Jefferson County, NY Pioneers


PIONEER HUNGERFORD FAMILY



1. AMASA HUNGERFORD was born 1749 at East Haddam, Connecticut. Although he never came to Jefferson County, some of his children did so. He died 1792 at Pownal, Vermont.

He married
ELIZABETH SEELYE

Children, all but the first 2, born in Pownal, Vermont, HUNGERFORD:

2 i LUCY HUNGERFORD

3 ii HANNAH HUNGERFORD

4 iii LYDIA HUNGERFORD

5 iv SALOME HUNGERFORD

6 v AMASA HUNGERFORD

7 vi SEELYE HUNGERFORD

8 vii JOHN HUNGERFORD

9 viii URIAH HUNGERFORD

10 ix PHILO HUNGERFORD

11 x ORRIN HUNGERFORD married ABIGAIL MORGAN

6. AMASA HUNGERFORD (son of AMASA & ELIZABETH (SEELYE) HUNGERFORD) was born 4 May 1781 in Pownal, Vermont. He came to Jefferson County from Bennington County, Vermont in 1810 and settled at the locality now known as Hungerford Corners southeast of Henderson Bay. He built a frame house in 1817. The Hungerford farm has several times, in the days of the first Jefferson County fairs, taken the first premium as the finest farm in the county.

11. ORRIN HUNGERFORD (son of AMASA & ELIZABETH (SEELYE) HUNGERFORD) was born 23 Oct 1790 at Pownal, Vermont. He died in Henderson, Jefferson County NY.

He married 23 Oct 1811
ABIGAIL MORGAN was in Jefferson County by 1817 when her son HARVEY was born here.

Children, HUNGERFORD:

12 i LYMAN HUNGERFORD

13 ii HARVEY G. HUNGERFORD married MARIA W. WILKINSON

14 iii LOIS E. HUNGERFORD

15 iv ORRIN HUNGERFORD Jr

16 v ORVILLE HUNGERFORD

17 vi WILLIAM HUNGERFORD

18 vii HENRY C. HUNGERFORD


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