Daughter of Zephaniah Platt & Anna Smith; wife of Jesse Brush [1752-1800]; they were married 5 January 1774; following Jesse's death, she married the widower Richard Conklin in 1805; Richard died in 1818; Dorothy is buried with Jesse Brush, her first husband; "She was a woman of culture and great determination. When her father was taken prisoner [during the American Revolution] by the English, she went without guard or assistance to the commander of the British forces, and in her determined way, she demanded his release at once."; "She was one of the most noted women of her day, did much to elevate those who needed uplifting, and was remarkably good to the poor."
Daughter of Zephaniah Platt & Anna Smith; wife of Jesse Brush [1752-1800]; they were married 5 January 1774; following Jesse's death, she married the widower Richard Conklin in 1805; Richard died in 1818; Dorothy is buried with Jesse Brush, her first husband; "She was a woman of culture and great determination. When her father was taken prisoner [during the American Revolution] by the English, she went without guard or assistance to the commander of the British forces, and in her determined way, she demanded his release at once."; "She was one of the most noted women of her day, did much to elevate those who needed uplifting, and was remarkably good to the poor."
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