Genealogical and Family
History of the County of
Jefferson,New York Vol 1
New
York Chicago - the Lewis
Publishing company - 1905 Transcribed by:
Kathaleen Smith
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from pages V2 999-1004
IVES. This is one of
the oldest New England families, and has numerous representatives in
Jefferson county, among whose pioneers were several of the name.
They and their descendants have been reckoned among the thrifty,
upright and industrious citizens, most of whom have been tillers of the
soil. All of the name in the United states are believed to be of
one great family, the progeny of a pioneer at New Haven,
Connecticut.
(I) William Ives sailed from
England in the ship "True Love" in 1635, being then twenty-eight years
of age, and landed at Boston. He was a member of the Davenport
colony which settled at New Haven in 1637-8, and was one of the signers
of the Civil Compact in 1639. He died there about 1648, and his
widow Hannah
subsequently married a Dr.
Bassett. Of William
Ives' children there were four, namely: John, Joseph, Phoebe and Daniel.
(II) John, eldest child of William and Hannah Ives, was the first
of the name to settle in Wallingford, where he was one of the early
residents, the settlement being effected in 1671. He was a farmer
in that part of the town which is now the town of Meriden,
Connecticut. His wife was Hannah Merriman, from one
of the first families at New Haven. Their children were: John, Hannah, Joseph, Gideon, Nathaniel, Ebenezer, Samuel, and Benjamin.
(III) Gideon, fourth child and
third son of John and
Hannah Ives, was
married February 20, 1706, to Mary
Royce, a daughter of Joseph
and Mary (Porter) Royce,
and granddaughter of Robert
Royce, who was early in Massachusetts and a pioneer at
Stratford, Connecticut. He finally settled at New London, where
he was prominent for many years and lived to a great age. Mary (Royce) Ives died
October 15, 1742, aged fifty-six years. Their children
were: Sarah, Jotham, Amasa, Rhoda, Martha, Amasa, Rhoda, Martha, Amasa (2), Gideon, Joel, Mary, Susannah, and Esther.
(IV) Jotham, second child and
eldest son of Gideon
and Mary Ives, was
born September 20, 1710, in Wallingford, and was married February 28,
1736, to Abigail Burroughs.
He died September 2, 1753, being eighteen days short of forty-three
years old. Most of his children settled in Cheshire, then a part
of Wallingford, and were farmers.
(V) Jotham Ives
was born in 1743, in Cheshire, Connecticut, and removed early in life
to Torringford, Litchfield county, same colony, where he spent his days
almost exclusively in agricultural pursuits, and died in April,
1823. He married Anna
Foster, and the following children were born to them: Joel, born in Torrington,
died in Brookfield, New York. He married Anna Goodwin, who was born
in Torrington, and they had a daughter Julia. The last
named, born in Brookfield, married a Scott, and had a daughter Lucy born in 1802. Lucy Scott married Benjamin Maxon and resided
in Houndsfield, this county. Their daughter, Sophia, married Jay Dimmick, and they were
the parents of Rufus Maxon
Dimmick, now a resident of Houndsfield. Anna,
second child of Jotham
and Anna Foster Ives,
was born September 26, 1773, in Torrington, and died August,
1859. She became the wife of Samuel Hall, who was born
April 3, 1771, in Wallingford, Connecticut, and died in 1841.
Their children were: Levi,
born September, 1796, in Brookfield, New York, and died at the age of
ten years; Martin,
April 14, 1798; Ira,
August 26, 1800; settled in Houndsfield; Hiram, June 27, 1802, died
in Houndsfield, in 1835; Joel, February 16, died at
twelve; Anna, June,
1807, died 1831; Samuel,
January 26, 1810. Lucy,
third child of Jotham
and Anna (Foster) Ives,
was born in Torrington, in 1775.
(VI) Jotham, fourth child and
second son of Jotham
and Anna (Foster) Ives,
was born June 8, 1777, in Torrington, Connecticut, and died in the town
of Watertown, April 5, 1841. He married Amy Scott, who was born
June 6, 1777, and died in Watertown, September 20, 1864. Their
children were: Amanda,
born March 2, 1802, married Henry
White, and died _____; Garrett, born January 8,
1806, in the town of Watertown; Amy Ann, born August 6,
1816, died April 25, 1831. Jotham
Ives during the year 1800 came from Connecticut and located land
in the eastern part of Watertown, near the present village of
Burrville. He returned to Torrington in the following winter and
came again to Watertown in 1801. He located permanently in that
year in the extreme western part of the town, in the district now
called "Field's Settlement." He purchased his land by contract in
1801, and received his deed August 20, 1802. He became a large
land owner, and is said raised the first wheat in the town. Mr.
Ives was a man of strong will and great industry, and became prominent
not only in the town but in the county. He made a success where
others might fail, and left his impress upon the young community.
(VII) Garrett Ives,
the eldest son and second child of Jotham and Amy (Scott) Ives, was born
January 8, 1806, in the town of Watertown, on his father's
homestead. His ecucation was supplied by the common schools of
his native town and at Lowville Academy. He assisted his father
on the home farm and followed farming all his life. He was a
breeder of fine horses and an extensive dealer in cattle, which he
prepared for the market. For a number of years he was the owner
and operator of the grist mill in the village of Watertown, and he took
part in the establishment of early financial institutions, being a
stockholder of the Jefferson County Bank, and the present prosperous
condition of that institution may be attributed to the conservative
management of such men as Mr. Ives in its initial progress. He
was a Democrat in politics, and was the nominee of his party at one
time for member of the assembly, but was defeated because of the strong
opposition majority in the district. He was respected by his
townsmen as a man of strong personality and upright career, a sound and
successful citizen.
He married (first) Lorinda Lamon, born in
1812, daughter of Francis
and Philena Lamon
( see
Lamon ). She died January 20, 1831, leaving an only child,
Francis Ives, born
December 25, 1830. He died January 7, 1897, in Watertown.
Mr. Ives married (second) Louisa,
widow of Elihu Sheppard,
born Read. She
was born in 1806, and died in August, 1847. Her children
were: Brayton Charles,
Titus and Lewis G. The first
was born July 28, 1834, died near Fort Clark, Texas, June 20,
1857; his education was received at the common school near his
home, the Black River Institute at Watertown, and at the National
Military College at West Point, from which he graduated, and was
commissioned a lieutenant in the regular army. While on the way
to his post of duty at Fort Clark, he was stricken with fever which
tormented his life. He was brilliant and handsome, standing six
feet in height, and his untimely death was regretted by many outside of
his immediate family. Garrett
Ives married for his third wife Eliza Stewart, daughter of John and Olive Stewart. She
was born December 2, 1824, in the town of Pamelia, and died May 7,
1894, at the home of her son in Watertown. A sketch of the son
appears in a later paragraph.
(VIII) Titus, son of Garrett and Louisa (Read) Ives, was
born October 2, 1836, on the parental homestead and became a farmer and
breeder of fine horses. He died unmarried April 19, 1903.
(VIII_) Lewis Garrett
Ives, third son of Garrett
and Louisa (Read) Ives,
was born July 20, 1847, in the town of Watertown. The schools of
his home and the city of Watertown supplied his education, and he
remained upon the farm until he attained his majority. He then
located on his present extensive farm on the road between Rice's
Corners and Field's Settlement. He dwelt upon and tilled this
place twenty-nine years and still manages it, though his residence has
recently been removed to Rices. In 1898 he purchased the cheese
factory at that point, which he has successfully conducted to the
present time. Mr. Ives aims to keep abreast of progress in
agricultural methods as in everything else, and is a useful member of
Star Grange, No. 9. of Houndsfield. In politics he follows the
traditions of the family and adheres to the Democratic party, but gives
little time to political movements, being fully occupied in caring for
his numerous business interests. He is one of the most
substantial and worthy citizens of his town, and is held in respect by
his neighbors.
He was married December 25, 1873, to Mary Jane Livermore, a
daughter of Fred M.
and Mary A. (Frost) Livermore,
of the town of Houndsfield. She was born December 12, 1849, and
is the mother of a son, Lewis
Garrett Ives, born October 14, 1874, on his father's farm in the
town of Watertown. He received his education in the local public
schools at home and in the city of Watertown, and resides with his
father and assists in the conduct of the farm and factory. He
also adheres to the political principles of the family, and is a young
man of energy and business ability. He was married November 12,
1896, to Emma May,
daughter of Harvey Collins
and Emma Herrick Rice.
She was born November 26, 1876, and they have one child, Mabel Grace, born July 3,
1898.
(VIII) Fred Stewart
Ives, only child of Garrett
and Eliza (Stewart) Ives,
was born August 18, 1856, near the city line of Watertown, on the road
from that city to Brownsville. His education was received at the
public schools of the town and city of Watertown. In the vacation
periods he was busy in the labors of the farm, and was thus early
accustomed to the use of his hands and body, as well as of his
mind. He inherited the sound qualities that have made the Ives
family noted among the thrifty and respectable citizens of this
republic. In time he purchased a farm for himself, on which he
now resides. It is located in the southwestern part of the town
of Watertown, on the road from Rice's to Field's Settlement, and here
he was successfully engaged in farming and the breeding of fine horses
and cattle. These command the best prices in the market, because
of his care and judgement in selection. He is an industrious and
prudent business man, a good citizen, and has the respect of those who
know him. In politics, he acts with the Democratic party.
Mr. Ives was married October 28, 1886, to Miss
Martha Ann Fields, who
was born January 12, 1867, in Sackets Harbor. She is a
granddaughter of John Fields,
who was born in Scotland and located at Sackets Harbor on coming to
America. John,
son of John Fields,
was born January 17, 1845, in Sackets Harbor, and was married October
31, 1865, to Anna Stokes,
who died January 13, 1893. Her daughter, Martha A., is the wife of Fred S. Ives as above
noted. The only child of Mr. and Mrs. Ives, Grovine Sadie, was born
December 10, 1902, in the house where her parents now reside. Two
adopted children complete the family, namely: Maud Spooner, born March
23, 1891, in the city of Watertown, and Arthur John, born September
23, 1893, in the same place.
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