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Seth Curtis^[1]
1792 - 1880

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• Birth	7 May 1792	Duanesburg, NY   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Apr 1880	Seth is buried in Union Cemetery McDonough NY   [3]
  Person ID	I0423	Curtis Family of Somerset Ky
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	James Curtis,   b. 10 Feb 1745/46, Goshen, Connecticut ,   d. 24 Feb 1818, buried Moore Cemetery McDonough, NY
  Mother	Jemima Alger,   b. 7 Nov 1758,   d. 1 Aug 1808, buried Moore Cemetery McDonough, NY
  Married	28 Mar 1776
  Documents		Curtis Geneologies from Mrs. Helen Hunt Read Tuttle 1941 You must download and install the special Deju browser plug in from here to read this Geneologies from Mrs. Helen Hunt Read Tuttle in paper prepared for reading to DAR chapter in Norwich NY in 1941. According to Mrs. Troicke in 2002 the McDonough town historian, Mrs. Tuttle lived in large white house still standing today on corner in McDonough as was long time resident of McDonough. The extract here of materials on the Curtis Family in McDonough has several geneologies. They appear to be duplicates and may be some sources Mrs. Tuttle used in compiling her final geneology of Curtis family presented to DAR in 1941. These include geneology prepared by Mr. Harlow Curtis of Manilus NY in about 1931. These papers were obtained 2002 from Norwich NY library. Status: Located
  Family ID	F034	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Anna Fitts,   b. 13 Mar 1798,   d. 19 May 1876, buried Union Cemetary, McDonough, NY
  Children	> 1. John Thurston Curtis,   b. 5 Aug 1824, Duanesburg, NY ,   d. 6 May 1909, somerset, Kentucky > 2. James Harvey Curtis,   b. 29 Nov 1819,   d. 2 Apr 1869 > 3. Palmyra L. Curtis,   b. 15 Oct 1821,   d. 9 Feb 1904, Afton, Chenango County NY   4. Sallie Curtis,   b. 2 Jan 1823,   d. 11 Jul 1839 > 5. Edmund Bostwick Curtis,   b. 9 Mar 1826, NY ,   d. 14 Jan 1907, Washington, D.C. > 6. Adelaide E. Curtis,   b. 13 Jul 1828,   d. 3 Sep 1872, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96939546/adelaid-elizabeth-coville > 7. Charles Edgar Curtis,   b. 24 May 1830,   d. 8 Feb 1865, starved to death while prisoner of war in Salisbury NC   8. Lovisa Rebecca Curtis,   b. 9 May 1832,   d. 19 Mar 1861 > 9. Lorena M. Curtis,   b. 9 May 1832,   d. 29 Nov 1925, TAMPA FL   10. William Henry Curtis,   b. 10 Dec 1838,   d. 10 Jan 1839   11. Harriet Adaresta Curtis,   b. 11 Jun 1840,   d. 2 Jun 1913
  Family ID	F057	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		Seth Curtis grave Seth Curtis grave stone in 2002 Union Cemetery McDonough NY Status: Located
  		Union Cemetery Union Cemetery near McDonough N.Y. where Seth Curtis and his family are buried. Died 1880 Status: Located
  		Seth Curtis farm Seth Curtis farm about 1/2 mile from Ludlow pond, East McDonough NY. Status: Located
  		Union Methodist Church Union Methodist Church next to Union Cemetery in near Mcdonough N.Y Status: Located
  		McDonough, NY about 1900 Shows the old McDonough general store and main intersection in what appears to be late 1800's or early 1900's.
  		McDonough, NY West Main Street
  		McDonough NY Horse and buggy days

  
  

  Documents		History of Chenango County NY mentions Seth Curtis at Baptist Church Status: Located
  		1868 Julia Ackley Curtis note payable re John Thurston Curtis Note payable of to family and friends as mortgage loan on farm owned by her and her husband John Thurston Curtis in New York before migrating to Kentucky Status: Located
  		McDonough NY tax assessment registers Some McDonough NY tax assessment registers ( 1819 to 1863) from Town Clerk (obtained 2002 from town historian) showing Seth Curtis land and assessment. Status: Located
  		deed where Seth Curtis in 1864 buys lot 86 This is a deed where Seth Curtis in 1864 buys lot 86 in the town of McDonough NY (as older man Seth moved off his farm on Corbin road in East McDonough NY to 3 houses away from the four corners [4 way stop] of town central.) Status: Located
  		deed where Seth Curtis in 1879 This is deed where Seth Curtis in 1879 (the year before he died) sold the remaining 200 acres of his farm for $3,470 on Corbin Road in East McDonough NY. Note that his brother in law, John Carpenter (John Carpenter married to sister of Seth Curtis wife) has farm next door. Status: Located
  		deed Seth Curtis in 1858 This is deed from Norwich NY Chenango County courthouse where Seth Curtis in 1858 sells 210 acres being ½ (one-half) of his farm in McDonough NY to his daughter in law Julia Ackley Curtis (wife of John Thurston Curtis) for $1,785 . Status: Located
  		Cemetery Map of Union Cemetery Cemetery Map of Union Cemetery showing Curtis' provided by Mrs. Troike, McDonough town historian June 2002, and whose husband is the Union Cemetery caretaker. Status: Located
  		McDonough New York map ancient Map of the "greater-McDonough area" showing Seth Curtis Farm, Moore Cemetery and Ludlow Pond. Status: Located
  		aerial photo of the Seth Curtis Farm aerial photo of the Seth Curtis Farm and Moore cemetery where James his father buried. Status: Located
  		map of McDonough Smaller, city map of McDonough that shows who lived where. Note Seth Curtis house 3 houses from 4 way stop, where Mrs. Tuttles's work referenced above, says Seth Curtis lived as an elderly person Status: Located
  		DAR presentation found in Norwich NY library on Curtis Family of McDonough NY Status: Located
  		1850 U.S. census Chenango County NY, Seth Curtis
  		1830 U.S. census, Chenango County NY, Seth Curtis
  		1850 U.S. census, Chenango County NY, Seth Curtis
  		1855 U.S. census, Chenango County NY, Seth Curtis
  		1865 U.S. census, Chenango County NY, Seth Curtis
  		1875 U.S. census, Chenango County NY, Seth Curtis
  		1855 Map of McDonough From Library of Congress map of Chenango County NY
  		1818 Seth Curtis deed 50 Acres McDonough NY. The 13th District, out of 20 in Chenango county, is McDonough
  		1825 Seth Curtis deed adjoining farm Corbin Rd , McDonough NY
  		1824 Seth Curtis & partners deed on purchase of Saw Mill Seth Curtis partners , Benjamin Randall and John Wilcox are brother-in-laws.
  		1835 Seth Curtis deed purchase 60 acres from Benjamin Randall
  		1854 Seth Curtis deed purchase in Town lot/house McDonough
  		1859 Seth Curtis deed in town McDonough, NY house/lot purchase
  		1864 Seth Curtis deed purchase 2.5 acre house lot in town McDonough NY
  		1849 James Harvey Curtis sale deed to Sylvanus Moore Jr witnessed by John Thurston Curtis and carves out land for Seth Curtis and John Carpenter
  		1859 Seth and wife Anna, and sister Lovisa Randall and her husband Benjamin Randall sell lot 96-97 except state owned Gold Silver mines McDonough NY
  		1863 Seth Curtis sells McDonough NY lot 101 for $102
  		1860 McDonough NY map Curtis lots sold....Gold mine lot
  		1865 Seth Curtis sells lot to daughter in law, Maria Curtis This follows death of Charles Edgar Curtis, Maria's husband, in Civil war. Charles Edgar, son of Seth.

  
  

  Headstones

  Seth Curtis grave, Union Cemetery, McDonough NY

  
  

• Notes

  History of Chenango and Madison Counties, New York "VILLAGE OF ILION. There was nothing meriting the name of a village on the site of Ilion until after the completion of the Erie Canal, yet there was a store there as early as 1816, and perhaps earlier, a fact which is attested by shinplasters of Thomas Gillespie & Son of that date. In early years the western part of the present corporation was called "London." After the construction of the canal the locality was known as Morgan's Landing, while on the canal list it was called Steele's Creek." "The following interesting and comprehensive account of the place was written by William Hibbard " . Still farther west and near the creek, was the residence of Adam Steele. The school-house was located on the site of Long's barn, near the old feeder, but was afterward moved to about half way between Dennis Dygert's storehouse and the bridge first mentioned. Opposite this bridge, and close to the towpath, was the "Seth Curtis House," occupied by Mr. Lawrence Helmer, which is still standing, and is distinguished as the old brown tenement, third building east of the Agricultural Works; farther to the east was the residence of Esquire Helmer. This property was afterwards bought of Mr. Harter by William Jinks, inventor of the Jinks carbine, who erected a new dwelling in the place of the old one; and later it passed into the hands of Esquire Rasbach, by whose family it is now occupied. Such was Ilion in 1831" CHURCHES/Guilford NY fomr History of Chenango and Madison county NY. See full text in sources section: "The Baptist Church of Guilford was organized as the Baptist Church of Fayette, June 3, 1843, as a branch of the church in Oxford, and was composed originally of Russell Dibble, Salina Dibble, Susannah Smith, Susan Merchant, Abigail Laraway, Loritta Cable, Eliza Saunders, Anthony Williams, Polly Williams, John Edson Dibble, Elizabeth Guy and Hammon Guy, who were then residing in Fayette and vicinity and were members of the church in Oxford. Six others had joined during the year four by letter and two by baptism, viz. Alonzo Hendrick, Clarinda Hendrick, Frances H. Morgan, Mary L. Smith, by letter, and Daniel Dibble and Henry Van Cott, by baptism. " "Rev. E. G. Perry was the first pastor. He closed his labors April 27, 1844. The latter date they resolved to form a Sabbath school, and a Mr. Gorham, from Madison University, was to visit them for that purpose and to preach for a few weeks. " "June 8, 1844, they resolved to organize as a separate church, and Russell Dibble, John Hull, Jr., Alonzo Hendrick and John M. Wilcox were appointed a committee to draft articles therefor. June 30, 1844, articles reported by the committee were adopted. July 21, 1844, the Church of Oxford was petitioned for permission to withdraw for that purpose. The names affixed to that petition, in addition to those already given, are: Gardner Wade, Harrison H. Van Cott, George Knapp, Roxana Brant, Elizabeth Hull, Salome Wade, Esther Hendrick and John Hull, Jr. Aug. 27, 1844, the covenant of the Oxford church was adopted, and they were recognized by a council which convened at the house of R. Dibble, and was composed of the following delegates: Elder O. Bennett, Sylvanus Moore, Benjamin Randall, Seth Curtis and William Willcox, from the church in McDonough; Deacon S. Yale, Uriah Yale, Elam Yale and Mark Yale, from the Second Guilford church; David P. Willoughby and Leontes Hendrick, from the church in Coventry; Lyman Root, Samuel Root, John Perry, David Hayes, John Gray and Randall Maine, from the church in Oxford. Randall Maine was chosen Moderator and David Hayes, Clerk of the council. Elder O. Bennett gave the right hand of fellowship. In that year they united with the Chenango association. Sept. 7, 1844, Russell Dibble and John M. Willcox were chosen deacons. " Page 240 Richard Curtis note: as can be seen from review of names above, and review of geneological record, many of Seth Curtis's children married children of fellow Baptists in McDonough listed above.....Moore, Randall, Wilcox. "MCDONOUGH VILLAGE. McDonough is situated in the west part of the town on Genegantslet Creek, from which it extends nearly a mile west, and is distant about 9 1/2 miles from Oxford. It contains two churches, (Baptist and Methodist Episcopal,) a district school, one hotel, which was built about 1844, by John F. Hill, has since received several additions, and is now kept by William L. Brown, five stores, two tanneries, two saw-mills, one grist-mill, a woolen-mill, four blacksmith shops, (kept by William R. Runyan, William Arnold, Levi Sanford and Bruce Sanford,) two wagon shops, (kept by Henry M. Lamb and Milton A. Pike,) two cooper shops, (kept by Thomas Dunning and Nathaniel Thornton,) a harness shop kept by Lafayette Bennett, (this business was carried on by William Smith from about 1840 till his death, March 14, 1878. He was succeeded by his son Charles E., who continued it one year. Bennett came in 1878,) and a population of about 300. " Richard Curtis note: re: proof that Seth Curtis of Chenango County was the Seth Curtis father of John Thurston Curtis: 05/18/02: The original genology research done by Charlie Curtis while living in New York city is on old carbon paper and was handed down to Earl and Mary Wells Curtis and then to Jack V. Curtis my father. Inspecting those pages in Richard Curtis possession shows handwriting notes I recognize as those of Mary Wells Curtis. She had hand written on these carbon papers compiled in November 1966 saying that John T. Curtis was John "Thurston" Curtis and that this was "PaPa Curtis mother and father". Further in handwritten notes on carbon pages she has written beside Seth Curtis and wife Anna Fitts that these were "PaPa C grandparents". On these pages below Seth are listed children James Harvey Curtis, Palmyra Curtis, Sallie Curtis, John T. Curtis, Edmund B. Curtis, Adelaide E. Curtis, Charles Edgar Curtis (starved to death in Salisbury S.C. while a prisoner of war), Lovisa E. Curtis, Lowrane A. Curtis, William Henry Curtis, and Harriet A. Curtis. Further my review of the U.S. census of 1840 shows 4 boys whose ages in these records all match the ages of males catagorized on the 1840 census...the girls ages on our records also match the 1840 census of Seth Curtis of Chenango County NY. Seth appears to have been a teenager , when his father James, about 57 at the time, moved the family south from Duanesburg, to McDonough NY in about 1800. Per Tuttle paper in Norwich NY library presented to DAR 1941, Seth lived on the home farm where his children were born and in later years removed to the village of McDonugh to the Samuel Smith house north of the Tucker home (gone in 1941). Seth was married to Anna by the Rev. Nathaniel Kellogg of Greene NY (Brisben). Elder Kellogg established the first Baptist Church in Geneganslet Corners NY and Greene NY. Seth and Anna Curtis are buried in Union Cemtery which is behind the old Union Methodist Church in McDonough NY. It is thought based on early Baptist records in source section, that Seth and family belonged to Baptist church. My interview of Mrs. Arelene Gardner Hull, granddaughter of Charles C Curtis, revealed that her recollection of grandparents were that they belonged to Baptist Church in McDonough NY. See photos of McDonough Baptist Church as it was torn down in 2003 here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/93GQBgJ2wUcPrktJA Seth's grandson, John Carpenter Curtis, was a prominent active member of the Somerset KY Methodist church. Best guess is that in Somerset KY he became involved in the Methodist chruch because of his Wife, Savanah Botkin's family.




• Sources

  [S02499] Rachael Curtis(Huntsville, AL) personal genealogy file;. [S02522] Ms. Anne Townsend: Rev war veterans--Chenango Cty NY Vol 11, c-h by Nelson B. Tiffany. [S02837] Mrs. Tuttle paper in Norwich NY library, presented to DAR Norwich NY 1941. Mrs. Tuttle paper in Norwich NY library, presented to DAR Norwich NY 1941. 1892 Edition of Brown Thurston's Thurston Genealogies 1635-1880.