Huganin, Onon. Co., Camillus, page 203]…Reference lot 53 and Peter Gansvoort here… also Gansvoort in war of 1812 along Niagra frontier??

[17] May have been born in nearby Geneva, New York and died in Michigan, Branch Co., Coldwater. Ref.: Coldwater Courier, Branch Co. Michigan, 26 November 1901 “An Old Soldier Dead”.

[18] The Onondaga Standard, Wed. 7 September 1831.

[19] Jacob and Lucinda for example remained in New York their entire lives.

[20] Greene County Indiana INGenWeb Project webpage August 2009 (http://www.ingenweb.org/ingreene/groupsheet/queen_jonah/hugunin_family_htm. (Judith E. Burns, Rochester, Indiana)

[21] US Census, Medina Ohio 1850, pages 189B line 6, 282B lines 34 – 37, and page 292B.

[22] Then called the Onnadaga River

[23] “…a grandson of the immigrant Johannes Wemple built Fort Hunter in 1712. He and four others took the contract in 1711…They also built Fort Oswego.” Sr: Genealogy & History of the Wemple and Allied Familes originally compiled by William Barent Wemple, 1890 – 1913, Re-complied by David R. Wemple, 1995 – 1996 p. 216 and 134. He most likely would have known Ephraim Wemple (b. 1723/24 at Fort Hunter) as Ephraim’s daughter Sarah married Abraham’s (1.3) son David (1.3.9) and Catherine (Wemple) Quackenbush’s daughter Eveline married Abraham’s (1.3) grandson James (1.3.3.3) who relocated to Lot 74 with his father Peter (1.3.3).

[24] Fulton, New York – Portage Days to Present Days, p. 3 (sr: internet site called Old Fulton The Post Card, by Thomas M. Tryniski, 309 South 4th Street, Fulton New York 2009)

[25] papers of Sir William Johnson Albany: The University of the State of New York, 1921, Post-War Period (1763 – 1774), page 675 Cornelis Van Schaack (writing from Claverack in 1770 ) identifies a certain Abraham Hugunine, Quatermaster with rank of Lieutenant, in Cornelis Van Schaack’s Regiment.

[26] Marrion Dixion Queen Brown (MDQB), Llyod Huguenor and Dianna Vosburg Smith (DVS), Earnest Davidson (ED), and more recently Julius Huguenin (JH) research agree on this point…?

[27] The Regiment in which Abraham Hugunine served as Quartermaster

[28] A History of Old Kinderhook from Aboriginal days to the Present Time, by Edward Augustus Collier, pub. 1914 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons, Kinderhook New York. p 183.

[29] Notes: (1) The 1800 Census of Canajoharie, Montgomery County lists both a Peter Hugenen (age 26 to 44) as well as a Peter Huginer (age 45 or older). Further evidence of two Peters approximately the same age. At this time, and inspite of the age variance, I believe the Peter Hugenen listed two persons down from Conrad Gansvoort to be our lot 74 as well as our Kinderhook Malitia Lieutenant. (2) It is also important, for future research, to note that a Bartholomew Van Valkenburg (b. Kinderhook, Columbia County New York), and entering ‘service of his county’ at the first at the age of 19 under Captain Isaac Van Valkenburgh gave deposition on the 19th of September 1832 as follows: “…was for some time in watching the Tories and marching to different parts of the county, that one time we was sent by Col. Van Alsteine and Major Van Buren to surprise and take some Tories that we fired and killed one and then we took Seventeen of them and took them to Camp, Peter Hugener was one I remembered that we took[bold and underline added]. RWPennsylvania #R10899” See for example The Bloodied Mohawk (The American Revolution in the Words of Fort Planks Defenders and Other Mohawk Valley Partisans) by the Fort Plank Historian, Johnson, Ken D., published by Picton Press, Rockport, Maine. p.612

[30] Revolutionary War Receipt Roll Book Mark: R.P. 454712, card number 37252953.

[31] Nephew of Abraham D and Catherine (Wemple) Quackenbush, Jame’s (1.3.3 of lot 74) In-laws.

[32] (1) Obituary of Polly Waterhouse, Coldwater Republican, 20 March 1869, Coldwater Michigan. (2) Fulton New York, pub. 1901

[33] (1) Rachael’s name does not appear on the deeds of sale dated 7 April 1805 – Book K, page 373; (2) Deed from Peter Hugunin and Polly his wife of Charlestown, Montgomery County New York to Anne Lott, 1 March 1816, recorded in Oswego County Deed Book D: 226:227 on 18 December 1824 (3) Deed from Peter Hugunin to David P. Hugunin dated 24 Jan 1818 and recorded in Oswego County Deeds Book A:276 on 7 September 1818. (4) I have an orphan Peter Hugenin ( O-10051) married to a Mary Garabrants having their child, Maria, baptized at the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany on 9 January 1809 from Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York 1683 – 1809, Part 8, 1789 – 1809, Holland Society of New York (1926/7) p. 91. Further research may yield an answer to this question.

[34] OSW, New York, Volney trip 20 Sept 1982: Hannah wife of Abram Hugunin died in 1809, age 31 buried in Van Valkenburgh Cemetery

[35] Utica Daily Gazette, November 1847.

[36] Oswego County Book 3-H

[37] Brother (Eli Jr.)

[38] Cousin to Parsons (Perhaps Eli Parson had sister living in Manlius in 1811 / 1812)

[39] Likely Ox-Creek.

[40] John Miller arrived just before war of 1812. Perhaps a brother or father of Jane Miller, Abraham’s (1.3.3.2) second wife

[41] Henry Bakeman, a mulatto arrived in town about 1800.

[42] “About 1800 a mulatto, Henry Bakeman, from New Jersey, purchased the improvements of Lay and Penoyer on lot 4 and became a permanent resident there.” From History of Grandby, New York .. pub. 1895.

[43] (1)Around the Fan Chart (European Background and Ancestry of Three Brothers), comp. by Lillian Goff Taylor, 1968, Printed by Universal Printing Co. Inc., Houston, Texas and Presented to the Newberry Geneological Library. “In 1811, Jacob [Schenck] purchased a plank house, built in 1808 by Peter Hugenin, and moved it to his own property on the west bank of the river.” (2) Fulton History published 1901 ? (p. 37, 67, or 87 ?). See also Early Fulton, The Fulton Patriot, Wed. 18 June 1975 and Fulton’s oldest landmark torn down in 1932 to make way for a new gasoline station, The Patriot Bicentennial Salute (date unknown).

[44] “He [John I Walradt, purchased part of lot 74 from James Hugunin (1.3.3.3) and married Lucretia Hugunin (1.3.6.2)] opened the first tavern in Granby in 1807 near the west end of the lower bridge which was long quite an active center” from History of Grandby, New York .. pub. 1895.

[45] Local History Series— Tavernkeeper a Colorful Character By ANTHONY SLOSEK Oswego County Historian (This article is an excerpt from "Oswego: Hamlet Days 1796-1828," a recently-published history of Oswego. Reprinted by permission of the author.) I believe I have from the Oswego Paper called the Palledium

[46] (1.) The Fulton Times, Fulton New York, Obit of Mrs. Francis Hugunin Parsons – last week of May 1889, Brockville, Ont. Canada. ( 2.) Civil War Pension Records, letter dated 1883 from Fanny H Parsons in file of John S. Hugunin sent from Brockville, Ont. Canada

[47] From Family Group Sheet 228-H, Chart No.11 found on file at Fonda New York Historical Society in 2007.

[48] Peter D’s son Henry Matthew Hugunin (1.3.6.1.4) has written several biographical sketches of his father Peter D. Hugunin. One dated 5 June 1886 is on file at the Chicago History Museum. Another dated 20 September 1886 is on file the Chicago Public Library, I believe (Call Number Ms E902 HU). Another appears to have compiled by him about 13 May 1897. He also authored several works including Script and Staff (Meditations of a Wayfarer), Spirit Possession, Mesmerism, How Shakespeare Illustrates Bacon, and was editor of The Christian Cynosure as well as the Chicago Evening Journal.

[49] When Indians Were ‘Troublesome’ – ‘Exciting Scenes’ Of our Past Reviewed, Palladium Times of Oswego, Saturday March 13, 1954, page 3.

[50] (1)The Fulton Patriot, June 18 1975. (2) The Oswego County Messenger, Mon. Apr. 11, 1983. This appears to have destroyed by wind, rain, or fire as only the sparsest references are made to this in the Fulton and Oswego History Books.

[51] Some time before 1818 a fire did destroy at least one deed for a parcel of Lot 74, See Deed from Peter Hugunin to David P. Hugunin dated 24 Jan 1818 and recorded in Oswego [County Deeds Book A:276 on 7 September 1818.]

[52] (1)Around the Fan Chart (European Background and Ancestry of Three Brothers), comp. by Lillian Goff Taylor, 1968, Printed by Universal Printing Co. Inc., Houston, Texas and Presented to the Newberry Genealogical Library. “In 1811, Jacob [Schenck] purchased a plank house, built in 1808 by Peter Hugenin, and moved it to his own property on the west bank of the river.” (2) The Patriot Bicentennial Salute, Fulton’s oldest landmark torn down in 1932 to make way for a new gasoline Station.

[53] The Cincinnati Directory… Published by Oliver Farnsworth, Morgan, Lodgr and Co. Printers, October 1819 p.125 lists a “Hugunin, Daniel, housecarpenter, do. B Seventh and Kemble – Cincinnati Ohio.

[54] He was married to a woman by the first name of Mary while living in Oswego Falls New York.

[55] M 252, Roll 29, Page 33

[56] Series M704, Roll 211, Page 82

[57] (1) Homer [Michigan] and its Pioneers and its Business Men of Today, by William Lane, pub. By P.W. Chase 1888, p.43, 44. (2) Parsons Family, Descendants of Cornet Joseph Parsons Springfield, 1636 – Northhampton 1655, by Henry Parsons, A.M., Frank Allaban Gen. Society, 3 W. 42nd Street New York New York 1912. p.442. (3) History of Calhoun County, Michigan p.135

[58] (a) Portrait and Biographical Album of Calhoun County Michigan, published by Chapman Brothers of Chicago, 1891, page 504. (b) Homer and its pioneers and its business men of Today, Homer Michigan, by William Lane, published by P.W. Chase, 1888 p. 43 and 44. (c) Parsons Family (Descendants of Cornet Joseph Parsons Springfield, 1636 – North Hampton 1655) by Henry Parsons, A.M. published by Frank Allaben Genealogical Group, 3 W. 42nc Street New YorkNew York 1912, p.441-444 (The Cook Family).

[59] Huganin

[60] Information on this family is on file in Fonda as well as Utica.

Submitted By: Peter A Hugunin; 17 August 2009. There is likely information available in Indiana which will shed more light on David’s father Peter I do have several leads in Indiana but as of yet no-one to follow-up on them. If you are interested please email me

Last updated 22.10.2009