Middaugh, Elias & Abraham - Chemung, NY
The Middaugh Family - Town of Chemung, (Montgomery/Tioga) Chemung Co. N.Y.
Two Abraham Middaugh Families in Chemung County, NY
The story of the Middaughs was very difficult to map out as I discovered while researching this family. There were multiple Middaugh families in the area. Genealogy family trees on line proved to be of no help, it appears the multiple family lines have been interchanged, which has corrupted the trees. I have noticed this happening a lot lately. It seems people are unable or do not verify the information before adding to their on line family tree, therefore I used census reports, wills, and deeds to aid in my search.
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I normally do not spend extensive time on stories for my website as I cannot afford excessive hours working on one project, but I did with the Middaugh Family because I have a vested interest. Ron and I live in the home built by Abraham Middaugh. It was a very small house, and it’s been added on, on three sides, but the core of the house is very old. By searching the deeds and spending a lot of time at the Clerks Office’s and Surrogate Court Office’s in Tioga and Chemung Counties, it paid off. We now know the house was built sometime between 1802 and 1819. Yes, this is a 17 year span, however in the will of Elias Middaugh, he leaves his son Abraham a parcel of land, on which he now resides. So it is very possible when Abraham married and started a family, his father gave him a parcel so he could build a house, but still be located across the road from his father so he could help with the farming. We don’t know the year Abraham married. He was born in 1784 and was 18 years old when his father purchased the property in Chemung, although we have plenty of reason to believe that Elias and family lived on the property long before the deed was made legal.
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Abraham Middaugh #1
The history book, 1892 History of Chemung County, New York by Ausburn Towner, tell us Abraham and his wife Betsy Middaugh of Chemung had a daughter Celestia who married George Warren, a prominent family in Chemung.
Abraham Middaugh #2
In 1823, Abraham's house and parcel of land was sold in a sheriff’s sale most likely because taxes were not paid. They was very little tolerance for “non performance of certain promises”. Very little else can be found on Abraham and his family other than census reports in Chemung, NY, which do not report names of the family, until the 1850 census and by then most of the family is grown and moved on. In 1830 at the age of 46, Abraham had 8 household members. He, his wife and 6 children. In 1840, He and his wife are listed with 4 children. In 1850 we find Abram Middan (Abraham Middaugh) age 56 with wife Julia aged 63 with Sally age 28 and Emily age 24. In the 1860 census we find an aged Abraham and wife, Julia 76 and 74 years, respectively. The census’s also show us only one male and the remainder of the children, female. The 1860 census shows us: Elias, (son of Abraham) age 41, Emily, 36 and Louisa Bell, 6 years of age.
It appears to me, that Abraham’s only son was named for his father, Elias. It looks as though Elias moved home with his family to help his father with the farm.
Abraham Middaugh from Chemung, NY
Census 1830, Town of Chemung, Tioga County, New York
Abraham Middaugh – 8 Household Members
1 Male and 1 Female age 40-49
1 Male age 10 - 14
1 Female age 15 - 19
1 Female age 10 - 14
2 Females age 5 – 9
1 Female under age 5
Census 1840, Town of Chemung, Chemung County, New York
Abraham Middaugh – 6 Household Members
1 Male and 1 Female age 50 – 59
1 Female age 20 – 29
2 Female age 15 – 19
1 Female age 10 – 14
1 person employed in agriculture
Census 1850, Town of Chemung, Chemung County, New York
Abram Middan - 4 Household Members
Abram Middan age 56
Julia Middan age 63
Sally Middan age 28
Emily Middan age 24
Census 1860, Town of Chemung, Chemung County, New York
Abraham Middaugh – aged 76, Birth Year about 1784 in Pennsylvania.
Household Members:
Abram Middaugh age 76
Julia A. Middaugh age 74
Elias Middaugh age 41 (Elias was born the same year his Grandfather Elias died. 1819)
Emily Middaugh age 36
Louisa Bell age 6
Abraham’s father, Elias, died in 1819, his mother Sarah after 1821. It appears the farm was not kept up after the death of Elias and son Anthony failed to pay taxes and some of the property was lost in 1820 in a sheriff’s sale. More property was sold off in a sheriff’s sale in 1831. After Abraham lost his property in 1823, I located Abraham on the Chemung County 1869 map, living in District #13 on Rotary Rd in the Town of Chemung and I verified this through the 1850 and 1860 census by comparing the names of his neighbors who appeared next to his name on the census reports. His brother in law, Isaac Beidleman, purchased Abraham’s property at the sheriff’s sale.
Abraham and his wife do not show up on the 1870 census. Although Abraham and Julia do not appear on the list of burials at the Chemung Village Cemetery, there are Middaugh's buried there including their daughter, Sally, who died November 1, 1857 at 37 years 7 months and 9 days. (Daughter of Abraham & Julia Ann Middaugh b. Mar 23 1820. Tombstone broken into two pieces. Top portion leans against bottom section which is embedded in the ground.) It's most likely Abraham and Julia are buried there as well and they either did not have grave markers or they have been lost to the elements and time. Abraham did not leave a will.
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Abraham Middaugh #1
What caused many problems in researching deeds, is finding another Abraham Middaugh who purchased land in Newtown (Elmira) in 1808, on the old 1788 plot map, lot #46. This Abraham owned two farms and a saw mill. He left a will and when he died he left his wife, Elizabeth, her choice of the farm she was living on, or the farm with the saw mill. On the 1810 census, he and a spouse are listed along with 2 males and 1 female, and one other person, perhaps a mother in law. This Abraham died in 1818.
Census 1810, City of Elmira, Tioga County, New York
Abraham Middaugh - 6 Household Members
1 Male and 1 Female age 26 – 44
1 Male age 16 – 25
1 Male under age 10
1 Female under age 10
1 Other Free Person
Other information on Abraham of Newtown includes:
The names of taxpayers of New Town (Elmira) in 1794:
Abraham Middaugh
1799 Tax records of the Town of Newtown, House, Lot & farm
Value of Real Estate - $732.00
Value of Personal Estate - $78.00
Tax to be Paid - $ .81
1801 Tax records of the Town of Newtown
Value of Real Estate - $950.00
Value of Personal Estate - $238.00
Tax to be Paid - $3.26
The following deeds are for the Town of Elmira and purchased by Abraham Middaugh.
In a Deed dated August 13, 1808, Abraham Middaugh of Town of Elmira, Tioga County, NY purchased from John and Hanna Wallace and Phebe English of the Town of Elmira, 234 acres of land in the amount of $200.00. (I have notes that claim Phebe English was a sister to Abraham Middaugh from Chemung, were these two Abraham’s related?)
In 1809, on May 1st there was a change to the first deed, changing the Grantor to Jonathan Kent and Phebe English, Town of Elmira, Tioga Co. NY
Also the amount of money changing hands was raised to $300.00 for the 234 acres, undivided 7th part of the north half part of original plot map #46.
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Without making this too lengthy, I am attempting to show the differences between the two Abraham’s, and how easy it is to interchange information on the two. Are the Abraham and Elizabeth from Newtown the Abraham and Betsy that had daughter Celstia?
I was very interested and quite frankly fascinated at the information we located on Elias.
It’s like looking at a snap shot of life in the early 1800’s to read his entire house inventory and its value. His will also gives us insight into his life, and the deeds of property he purchased added to the information. From looking at this information, Elias was a very hard working individual and quite prosperous as a farmer to be able to purchase the amount of land he possessed. At the time of his death, he owned a home, a farm, a lot of livestock and plenty of grain and provisions. I was very impressed and I hope you find this information as fascinating.
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Elias Middaugh, arrived in the Chemung Valley in the 18th Century with his wife and family. Born in 1756 of Dutch heritage, his wife, Sarah Van Aken, (Van Vanocken), and children resided in Upper Smithfield Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Their children were: Phebe, James, Elizabeth, Catherine, Abraham, Urania, Cornelius, Anthony, Mary, Charity, John and Henry.
The name Middaugh was spelled with many variations such as: Medaw, Meddagh, Middach, Middaeg, Middag, Middagh, Middaugh. There was a Middaugh Family among the early settlers in Ulster Co, NY. In Esopus, they are found in the Kingston Dutch Church Registers containing the names of the emigrants to America. The Middaugh name was also found in the Port Jervis, Minisink Church Registers, with listings of marriages and birth records. There were no doubt several Middaugh’s with the same first name and it would be difficult to trace which line Elias came from. We know he lived in Northampton Co., PA before coming to Montgomery (Chemung) County. Son Abraham was born in Pennsylvania, according to census records.
In a paper I have saved for many a year, and I am unable to locate the source of this paper, there is an article on the Middaugh’s. The dates do not line up correctly but this is the story of one Elias Middag who married a woman by the name of Marytje Cimber, who was born on Long Island, and was a widow at the time of her marriage to Middaugh. Her father was Casparis Cimber, a taxpayer of Walpeck as early as 1739. Her marriage entry in the Machackemack Register says: “Elias Middag, young man, (bachelor) born at Wesyester, (Westchester), to Marytje Cimber, widow, born on Lang Eyland, (Long Island), both dwelling at Maghagkemack, and married May 1, 1758.
I have another article that claims Elias father was Cornelius Middaugh and his mother, Elizabeth Van Benschoten both of Dutch ancestry whose roots were in the Dutch Colony in Ulster Co, NY. In a book written by William Henry Van Benschoten in 1907, it states: Elias Middagh married Sarah Van Aken. The baptisms of three of their children appear in the church record at Mahackemack, now Port Jervis,NY. One, daughter being Elizabeth who was christened on October 29, 1780. Elias’s name appears in the 1772 and 1778 Tax & Exoneration lists in Smithfield Township, Northampton Co, PA. He is still in Upper Smithfield Twp. when enumerated in the 1790 census, sometime after which he moved on to Newtown, (Elmira), NY. (I believe this to be the correct connection).
I also found interesting tid-bit on Elias’s Grandfather, Derrick (Dirk) Westbrook from Sussex County, NJ. The sale of his property being the inheritance for the family.
An interesting account Van Benschoten provides: Elias’ half brother, John Van Auken, “In 1796 John, following the lead two years earlier of his brother in-law, Ludowick Van Demark, emigrated to Phelps, NY. with brave Margaret carrying in her arms a son three months old. The hardships of the journey were great, what with three small children, household goods and cattle and the wild state of the country traversed. They made the journey with a covered lumber wagon and two yoke of oxen. Four cows and ten head of sheep journeyed with them, driven by one Richard Quick. As they neared the Susquehanna and were passing over a ledge of rocks they broke an axle-tree and this had to be replaced. The fording of the streams added greatly to their difficulties, in particular the passing of the Chenango River. After grievous trouble they made the crossing of that water and came to Newtown (Elmira) where General Sullivan had fought one of his battles with the Six Nations. Here Elias Middagh, a half brother of John, had settled. With him they rested a few days and then took up the struggle through the wilds again; indeed, wilderness trials beset them until the head of Seneca Lake was reached.”
Elias, a Private in the Revolutionary War, served with Captain Anthony Shymer & Colonel Jacob Stroud in the 1778, 5th Battalion, Northampton County Militia.
He was found in the Militia Rolls of 1783 - 1790, Elias Middaugh along with a Elisa Middagh. Possible family connection. He was listed on the tax rolls in the year 1772 – Elias Meddaugh, farmer, amount of tax, 4.6.8 Directly below this entry is that of Elisha Middaugh, farmer, amount of tax 13.4 I also have a list of Associators and Militia, no date listed. Elisa Midough was in Class 3 and Elias Middough was listed in Class 4, under 2nd Company with Captain John Long and Lieutenant Deldine. Elias Middaugh, his wife or children never applied for a pension, he died November 17, 1819, thirteen years before congress passed The pension act of 1832.
An old local newspaper article tells of Elias Meddaugh who was a soldier of General Sullivan’s Army, who returned to this area to live and who built a hotel or Inn on the west bank of the Chemung River on what is now the Wilawana Road. There are a few old items that were saved from the old Inn. However the date in the newspaper claims the Inn was from the year 1791.
I have found in many deeds where people settled on land and did not legalize their transaction for many years after the fact. This makes it difficult to know exactly when they began living in said area unless it is specifically marked on the deed. It is usually more generalized with wording; on which he now resides, or something to that effect. Based on the information I have gathered, I don’t know if Elias lived on this land prior to the date of the deed but it is entirely possible. In those days, deeds, baptisms, etc didn’t get recorded for years, people didn’t stop living just because there wasn’t a local Esquire to record the events.
In researching deeds for the Middaugh family, the first deed I was able to locate was that of Elias Middaugh on April 17, 1802. He purchased land from Samuel and Mary Westbrook for $75.00. Two lots containing a total of 95 acres in the Town of Chemung, Tioga County, New York. The land Elias purchased was Number 27 of the original Plot Map laid out by Commissioners of Albany for the Town of Chemung in the year 1788. If he lived in Newtown prior to moving to Chemung, I found no record of this.
February 10, 1806, Elias Middough, Town of Chemung, Tioga Co, NY, purchased property from the Heirs of Samuel Hepburn, late of Milton County of Northumberland, PA, deceased and Edith Hepburn, widow of Samuel Hepburn and Heirs at law to the Estate; William & John Hepburn of Lycoming Co., PA and James Hepburn, County of Northumberland, PA. Located in the Town of Chemung, being part of Lot Number 26 granted to William Buck Jr. by letter and patent under the great seal of the State of New York and by the said William Buck Jr. was conveyed to George Williamson of the County of Steuben, New York and from the said George Williamson and Isabella his wife was conveyed to the said Samuel Hepburn, deceased. $400.00 for a total of 160 acres.
A Deed dated April 9, 1813, Elias and Abraham Middaugh of the Town of Chemung, Tioga Co. NY, purchased from William Buck of Newtown, Tioga County, NY; 100 acres for the sum of $500.00. (excerpt: Doth grant bargain and sell, to the party of the second part, in their actual possession now being all that part of land in Chemung situate on the Pennsylvania line and on the River Chemung, known by lot number 26 granted to said William Buck by Patent dated February 25, 1792.)
November 14, 1819, was the date of the Last Will and Testament of the Elias Middaugh of the Town of Chemung in the county of Tioga and State of New York. (Due to the size of the document and that of the inventory taken of his property, I will list these separately.)
At the time of Elias’s death, this is a list of his children and these are the married names of his daughters that I have located on deeds: James, Catharine (Keeney), Abraham, Cornelius, Elizabeth (Whitaker), Maria (Abraham Snell), Charity (Samuel Hillman), Urania (Isaac Beidleman), Phebe (English, Timothy Andrews), Anthony, John, Henry.
It was in the year 1820 on September 8th that we located in Deed book 16, Page 321 and 322, a Sheriff’s Sale for the Middaugh Property. How son Anthony became proprietor of the Elias’s land is unclear, however, Henry Welles, Late Sheriff of Tioga Co, by Writ of Execution out of Court of Common Pleas directed and delivered the 8th day of September, 1820, he was commanded to make of the goods and chattles of Anthony Middaugh in his Bailiwick $400.00 in which Wm. Jenkins had lately in the said Court recovered against him of debt and $10.00 damages as well as the detention of the said debt. Sufficient goods and chattels could not be found and therefore the land was seized to satisfy the damages, to sell at Public Auction. William Jenkins was given a certificate for the sum of $200.00, on December 22, 1821, that being the highest sum and the most money that could be gotten. One lot of 100 acres lately belonging to Elias Middaugh, deceased. One lot of 150 acres and also the rights and title of Anthony Middaugh dwelling house now occupied by his Mother, Widow Middaugh and six acres of land adjoining the same.
It was three years later in the year 1823, April 3rd when Thomas Maxwell, Esquire, County Clerk of Tioga, New York commanded to make of the goods and chattles of Abraham Middaugh $83.50. which Henry Wells and Isaac Beidleman had recovered against him on April 3, 1822 in a certain Court before Robert Laurence, Esquire, J.P. for the damage they sustained as well by reason of the non performance of certain promise as for their costs and charges and that insufficient goods and chattles could not be found, the said damages be made off the lands and tenements where of the said Abraham Middaugh was seized on April 3, 1823. Henry Wells and Isaac Beidleman recovered $41.95, April 3, 1822. The lands were seized and sold at Public Auction. Isaac Beidleman paid $33.83.
All the rights and titles of the above named Abraham Middaugh to the following lots or parcels of land lying and being in the Town of Chemung, County of Tioga, NY being all his interest and right to the lands lately belonging to Elias Middaugh, deceased. One lot of 100 acres (previously described in the 1820 sheriff sale). One lot of 150 acres and 6 acres and house (previously described in the 1820 sheriff sale). And also, one lot of 9 acres, one lot of 100 acres, that certain other lot being part of #26 patent to Wm. Buck, being the lands of the Elias Middaugh, deceased. And also, in consideration of the said sum paid by Isaac Beidleman, $25.00 paid on June 26, 1823, the receipt is hereby acknowledged have granted bargained and sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said Isaac Beidleman all the right of the above named Abraham Middaugh to two acres of land in the Town of Chemung, Bounded North by the Tioga River, South by the main road, Westerly by the road leading to the ferry, April 3, 1823. To have and to hold the said land and premises and every parcel thereof.
By 1823, the lands belonging to the Middaughs on the west bank of the Tioga (Chemung) River, were sold. Three more deeds appeared after that time. April 13, 1830 for $200.00 from Abraham and Maria Snell (daughter of Elias Middaugh) who resided in Athens Township to George Westbrook of Chemung. (Being one undivided twelfth part of Elias Middaugh land.) May 27, 1835 for $200.00 from Catharine Keeney (daughter of Elias Middaugh) of Tioga County, Town of Tioga, PA to Anson and Addison Beidleman of Chemung, NY (Being one undivided twelfth part of Elias Middaugh land.) And, May 28, 1836 for $200.00 from Samuel and Charity Hillman (daughter of Elias Middaugh) of Chemung, NY to Anson Beidleman, Chemung, NY. (Being one undivided twelfth part of Elias Middaugh land.)
I compiled information on the children of Elias Middaugh, their dates of birth and death and marriage information, however the source is from Ancestry.com and I cannot verify the information to be correct. Therefore I will leave that up to the serious researcher to continue the investigation.
Mary Ellen P. Kunst
Two Abraham Middaugh Families in Chemung County, NY
The story of the Middaughs was very difficult to map out as I discovered while researching this family. There were multiple Middaugh families in the area. Genealogy family trees on line proved to be of no help, it appears the multiple family lines have been interchanged, which has corrupted the trees. I have noticed this happening a lot lately. It seems people are unable or do not verify the information before adding to their on line family tree, therefore I used census reports, wills, and deeds to aid in my search.
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I normally do not spend extensive time on stories for my website as I cannot afford excessive hours working on one project, but I did with the Middaugh Family because I have a vested interest. Ron and I live in the home built by Abraham Middaugh. It was a very small house, and it’s been added on, on three sides, but the core of the house is very old. By searching the deeds and spending a lot of time at the Clerks Office’s and Surrogate Court Office’s in Tioga and Chemung Counties, it paid off. We now know the house was built sometime between 1802 and 1819. Yes, this is a 17 year span, however in the will of Elias Middaugh, he leaves his son Abraham a parcel of land, on which he now resides. So it is very possible when Abraham married and started a family, his father gave him a parcel so he could build a house, but still be located across the road from his father so he could help with the farming. We don’t know the year Abraham married. He was born in 1784 and was 18 years old when his father purchased the property in Chemung, although we have plenty of reason to believe that Elias and family lived on the property long before the deed was made legal.
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Abraham Middaugh #1
The history book, 1892 History of Chemung County, New York by Ausburn Towner, tell us Abraham and his wife Betsy Middaugh of Chemung had a daughter Celestia who married George Warren, a prominent family in Chemung.
Abraham Middaugh #2
In 1823, Abraham's house and parcel of land was sold in a sheriff’s sale most likely because taxes were not paid. They was very little tolerance for “non performance of certain promises”. Very little else can be found on Abraham and his family other than census reports in Chemung, NY, which do not report names of the family, until the 1850 census and by then most of the family is grown and moved on. In 1830 at the age of 46, Abraham had 8 household members. He, his wife and 6 children. In 1840, He and his wife are listed with 4 children. In 1850 we find Abram Middan (Abraham Middaugh) age 56 with wife Julia aged 63 with Sally age 28 and Emily age 24. In the 1860 census we find an aged Abraham and wife, Julia 76 and 74 years, respectively. The census’s also show us only one male and the remainder of the children, female. The 1860 census shows us: Elias, (son of Abraham) age 41, Emily, 36 and Louisa Bell, 6 years of age.
It appears to me, that Abraham’s only son was named for his father, Elias. It looks as though Elias moved home with his family to help his father with the farm.
Abraham Middaugh from Chemung, NY
Census 1830, Town of Chemung, Tioga County, New York
Abraham Middaugh – 8 Household Members
1 Male and 1 Female age 40-49
1 Male age 10 - 14
1 Female age 15 - 19
1 Female age 10 - 14
2 Females age 5 – 9
1 Female under age 5
Census 1840, Town of Chemung, Chemung County, New York
Abraham Middaugh – 6 Household Members
1 Male and 1 Female age 50 – 59
1 Female age 20 – 29
2 Female age 15 – 19
1 Female age 10 – 14
1 person employed in agriculture
Census 1850, Town of Chemung, Chemung County, New York
Abram Middan - 4 Household Members
Abram Middan age 56
Julia Middan age 63
Sally Middan age 28
Emily Middan age 24
Census 1860, Town of Chemung, Chemung County, New York
Abraham Middaugh – aged 76, Birth Year about 1784 in Pennsylvania.
Household Members:
Abram Middaugh age 76
Julia A. Middaugh age 74
Elias Middaugh age 41 (Elias was born the same year his Grandfather Elias died. 1819)
Emily Middaugh age 36
Louisa Bell age 6
Abraham’s father, Elias, died in 1819, his mother Sarah after 1821. It appears the farm was not kept up after the death of Elias and son Anthony failed to pay taxes and some of the property was lost in 1820 in a sheriff’s sale. More property was sold off in a sheriff’s sale in 1831. After Abraham lost his property in 1823, I located Abraham on the Chemung County 1869 map, living in District #13 on Rotary Rd in the Town of Chemung and I verified this through the 1850 and 1860 census by comparing the names of his neighbors who appeared next to his name on the census reports. His brother in law, Isaac Beidleman, purchased Abraham’s property at the sheriff’s sale.
Abraham and his wife do not show up on the 1870 census. Although Abraham and Julia do not appear on the list of burials at the Chemung Village Cemetery, there are Middaugh's buried there including their daughter, Sally, who died November 1, 1857 at 37 years 7 months and 9 days. (Daughter of Abraham & Julia Ann Middaugh b. Mar 23 1820. Tombstone broken into two pieces. Top portion leans against bottom section which is embedded in the ground.) It's most likely Abraham and Julia are buried there as well and they either did not have grave markers or they have been lost to the elements and time. Abraham did not leave a will.
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Abraham Middaugh #1
What caused many problems in researching deeds, is finding another Abraham Middaugh who purchased land in Newtown (Elmira) in 1808, on the old 1788 plot map, lot #46. This Abraham owned two farms and a saw mill. He left a will and when he died he left his wife, Elizabeth, her choice of the farm she was living on, or the farm with the saw mill. On the 1810 census, he and a spouse are listed along with 2 males and 1 female, and one other person, perhaps a mother in law. This Abraham died in 1818.
Census 1810, City of Elmira, Tioga County, New York
Abraham Middaugh - 6 Household Members
1 Male and 1 Female age 26 – 44
1 Male age 16 – 25
1 Male under age 10
1 Female under age 10
1 Other Free Person
Other information on Abraham of Newtown includes:
The names of taxpayers of New Town (Elmira) in 1794:
Abraham Middaugh
1799 Tax records of the Town of Newtown, House, Lot & farm
Value of Real Estate - $732.00
Value of Personal Estate - $78.00
Tax to be Paid - $ .81
1801 Tax records of the Town of Newtown
Value of Real Estate - $950.00
Value of Personal Estate - $238.00
Tax to be Paid - $3.26
The following deeds are for the Town of Elmira and purchased by Abraham Middaugh.
In a Deed dated August 13, 1808, Abraham Middaugh of Town of Elmira, Tioga County, NY purchased from John and Hanna Wallace and Phebe English of the Town of Elmira, 234 acres of land in the amount of $200.00. (I have notes that claim Phebe English was a sister to Abraham Middaugh from Chemung, were these two Abraham’s related?)
In 1809, on May 1st there was a change to the first deed, changing the Grantor to Jonathan Kent and Phebe English, Town of Elmira, Tioga Co. NY
Also the amount of money changing hands was raised to $300.00 for the 234 acres, undivided 7th part of the north half part of original plot map #46.
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Without making this too lengthy, I am attempting to show the differences between the two Abraham’s, and how easy it is to interchange information on the two. Are the Abraham and Elizabeth from Newtown the Abraham and Betsy that had daughter Celstia?
I was very interested and quite frankly fascinated at the information we located on Elias.
It’s like looking at a snap shot of life in the early 1800’s to read his entire house inventory and its value. His will also gives us insight into his life, and the deeds of property he purchased added to the information. From looking at this information, Elias was a very hard working individual and quite prosperous as a farmer to be able to purchase the amount of land he possessed. At the time of his death, he owned a home, a farm, a lot of livestock and plenty of grain and provisions. I was very impressed and I hope you find this information as fascinating.
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Elias Middaugh, arrived in the Chemung Valley in the 18th Century with his wife and family. Born in 1756 of Dutch heritage, his wife, Sarah Van Aken, (Van Vanocken), and children resided in Upper Smithfield Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Their children were: Phebe, James, Elizabeth, Catherine, Abraham, Urania, Cornelius, Anthony, Mary, Charity, John and Henry.
The name Middaugh was spelled with many variations such as: Medaw, Meddagh, Middach, Middaeg, Middag, Middagh, Middaugh. There was a Middaugh Family among the early settlers in Ulster Co, NY. In Esopus, they are found in the Kingston Dutch Church Registers containing the names of the emigrants to America. The Middaugh name was also found in the Port Jervis, Minisink Church Registers, with listings of marriages and birth records. There were no doubt several Middaugh’s with the same first name and it would be difficult to trace which line Elias came from. We know he lived in Northampton Co., PA before coming to Montgomery (Chemung) County. Son Abraham was born in Pennsylvania, according to census records.
In a paper I have saved for many a year, and I am unable to locate the source of this paper, there is an article on the Middaugh’s. The dates do not line up correctly but this is the story of one Elias Middag who married a woman by the name of Marytje Cimber, who was born on Long Island, and was a widow at the time of her marriage to Middaugh. Her father was Casparis Cimber, a taxpayer of Walpeck as early as 1739. Her marriage entry in the Machackemack Register says: “Elias Middag, young man, (bachelor) born at Wesyester, (Westchester), to Marytje Cimber, widow, born on Lang Eyland, (Long Island), both dwelling at Maghagkemack, and married May 1, 1758.
I have another article that claims Elias father was Cornelius Middaugh and his mother, Elizabeth Van Benschoten both of Dutch ancestry whose roots were in the Dutch Colony in Ulster Co, NY. In a book written by William Henry Van Benschoten in 1907, it states: Elias Middagh married Sarah Van Aken. The baptisms of three of their children appear in the church record at Mahackemack, now Port Jervis,NY. One, daughter being Elizabeth who was christened on October 29, 1780. Elias’s name appears in the 1772 and 1778 Tax & Exoneration lists in Smithfield Township, Northampton Co, PA. He is still in Upper Smithfield Twp. when enumerated in the 1790 census, sometime after which he moved on to Newtown, (Elmira), NY. (I believe this to be the correct connection).
I also found interesting tid-bit on Elias’s Grandfather, Derrick (Dirk) Westbrook from Sussex County, NJ. The sale of his property being the inheritance for the family.
An interesting account Van Benschoten provides: Elias’ half brother, John Van Auken, “In 1796 John, following the lead two years earlier of his brother in-law, Ludowick Van Demark, emigrated to Phelps, NY. with brave Margaret carrying in her arms a son three months old. The hardships of the journey were great, what with three small children, household goods and cattle and the wild state of the country traversed. They made the journey with a covered lumber wagon and two yoke of oxen. Four cows and ten head of sheep journeyed with them, driven by one Richard Quick. As they neared the Susquehanna and were passing over a ledge of rocks they broke an axle-tree and this had to be replaced. The fording of the streams added greatly to their difficulties, in particular the passing of the Chenango River. After grievous trouble they made the crossing of that water and came to Newtown (Elmira) where General Sullivan had fought one of his battles with the Six Nations. Here Elias Middagh, a half brother of John, had settled. With him they rested a few days and then took up the struggle through the wilds again; indeed, wilderness trials beset them until the head of Seneca Lake was reached.”
Elias, a Private in the Revolutionary War, served with Captain Anthony Shymer & Colonel Jacob Stroud in the 1778, 5th Battalion, Northampton County Militia.
He was found in the Militia Rolls of 1783 - 1790, Elias Middaugh along with a Elisa Middagh. Possible family connection. He was listed on the tax rolls in the year 1772 – Elias Meddaugh, farmer, amount of tax, 4.6.8 Directly below this entry is that of Elisha Middaugh, farmer, amount of tax 13.4 I also have a list of Associators and Militia, no date listed. Elisa Midough was in Class 3 and Elias Middough was listed in Class 4, under 2nd Company with Captain John Long and Lieutenant Deldine. Elias Middaugh, his wife or children never applied for a pension, he died November 17, 1819, thirteen years before congress passed The pension act of 1832.
An old local newspaper article tells of Elias Meddaugh who was a soldier of General Sullivan’s Army, who returned to this area to live and who built a hotel or Inn on the west bank of the Chemung River on what is now the Wilawana Road. There are a few old items that were saved from the old Inn. However the date in the newspaper claims the Inn was from the year 1791.
I have found in many deeds where people settled on land and did not legalize their transaction for many years after the fact. This makes it difficult to know exactly when they began living in said area unless it is specifically marked on the deed. It is usually more generalized with wording; on which he now resides, or something to that effect. Based on the information I have gathered, I don’t know if Elias lived on this land prior to the date of the deed but it is entirely possible. In those days, deeds, baptisms, etc didn’t get recorded for years, people didn’t stop living just because there wasn’t a local Esquire to record the events.
In researching deeds for the Middaugh family, the first deed I was able to locate was that of Elias Middaugh on April 17, 1802. He purchased land from Samuel and Mary Westbrook for $75.00. Two lots containing a total of 95 acres in the Town of Chemung, Tioga County, New York. The land Elias purchased was Number 27 of the original Plot Map laid out by Commissioners of Albany for the Town of Chemung in the year 1788. If he lived in Newtown prior to moving to Chemung, I found no record of this.
February 10, 1806, Elias Middough, Town of Chemung, Tioga Co, NY, purchased property from the Heirs of Samuel Hepburn, late of Milton County of Northumberland, PA, deceased and Edith Hepburn, widow of Samuel Hepburn and Heirs at law to the Estate; William & John Hepburn of Lycoming Co., PA and James Hepburn, County of Northumberland, PA. Located in the Town of Chemung, being part of Lot Number 26 granted to William Buck Jr. by letter and patent under the great seal of the State of New York and by the said William Buck Jr. was conveyed to George Williamson of the County of Steuben, New York and from the said George Williamson and Isabella his wife was conveyed to the said Samuel Hepburn, deceased. $400.00 for a total of 160 acres.
A Deed dated April 9, 1813, Elias and Abraham Middaugh of the Town of Chemung, Tioga Co. NY, purchased from William Buck of Newtown, Tioga County, NY; 100 acres for the sum of $500.00. (excerpt: Doth grant bargain and sell, to the party of the second part, in their actual possession now being all that part of land in Chemung situate on the Pennsylvania line and on the River Chemung, known by lot number 26 granted to said William Buck by Patent dated February 25, 1792.)
November 14, 1819, was the date of the Last Will and Testament of the Elias Middaugh of the Town of Chemung in the county of Tioga and State of New York. (Due to the size of the document and that of the inventory taken of his property, I will list these separately.)
At the time of Elias’s death, this is a list of his children and these are the married names of his daughters that I have located on deeds: James, Catharine (Keeney), Abraham, Cornelius, Elizabeth (Whitaker), Maria (Abraham Snell), Charity (Samuel Hillman), Urania (Isaac Beidleman), Phebe (English, Timothy Andrews), Anthony, John, Henry.
It was in the year 1820 on September 8th that we located in Deed book 16, Page 321 and 322, a Sheriff’s Sale for the Middaugh Property. How son Anthony became proprietor of the Elias’s land is unclear, however, Henry Welles, Late Sheriff of Tioga Co, by Writ of Execution out of Court of Common Pleas directed and delivered the 8th day of September, 1820, he was commanded to make of the goods and chattles of Anthony Middaugh in his Bailiwick $400.00 in which Wm. Jenkins had lately in the said Court recovered against him of debt and $10.00 damages as well as the detention of the said debt. Sufficient goods and chattels could not be found and therefore the land was seized to satisfy the damages, to sell at Public Auction. William Jenkins was given a certificate for the sum of $200.00, on December 22, 1821, that being the highest sum and the most money that could be gotten. One lot of 100 acres lately belonging to Elias Middaugh, deceased. One lot of 150 acres and also the rights and title of Anthony Middaugh dwelling house now occupied by his Mother, Widow Middaugh and six acres of land adjoining the same.
It was three years later in the year 1823, April 3rd when Thomas Maxwell, Esquire, County Clerk of Tioga, New York commanded to make of the goods and chattles of Abraham Middaugh $83.50. which Henry Wells and Isaac Beidleman had recovered against him on April 3, 1822 in a certain Court before Robert Laurence, Esquire, J.P. for the damage they sustained as well by reason of the non performance of certain promise as for their costs and charges and that insufficient goods and chattles could not be found, the said damages be made off the lands and tenements where of the said Abraham Middaugh was seized on April 3, 1823. Henry Wells and Isaac Beidleman recovered $41.95, April 3, 1822. The lands were seized and sold at Public Auction. Isaac Beidleman paid $33.83.
All the rights and titles of the above named Abraham Middaugh to the following lots or parcels of land lying and being in the Town of Chemung, County of Tioga, NY being all his interest and right to the lands lately belonging to Elias Middaugh, deceased. One lot of 100 acres (previously described in the 1820 sheriff sale). One lot of 150 acres and 6 acres and house (previously described in the 1820 sheriff sale). And also, one lot of 9 acres, one lot of 100 acres, that certain other lot being part of #26 patent to Wm. Buck, being the lands of the Elias Middaugh, deceased. And also, in consideration of the said sum paid by Isaac Beidleman, $25.00 paid on June 26, 1823, the receipt is hereby acknowledged have granted bargained and sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said Isaac Beidleman all the right of the above named Abraham Middaugh to two acres of land in the Town of Chemung, Bounded North by the Tioga River, South by the main road, Westerly by the road leading to the ferry, April 3, 1823. To have and to hold the said land and premises and every parcel thereof.
By 1823, the lands belonging to the Middaughs on the west bank of the Tioga (Chemung) River, were sold. Three more deeds appeared after that time. April 13, 1830 for $200.00 from Abraham and Maria Snell (daughter of Elias Middaugh) who resided in Athens Township to George Westbrook of Chemung. (Being one undivided twelfth part of Elias Middaugh land.) May 27, 1835 for $200.00 from Catharine Keeney (daughter of Elias Middaugh) of Tioga County, Town of Tioga, PA to Anson and Addison Beidleman of Chemung, NY (Being one undivided twelfth part of Elias Middaugh land.) And, May 28, 1836 for $200.00 from Samuel and Charity Hillman (daughter of Elias Middaugh) of Chemung, NY to Anson Beidleman, Chemung, NY. (Being one undivided twelfth part of Elias Middaugh land.)
I compiled information on the children of Elias Middaugh, their dates of birth and death and marriage information, however the source is from Ancestry.com and I cannot verify the information to be correct. Therefore I will leave that up to the serious researcher to continue the investigation.
Mary Ellen P. Kunst
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The last will and testament of one Elias Middough of the town of Chemung in the county of Tioga and State of New York.
I give and bequeath unto my dear wife, a horse, saddle and bridle, two cows, two beds bedding and bedsteads, to be chosen by her, my large family Bible and such articles of household furniture as shall be necessary or proper for keeping house. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Phebe such articles of personal property as shall be equal with what I have here-to-fore give to either of my other daughters on their marriage.
All the rest residue and remainder of my personal property not here in before bequeathed after payment of my debts, funeral, and testamentary changes, I give and bequeath to my children, James, Elizabeth, Katharine, Abraham, Uriana, Cornelius, Anthony, Mary, Charity, John, Henry and Phebe to be equally divided between them. But in case any one or more of my said children shall die in my lifetime leaving lawful issue, such issue to have such share of the said personal estate as would have belonged to his her or their parent or parents if such parent or parents had survived me, I nominate and appoint my friend Henry Wells Esquire and my son in-law Isaac Beidleman executors of this my last will and testament.
And as to for and concerning my real estate I give and devise the same as follows to wit, I give and devise to my son Abraham and to his heirs and assigns forever, the piece or parcel of land on which he now resides containing about two acres be the same more or less, bounded by the river by the main road running along the river and by the road down the river to the main road. All the rest and residue of my real estate I give and devise to my said wife during her natural life is she shall continue my widow; but if She shall marry again then She is to have but one third part thereof during her life and from and after the determination of her estate therein I give and devise the said residue of the Said real estate to my children above named and to their heirs and assigns forever as tenants in common in equal parts, but in case any one or more of my children Shall die in my lifetime leaving lawful issue. Such issue and his her or their heirs and assigns forever to have such share of the said residue of the said real estate as would have belonged to his her or their parent or parents if such parent or parents had survived me.
And I do hereby revoke all former wills by me at any time here to fore made and declare this only to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the fourteenth of November in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said testator as and for his last will and testament in our presence who at his request in his prescence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witness hereto: John Westbrook, Joseph Westbrook, Benjamin Westbrood-second
His Mark – Elias Middaugh
Tioga County
Be it remembered that on the Twentieth day of November in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and nineteen, Personally appeared before me Robert Lawrence, Surrogate of the County of Tioga, Benjamin Westbrook 2nd, one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Elias Middaugh late of the Town of Chemung in the said County, deceased, who being by me duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was present and did see the said Elias Middaugh sign and seal the said instrument of writing and at the same time heard him publish and pronounce the same to be his last Will and Testament, in the presence also of John Westbrook and Joseph Westbrook the other Subscribing witnesses to Said Will; and that he together with the said John Westbrook and Joseph Westbrook subscribed their names as witnesses thereto in the presence of the said testator, and of each other; and at the time of execution thereof the said testator appeared to him to be of sound mind and memory.
Robert Lawrence, Surrogate
Tioga County Surrogate Office
I certify that the preceding Will is recorded in Liber C. Pages 38 & 39
I give and bequeath unto my dear wife, a horse, saddle and bridle, two cows, two beds bedding and bedsteads, to be chosen by her, my large family Bible and such articles of household furniture as shall be necessary or proper for keeping house. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Phebe such articles of personal property as shall be equal with what I have here-to-fore give to either of my other daughters on their marriage.
All the rest residue and remainder of my personal property not here in before bequeathed after payment of my debts, funeral, and testamentary changes, I give and bequeath to my children, James, Elizabeth, Katharine, Abraham, Uriana, Cornelius, Anthony, Mary, Charity, John, Henry and Phebe to be equally divided between them. But in case any one or more of my said children shall die in my lifetime leaving lawful issue, such issue to have such share of the said personal estate as would have belonged to his her or their parent or parents if such parent or parents had survived me, I nominate and appoint my friend Henry Wells Esquire and my son in-law Isaac Beidleman executors of this my last will and testament.
And as to for and concerning my real estate I give and devise the same as follows to wit, I give and devise to my son Abraham and to his heirs and assigns forever, the piece or parcel of land on which he now resides containing about two acres be the same more or less, bounded by the river by the main road running along the river and by the road down the river to the main road. All the rest and residue of my real estate I give and devise to my said wife during her natural life is she shall continue my widow; but if She shall marry again then She is to have but one third part thereof during her life and from and after the determination of her estate therein I give and devise the said residue of the Said real estate to my children above named and to their heirs and assigns forever as tenants in common in equal parts, but in case any one or more of my children Shall die in my lifetime leaving lawful issue. Such issue and his her or their heirs and assigns forever to have such share of the said residue of the said real estate as would have belonged to his her or their parent or parents if such parent or parents had survived me.
And I do hereby revoke all former wills by me at any time here to fore made and declare this only to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the fourteenth of November in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said testator as and for his last will and testament in our presence who at his request in his prescence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witness hereto: John Westbrook, Joseph Westbrook, Benjamin Westbrood-second
His Mark – Elias Middaugh
Tioga County
Be it remembered that on the Twentieth day of November in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and nineteen, Personally appeared before me Robert Lawrence, Surrogate of the County of Tioga, Benjamin Westbrook 2nd, one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Elias Middaugh late of the Town of Chemung in the said County, deceased, who being by me duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was present and did see the said Elias Middaugh sign and seal the said instrument of writing and at the same time heard him publish and pronounce the same to be his last Will and Testament, in the presence also of John Westbrook and Joseph Westbrook the other Subscribing witnesses to Said Will; and that he together with the said John Westbrook and Joseph Westbrook subscribed their names as witnesses thereto in the presence of the said testator, and of each other; and at the time of execution thereof the said testator appeared to him to be of sound mind and memory.
Robert Lawrence, Surrogate
Tioga County Surrogate Office
I certify that the preceding Will is recorded in Liber C. Pages 38 & 39
The Inventory of Elias Middaugh Property Transcribed 2/3/16 Verbatim
Inventory of the Goods and Chattles of Elias Middaugh Deceased of the Town of Chemung, County of Tioga and State of New York, taken and appraised the 23rd day of November 1819 by Henry Wells and Isaac Beidelman Executors and Thomas Floyd and Abijah Batterson appraisers.
1 Pair Andirons, Shovel and Tongs
6 Chairs, Looking Glass and Table
1 Large Kittle, Dish Kittle, Tea Kittle and Bake Kittle.
1 Small Pot, 1 Large Pot, Griddle and Frying Pan.
1 Sett Knives and Forks 1. Kitchen Knife and Earthen T. Pot
2 Sett Tea dishes, 1 Pewter Tea Pot, 2 Sett Plates
1 Large Wheel, 1 Small Wheel, 1 Reel, 2 Mut Barrels
2 Flower Barrels, 4 Baggs, 1 Coffee Mill
1 Cullinder, 1 Tin Bason, 1 Pewter Bason
1 Pewter Plate, 1 Watering Pot, 1 Pewter Mug
1 Tin Roaster, 2 Tin Basons, 2 Tin Cups, 1 Decantor
1 Qt. Bottle, 1 Large Bottle, 2 Glasses
2 Pales, 1 Butter Tubb, 1 Firkin, 1 Wash Tub
1 Pounding Barrel, 2 Candle Sticks & Snuffers
1 Stand, 6 Spoons, Salt Cellar, Pepper Box
2 Sadles, 1 Skimmer, 2 Smothing Irons
6 Tea Spoons, Sasage Stuffer, 1 Lantern
1 Chest of Draws, 1 Blue Chest, 1 Small Trunk
__________
$43.70
1 Red White Faced Cow,
1 Brindle Cow -- $30.00
1 Horse, Womans Saddle & Bridle $45.00
1 Brindle White Faced Heifer – of P_?_ $15.00
1 Spotted Red & White Cow -- $12.00
1 Red Cow -- $16.00
1 Two year old Bull -- $10.00
1 Brindle White Faced Hifer --$11.00
1 Pale Red Hifer -- $8.00
3 Last Spring Calves -- $10.00
1 Two year old Gray Colt -- $30.00
1 Bay Colt –(last spring) and Mare -- $35.00
15 Sheep -- $18.00
1 White faced mare -- $30.00
1 Yoke of Oxen and yoke -- $45.00
1 Two Horse Waggon -- $50.00
1 Two Horse Slay -- $15.00
A quantity of Wheat in the Sheaf supposed to be 25 bushels at 5/ per bushel -- $15.62 ½
A quantity of Rye in the Sheaf supposed to be 25 bushels at 3/per Bushel -- $9.37 ½
A quantity of Oats in the Sheaf supposed to be 15 bushels at 2/per Bushel -- $3.75
Hay in the barn and Stacks of Hay Supposed to be 5. Ton at 32/per Ton -- $20.00
1 Tanning Mill 2 Rakes & 3 Pitch Forks -- $9.00
1 percel of Flax in the Sheaf -- $1.25
40 Bushels Corn at 3/pr Bushel -- $15.00
40 Bushels Buckwheat 2/pr Bushel -- $12.41
1 Bushel Flax Seed -- $00.75
one equal half of a __?__ __?__ -- $7.00
2 Setts Harnefs and Whiffle Trees -- $25.00
2 Scythes & Cradles, 2 Grass Scythes & Hanging -- $5.50
6 Fatting Hogs in the Penn -- $24.00
2 Plows -- $6.00
1 Harrow, 1 drag & Clevis -- $4.00
5 Old axes -- $3.00
2 Iron dogs, 2 Iron wedges, 2 Draw Hooks, Large Clevis & 2 Chisels -- $3.00
2 Plough Clevises, Small Edge Drawing Knife, Three Augers, One Square -- $3.50
Chains, Traps, Grubhoe, 2 Old Hoes Spade, Dung Fork, Shovel and Bar Iron -- $10.00
1 Saddle & Bridle, 1 Old Saddle -- $11.00
1 Milting Ladle, 1 Sickel, 2 Old Grass Scythes, One Spike Gimblet --$1.00
6 Sleigh Bands, 2 Door Hinges, 1 Hammer for Steel -- $2.00
6 Shoats & 3 Piggs -- $13.50
4 Bushels Sowing of Wheat the South Side the Road in the Upper Lott -- $40.00
3 1/3 Bushels Sowing of Wheat on the North Side the Road -- $18.00
4 Stack Corn Stalks -- $2.00
3 1/3 Acres Sowed with Rye -- $12.00
9 Acres Sowing of Rye on the Lower Lott -- $45.00
1 Acre Sowing of Rye under the Hill -- $2.50
2 Beds and Bedding & Large Bible -- $45.00
5 Windsor Chairs & 5 Common ? Without Bottoms -- $5.50
2 Gunns (Rifles) Bullet Moles & Wipers -- $32.00
1 Copper Tea Kittle, 2 Small Pots & 1 Large Kittle -- $9.50
1 Iron Frame, One Looking Glass, 1 Pair Andirons, Shovel & Tongs -- $7.00
1 Pair Steely Ends, One Loom & Warping Bars, Quill Wheel and Swifts, 3 Reeds -- $12.00
One Equal Half of Pair Portmanteaus -- $1.50
1 Reel, 1 Larg & 1 small wheel, 3 Born basketts -- $7.50
Two Half bushels, Ten Old Barrels, Three Baggs, One Top Hatchet -- $3,25
One Equal Half of a Grindstone -- $2.00
Wearing Appearel Divided Among his Sons -- $60.00
2 Rasor Cases & Shaving Box Containing 3 Rasors -- $1.00
4 Flower’d Coverliets, 2 bed Quilts, One Blanket -- $25.00
1 Linery Blanket, 1 blanket with Lining for Quilting -- $3.00
1 Cupboard -- $4.00
3 Bedsteads, 1 Dung Hook, 1 Wooden Block -- $9.00
1 Pocket Compafs -- $00.43
Henry Wells
Isaac Biedelman
Inventory of the Goods Chattels & Credits of Elias Middaugh, Deceased
Filed the 9th July 1820
J.L. Boardman, Surrogate
Inventory of the Goods and Chattles of Elias Middaugh Deceased of the Town of Chemung, County of Tioga and State of New York, taken and appraised the 23rd day of November 1819 by Henry Wells and Isaac Beidelman Executors and Thomas Floyd and Abijah Batterson appraisers.
1 Pair Andirons, Shovel and Tongs
6 Chairs, Looking Glass and Table
1 Large Kittle, Dish Kittle, Tea Kittle and Bake Kittle.
1 Small Pot, 1 Large Pot, Griddle and Frying Pan.
1 Sett Knives and Forks 1. Kitchen Knife and Earthen T. Pot
2 Sett Tea dishes, 1 Pewter Tea Pot, 2 Sett Plates
1 Large Wheel, 1 Small Wheel, 1 Reel, 2 Mut Barrels
2 Flower Barrels, 4 Baggs, 1 Coffee Mill
1 Cullinder, 1 Tin Bason, 1 Pewter Bason
1 Pewter Plate, 1 Watering Pot, 1 Pewter Mug
1 Tin Roaster, 2 Tin Basons, 2 Tin Cups, 1 Decantor
1 Qt. Bottle, 1 Large Bottle, 2 Glasses
2 Pales, 1 Butter Tubb, 1 Firkin, 1 Wash Tub
1 Pounding Barrel, 2 Candle Sticks & Snuffers
1 Stand, 6 Spoons, Salt Cellar, Pepper Box
2 Sadles, 1 Skimmer, 2 Smothing Irons
6 Tea Spoons, Sasage Stuffer, 1 Lantern
1 Chest of Draws, 1 Blue Chest, 1 Small Trunk
__________
$43.70
1 Red White Faced Cow,
1 Brindle Cow -- $30.00
1 Horse, Womans Saddle & Bridle $45.00
1 Brindle White Faced Heifer – of P_?_ $15.00
1 Spotted Red & White Cow -- $12.00
1 Red Cow -- $16.00
1 Two year old Bull -- $10.00
1 Brindle White Faced Hifer --$11.00
1 Pale Red Hifer -- $8.00
3 Last Spring Calves -- $10.00
1 Two year old Gray Colt -- $30.00
1 Bay Colt –(last spring) and Mare -- $35.00
15 Sheep -- $18.00
1 White faced mare -- $30.00
1 Yoke of Oxen and yoke -- $45.00
1 Two Horse Waggon -- $50.00
1 Two Horse Slay -- $15.00
A quantity of Wheat in the Sheaf supposed to be 25 bushels at 5/ per bushel -- $15.62 ½
A quantity of Rye in the Sheaf supposed to be 25 bushels at 3/per Bushel -- $9.37 ½
A quantity of Oats in the Sheaf supposed to be 15 bushels at 2/per Bushel -- $3.75
Hay in the barn and Stacks of Hay Supposed to be 5. Ton at 32/per Ton -- $20.00
1 Tanning Mill 2 Rakes & 3 Pitch Forks -- $9.00
1 percel of Flax in the Sheaf -- $1.25
40 Bushels Corn at 3/pr Bushel -- $15.00
40 Bushels Buckwheat 2/pr Bushel -- $12.41
1 Bushel Flax Seed -- $00.75
one equal half of a __?__ __?__ -- $7.00
2 Setts Harnefs and Whiffle Trees -- $25.00
2 Scythes & Cradles, 2 Grass Scythes & Hanging -- $5.50
6 Fatting Hogs in the Penn -- $24.00
2 Plows -- $6.00
1 Harrow, 1 drag & Clevis -- $4.00
5 Old axes -- $3.00
2 Iron dogs, 2 Iron wedges, 2 Draw Hooks, Large Clevis & 2 Chisels -- $3.00
2 Plough Clevises, Small Edge Drawing Knife, Three Augers, One Square -- $3.50
Chains, Traps, Grubhoe, 2 Old Hoes Spade, Dung Fork, Shovel and Bar Iron -- $10.00
1 Saddle & Bridle, 1 Old Saddle -- $11.00
1 Milting Ladle, 1 Sickel, 2 Old Grass Scythes, One Spike Gimblet --$1.00
6 Sleigh Bands, 2 Door Hinges, 1 Hammer for Steel -- $2.00
6 Shoats & 3 Piggs -- $13.50
4 Bushels Sowing of Wheat the South Side the Road in the Upper Lott -- $40.00
3 1/3 Bushels Sowing of Wheat on the North Side the Road -- $18.00
4 Stack Corn Stalks -- $2.00
3 1/3 Acres Sowed with Rye -- $12.00
9 Acres Sowing of Rye on the Lower Lott -- $45.00
1 Acre Sowing of Rye under the Hill -- $2.50
2 Beds and Bedding & Large Bible -- $45.00
5 Windsor Chairs & 5 Common ? Without Bottoms -- $5.50
2 Gunns (Rifles) Bullet Moles & Wipers -- $32.00
1 Copper Tea Kittle, 2 Small Pots & 1 Large Kittle -- $9.50
1 Iron Frame, One Looking Glass, 1 Pair Andirons, Shovel & Tongs -- $7.00
1 Pair Steely Ends, One Loom & Warping Bars, Quill Wheel and Swifts, 3 Reeds -- $12.00
One Equal Half of Pair Portmanteaus -- $1.50
1 Reel, 1 Larg & 1 small wheel, 3 Born basketts -- $7.50
Two Half bushels, Ten Old Barrels, Three Baggs, One Top Hatchet -- $3,25
One Equal Half of a Grindstone -- $2.00
Wearing Appearel Divided Among his Sons -- $60.00
2 Rasor Cases & Shaving Box Containing 3 Rasors -- $1.00
4 Flower’d Coverliets, 2 bed Quilts, One Blanket -- $25.00
1 Linery Blanket, 1 blanket with Lining for Quilting -- $3.00
1 Cupboard -- $4.00
3 Bedsteads, 1 Dung Hook, 1 Wooden Block -- $9.00
1 Pocket Compafs -- $00.43
Henry Wells
Isaac Biedelman
Inventory of the Goods Chattels & Credits of Elias Middaugh, Deceased
Filed the 9th July 1820
J.L. Boardman, Surrogate
On file at the Chemung County Historical Society.
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