Lydia was the daughter of Asahel Gridley, Sr and Elizabeth Percival (Timothy Percival and Mary Fuller). My ggg-grandmother and I have attached a transcribed copy of her Will. Lydia's children had prospered in their own right or marriages, but she did divide and deed much of their land to each child when widowed 1846. After widowed, she lived on the family farm with the last 2 daughters, which married by 1855, married dau. Ludinda Beckworth-Brown stayed on the farm that Lydia kept and took care of her until her 1862 death. Lydia left their family farm to Lucinda and Wm Jackson Brown who chose to sell the farm and accept a Civil War service land grant near Cameron, MO where they died.
In 1810, Lydia Gridley married Samuel Beckworth in Cazenovia, New York. Samuel and Lydia had 9 children: Asahel, Zerah, Sylvestor, Harvy Franklin, Abigail Stout, Sidney, Euphemia Croft, Orson, Lucinda Brown, born in NY, IN, IL, MO
Westward moves:
In 1812, Camillus twsp, Onondaga County, NY, Samuel purchased 1 acre,
1813 he purchased 76 acres, no sale or probate has been found.
1816 begin to move westward, first to Hartford, IN.
1831, Lydia's much younger brother, Asahel Gridley, Jr. had moved to Bloomington, Illinois to start his own general store after working as a clerk. By 1834, Samuel is buying and selling land in IN and IL, moving 1832 to Putnam County, Illinois, the area they lived turned into Marshall County, IL, some of the family buried in Magnolia twsp.
1836, sister, Abigail Chamblin moved to Lexington, Illinois, their mother lives with her. Samuel purchased 80 acres in Roberts twsp, Marshall Co, IL., when he died 1846, this land divided to children Sylvestor, Sidney, and Orson, which they sold to wealthy brother-in-law married to sister, Euphemia, B. Hutchinson Croft of Wenona, IL.
1952- Sidney and married sister, Abigail Stout, chose to move to OR, travelling on the Oregon Trail. "Hutch" Croft eventually bought all the Beckworth lands, left to his 5 children, they sold 1890's and moved to other states.
After Samuel's 1846 death,
1850 No twsp listed, probably Evans, Marshall Co., Illnois, using "Beckwith", widow Lydia living on her land, at home are dau. Euphemia (marries CROFT December) and Lucinda (marries 1855, (William Jackson BROWN, b. 1832 PA in Evans,IL), land is of $4,000 worth, while her neighbors worth is in the hundreds.
1860, Evans, Marshall Co, IL: listed "Beckwith", Lydia still lives on her land, living with her is married dau. Lucinda, 22 (Wm Jackson, 26, of PA) Brown and her son Wm Jr., 2. (Near them is his elder married bro. Asher D. Brown and their mother, Hannah, born 1797 PA)
Lydia's sister, Abigail Champlin, is a widow living at Lexington, IL, brother Asahel Gridley is about to become an important IL statesman, but she will die before she sees his great success.
Her children lives:
1. Lucinda Brown, b. 1838, in 1870 Union, Davies Co, Missouri, west of St. Louis.,d. by 1880
2. Euphemia is a wealthy widow, her husband buying the Beckworth Siblings inherited land which is divided up to her children, when her home burns down, she moves to Wenona, then Henry, then moves to Missouri near where deceased sister Lucinda had moved, but Euphemia buried in Cumberland Cem.,
3. Asahel , Magnolia , Putnam Co, then Toluca,IL
4. Zerah, Magnoila, Putnam Co, IL,
5.Sylvester studied law in Bloomington with Lydia's brother, Asahel Gridley then moved to Wintersett, IA, dying young of Civil War injuries,
6.Harvy, known as Franklin, lived in Evans, IL never married, drowned at age 27,
7.Abigail married Johnathan STOUT, while he left to mine gold in California and Oregon, she lived with brother Asahel, he loved Oregon so much, he returned home and they, with her brother, Sidney, move OR. she died 1858
8.Sidney, and brother-in-law, James Croft, travel the Oregon Trail in 1852 to Portland, then 1855 to Oregon City, OR , Sidney became a successful orchard farmer in Elma, WA.,
9.Orson stayed in Wenona/Streater area, sheep farming and dealing in real estate.
Samuel's does not have a stone in Cumberland Cemetery but it makes sense that he is buried next to his wife there.
Lydia is the sister of Brig. Gen. Asahel Gridley of Bloomington, Illinois.
Brown history: stored here as I search for Lucinda and husband: Wm, b. 1832 Franklin Co, PA, to ? and Hannah, b. 1797 PA, according to her children's birth states, they moved to IL 1831, altho her son, Asher, obit listed 1844. in 1850 live in Hope, LeSalle Co, IL, she is widow with ch Asher D, married Sarah (John) Burrough, FAG#45494644 (d. 1855), Wm J, James, Robert, Annis, Wm J enlisted June, 1863 under Capt James M Allan.
In 1860 Evans1, Marshall Co, Hannah with her children, Asher D, FAG 28225796
1870 Union, Daviess Co, MO is Wm J he, 38 and Lucinda, 32, with 5 children:
Wm L. b. 1858 IL
Fidelia (Higgins?), b. 1860 IL
Asher, b. 1863, IL, married Laura ? by 1880, works RR, FAG #23577167
Mary L. (Johnson?), b. 1864 IL
Hannah, b. 1868 MO, never married or RANDALL
according to chldren's birth, they moved 1864-1868 to MO. By 1880 they move 250 miles N.W. , closer to Kansas City, MO, probably because they work on RR.
also moving to Union, MO is Wm's brother, Asher D., their mother Hannah and siblings.
1880 Cameron, Clinton Co., MO widower Wm is using name "John", shoveling coal for railroad, has all his children, except Asher:
William,21 , RR brakeman
(Fi)Delia,18, works in a hotel
(Asher married lives with sister-in-law Higgins in Daviess Co.), 1900 Colfax, Daviess Co, MO, horse dealer, son Clayton, dau Golden?
Mary,13
Hannah,12
Sydney,9, b. 1871
In 1810, Lydia Gridley married Samuel Beckworth in Cazenovia, New York. Samuel and Lydia had 9 children: Asahel, Zerah, Sylvestor, Harvy Franklin, Abigail Stout, Sidney, Euphemia Croft, Orson, Lucinda Brown, born in NY, IN, IL, MO
Westward moves:
In 1812, Camillus twsp, Onondaga County, NY, Samuel purchased 1 acre,
1813 he purchased 76 acres, no sale or probate has been found.
1816 begin to move westward, first to Hartford, IN.
1831, Lydia's much younger brother, Asahel Gridley, Jr. had moved to Bloomington, Illinois to start his own general store after working as a clerk. By 1834, Samuel is buying and selling land in IN and IL, moving 1832 to Putnam County, Illinois, the area they lived turned into Marshall County, IL, some of the family buried in Magnolia twsp.
1836, sister, Abigail Chamblin moved to Lexington, Illinois, their mother lives with her. Samuel purchased 80 acres in Roberts twsp, Marshall Co, IL., when he died 1846, this land divided to children Sylvestor, Sidney, and Orson, which they sold to wealthy brother-in-law married to sister, Euphemia, B. Hutchinson Croft of Wenona, IL.
1952- Sidney and married sister, Abigail Stout, chose to move to OR, travelling on the Oregon Trail. "Hutch" Croft eventually bought all the Beckworth lands, left to his 5 children, they sold 1890's and moved to other states.
After Samuel's 1846 death,
1850 No twsp listed, probably Evans, Marshall Co., Illnois, using "Beckwith", widow Lydia living on her land, at home are dau. Euphemia (marries CROFT December) and Lucinda (marries 1855, (William Jackson BROWN, b. 1832 PA in Evans,IL), land is of $4,000 worth, while her neighbors worth is in the hundreds.
1860, Evans, Marshall Co, IL: listed "Beckwith", Lydia still lives on her land, living with her is married dau. Lucinda, 22 (Wm Jackson, 26, of PA) Brown and her son Wm Jr., 2. (Near them is his elder married bro. Asher D. Brown and their mother, Hannah, born 1797 PA)
Lydia's sister, Abigail Champlin, is a widow living at Lexington, IL, brother Asahel Gridley is about to become an important IL statesman, but she will die before she sees his great success.
Her children lives:
1. Lucinda Brown, b. 1838, in 1870 Union, Davies Co, Missouri, west of St. Louis.,d. by 1880
2. Euphemia is a wealthy widow, her husband buying the Beckworth Siblings inherited land which is divided up to her children, when her home burns down, she moves to Wenona, then Henry, then moves to Missouri near where deceased sister Lucinda had moved, but Euphemia buried in Cumberland Cem.,
3. Asahel , Magnolia , Putnam Co, then Toluca,IL
4. Zerah, Magnoila, Putnam Co, IL,
5.Sylvester studied law in Bloomington with Lydia's brother, Asahel Gridley then moved to Wintersett, IA, dying young of Civil War injuries,
6.Harvy, known as Franklin, lived in Evans, IL never married, drowned at age 27,
7.Abigail married Johnathan STOUT, while he left to mine gold in California and Oregon, she lived with brother Asahel, he loved Oregon so much, he returned home and they, with her brother, Sidney, move OR. she died 1858
8.Sidney, and brother-in-law, James Croft, travel the Oregon Trail in 1852 to Portland, then 1855 to Oregon City, OR , Sidney became a successful orchard farmer in Elma, WA.,
9.Orson stayed in Wenona/Streater area, sheep farming and dealing in real estate.
Samuel's does not have a stone in Cumberland Cemetery but it makes sense that he is buried next to his wife there.
Lydia is the sister of Brig. Gen. Asahel Gridley of Bloomington, Illinois.
Brown history: stored here as I search for Lucinda and husband: Wm, b. 1832 Franklin Co, PA, to ? and Hannah, b. 1797 PA, according to her children's birth states, they moved to IL 1831, altho her son, Asher, obit listed 1844. in 1850 live in Hope, LeSalle Co, IL, she is widow with ch Asher D, married Sarah (John) Burrough, FAG#45494644 (d. 1855), Wm J, James, Robert, Annis, Wm J enlisted June, 1863 under Capt James M Allan.
In 1860 Evans1, Marshall Co, Hannah with her children, Asher D, FAG 28225796
1870 Union, Daviess Co, MO is Wm J he, 38 and Lucinda, 32, with 5 children:
Wm L. b. 1858 IL
Fidelia (Higgins?), b. 1860 IL
Asher, b. 1863, IL, married Laura ? by 1880, works RR, FAG #23577167
Mary L. (Johnson?), b. 1864 IL
Hannah, b. 1868 MO, never married or RANDALL
according to chldren's birth, they moved 1864-1868 to MO. By 1880 they move 250 miles N.W. , closer to Kansas City, MO, probably because they work on RR.
also moving to Union, MO is Wm's brother, Asher D., their mother Hannah and siblings.
1880 Cameron, Clinton Co., MO widower Wm is using name "John", shoveling coal for railroad, has all his children, except Asher:
William,21 , RR brakeman
(Fi)Delia,18, works in a hotel
(Asher married lives with sister-in-law Higgins in Daviess Co.), 1900 Colfax, Daviess Co, MO, horse dealer, son Clayton, dau Golden?
Mary,13
Hannah,12
Sydney,9, b. 1871
Lydia was the daughter of Asahel Gridley, Sr and Elizabeth Percival (Timothy Percival and Mary Fuller). My ggg-grandmother and I have attached a transcribed copy of her Will. Lydia's children had prospered in their own right or marriages, but she did divide and deed much of their land to each child when widowed 1846. After widowed, she lived on the family farm with the last 2 daughters, which married by 1855, married dau. Ludinda Beckworth-Brown stayed on the farm that Lydia kept and took care of her until her 1862 death. Lydia left their family farm to Lucinda and Wm Jackson Brown who chose to sell the farm and accept a Civil War service land grant near Cameron, MO where they died.
In 1810, Lydia Gridley married Samuel Beckworth in Cazenovia, New York. Samuel and Lydia had 9 children: Asahel, Zerah, Sylvestor, Harvy Franklin, Abigail Stout, Sidney, Euphemia Croft, Orson, Lucinda Brown, born in NY, IN, IL, MO
Westward moves:
In 1812, Camillus twsp, Onondaga County, NY, Samuel purchased 1 acre,
1813 he purchased 76 acres, no sale or probate has been found.
1816 begin to move westward, first to Hartford, IN.
1831, Lydia's much younger brother, Asahel Gridley, Jr. had moved to Bloomington, Illinois to start his own general store after working as a clerk. By 1834, Samuel is buying and selling land in IN and IL, moving 1832 to Putnam County, Illinois, the area they lived turned into Marshall County, IL, some of the family buried in Magnolia twsp.
1836, sister, Abigail Chamblin moved to Lexington, Illinois, their mother lives with her. Samuel purchased 80 acres in Roberts twsp, Marshall Co, IL., when he died 1846, this land divided to children Sylvestor, Sidney, and Orson, which they sold to wealthy brother-in-law married to sister, Euphemia, B. Hutchinson Croft of Wenona, IL.
1952- Sidney and married sister, Abigail Stout, chose to move to OR, travelling on the Oregon Trail. "Hutch" Croft eventually bought all the Beckworth lands, left to his 5 children, they sold 1890's and moved to other states.
After Samuel's 1846 death,
1850 No twsp listed, probably Evans, Marshall Co., Illnois, using "Beckwith", widow Lydia living on her land, at home are dau. Euphemia (marries CROFT December) and Lucinda (marries 1855, (William Jackson BROWN, b. 1832 PA in Evans,IL), land is of $4,000 worth, while her neighbors worth is in the hundreds.
1860, Evans, Marshall Co, IL: listed "Beckwith", Lydia still lives on her land, living with her is married dau. Lucinda, 22 (Wm Jackson, 26, of PA) Brown and her son Wm Jr., 2. (Near them is his elder married bro. Asher D. Brown and their mother, Hannah, born 1797 PA)
Lydia's sister, Abigail Champlin, is a widow living at Lexington, IL, brother Asahel Gridley is about to become an important IL statesman, but she will die before she sees his great success.
Her children lives:
1. Lucinda Brown, b. 1838, in 1870 Union, Davies Co, Missouri, west of St. Louis.,d. by 1880
2. Euphemia is a wealthy widow, her husband buying the Beckworth Siblings inherited land which is divided up to her children, when her home burns down, she moves to Wenona, then Henry, then moves to Missouri near where deceased sister Lucinda had moved, but Euphemia buried in Cumberland Cem.,
3. Asahel , Magnolia , Putnam Co, then Toluca,IL
4. Zerah, Magnoila, Putnam Co, IL,
5.Sylvester studied law in Bloomington with Lydia's brother, Asahel Gridley then moved to Wintersett, IA, dying young of Civil War injuries,
6.Harvy, known as Franklin, lived in Evans, IL never married, drowned at age 27,
7.Abigail married Johnathan STOUT, while he left to mine gold in California and Oregon, she lived with brother Asahel, he loved Oregon so much, he returned home and they, with her brother, Sidney, move OR. she died 1858
8.Sidney, and brother-in-law, James Croft, travel the Oregon Trail in 1852 to Portland, then 1855 to Oregon City, OR , Sidney became a successful orchard farmer in Elma, WA.,
9.Orson stayed in Wenona/Streater area, sheep farming and dealing in real estate.
Samuel's does not have a stone in Cumberland Cemetery but it makes sense that he is buried next to his wife there.
Lydia is the sister of Brig. Gen. Asahel Gridley of Bloomington, Illinois.
Brown history: stored here as I search for Lucinda and husband: Wm, b. 1832 Franklin Co, PA, to ? and Hannah, b. 1797 PA, according to her children's birth states, they moved to IL 1831, altho her son, Asher, obit listed 1844. in 1850 live in Hope, LeSalle Co, IL, she is widow with ch Asher D, married Sarah (John) Burrough, FAG#45494644 (d. 1855), Wm J, James, Robert, Annis, Wm J enlisted June, 1863 under Capt James M Allan.
In 1860 Evans1, Marshall Co, Hannah with her children, Asher D, FAG 28225796
1870 Union, Daviess Co, MO is Wm J he, 38 and Lucinda, 32, with 5 children:
Wm L. b. 1858 IL
Fidelia (Higgins?), b. 1860 IL
Asher, b. 1863, IL, married Laura ? by 1880, works RR, FAG #23577167
Mary L. (Johnson?), b. 1864 IL
Hannah, b. 1868 MO, never married or RANDALL
according to chldren's birth, they moved 1864-1868 to MO. By 1880 they move 250 miles N.W. , closer to Kansas City, MO, probably because they work on RR.
also moving to Union, MO is Wm's brother, Asher D., their mother Hannah and siblings.
1880 Cameron, Clinton Co., MO widower Wm is using name "John", shoveling coal for railroad, has all his children, except Asher:
William,21 , RR brakeman
(Fi)Delia,18, works in a hotel
(Asher married lives with sister-in-law Higgins in Daviess Co.), 1900 Colfax, Daviess Co, MO, horse dealer, son Clayton, dau Golden?
Mary,13
Hannah,12
Sydney,9, b. 1871
In 1810, Lydia Gridley married Samuel Beckworth in Cazenovia, New York. Samuel and Lydia had 9 children: Asahel, Zerah, Sylvestor, Harvy Franklin, Abigail Stout, Sidney, Euphemia Croft, Orson, Lucinda Brown, born in NY, IN, IL, MO
Westward moves:
In 1812, Camillus twsp, Onondaga County, NY, Samuel purchased 1 acre,
1813 he purchased 76 acres, no sale or probate has been found.
1816 begin to move westward, first to Hartford, IN.
1831, Lydia's much younger brother, Asahel Gridley, Jr. had moved to Bloomington, Illinois to start his own general store after working as a clerk. By 1834, Samuel is buying and selling land in IN and IL, moving 1832 to Putnam County, Illinois, the area they lived turned into Marshall County, IL, some of the family buried in Magnolia twsp.
1836, sister, Abigail Chamblin moved to Lexington, Illinois, their mother lives with her. Samuel purchased 80 acres in Roberts twsp, Marshall Co, IL., when he died 1846, this land divided to children Sylvestor, Sidney, and Orson, which they sold to wealthy brother-in-law married to sister, Euphemia, B. Hutchinson Croft of Wenona, IL.
1952- Sidney and married sister, Abigail Stout, chose to move to OR, travelling on the Oregon Trail. "Hutch" Croft eventually bought all the Beckworth lands, left to his 5 children, they sold 1890's and moved to other states.
After Samuel's 1846 death,
1850 No twsp listed, probably Evans, Marshall Co., Illnois, using "Beckwith", widow Lydia living on her land, at home are dau. Euphemia (marries CROFT December) and Lucinda (marries 1855, (William Jackson BROWN, b. 1832 PA in Evans,IL), land is of $4,000 worth, while her neighbors worth is in the hundreds.
1860, Evans, Marshall Co, IL: listed "Beckwith", Lydia still lives on her land, living with her is married dau. Lucinda, 22 (Wm Jackson, 26, of PA) Brown and her son Wm Jr., 2. (Near them is his elder married bro. Asher D. Brown and their mother, Hannah, born 1797 PA)
Lydia's sister, Abigail Champlin, is a widow living at Lexington, IL, brother Asahel Gridley is about to become an important IL statesman, but she will die before she sees his great success.
Her children lives:
1. Lucinda Brown, b. 1838, in 1870 Union, Davies Co, Missouri, west of St. Louis.,d. by 1880
2. Euphemia is a wealthy widow, her husband buying the Beckworth Siblings inherited land which is divided up to her children, when her home burns down, she moves to Wenona, then Henry, then moves to Missouri near where deceased sister Lucinda had moved, but Euphemia buried in Cumberland Cem.,
3. Asahel , Magnolia , Putnam Co, then Toluca,IL
4. Zerah, Magnoila, Putnam Co, IL,
5.Sylvester studied law in Bloomington with Lydia's brother, Asahel Gridley then moved to Wintersett, IA, dying young of Civil War injuries,
6.Harvy, known as Franklin, lived in Evans, IL never married, drowned at age 27,
7.Abigail married Johnathan STOUT, while he left to mine gold in California and Oregon, she lived with brother Asahel, he loved Oregon so much, he returned home and they, with her brother, Sidney, move OR. she died 1858
8.Sidney, and brother-in-law, James Croft, travel the Oregon Trail in 1852 to Portland, then 1855 to Oregon City, OR , Sidney became a successful orchard farmer in Elma, WA.,
9.Orson stayed in Wenona/Streater area, sheep farming and dealing in real estate.
Samuel's does not have a stone in Cumberland Cemetery but it makes sense that he is buried next to his wife there.
Lydia is the sister of Brig. Gen. Asahel Gridley of Bloomington, Illinois.
Brown history: stored here as I search for Lucinda and husband: Wm, b. 1832 Franklin Co, PA, to ? and Hannah, b. 1797 PA, according to her children's birth states, they moved to IL 1831, altho her son, Asher, obit listed 1844. in 1850 live in Hope, LeSalle Co, IL, she is widow with ch Asher D, married Sarah (John) Burrough, FAG#45494644 (d. 1855), Wm J, James, Robert, Annis, Wm J enlisted June, 1863 under Capt James M Allan.
In 1860 Evans1, Marshall Co, Hannah with her children, Asher D, FAG 28225796
1870 Union, Daviess Co, MO is Wm J he, 38 and Lucinda, 32, with 5 children:
Wm L. b. 1858 IL
Fidelia (Higgins?), b. 1860 IL
Asher, b. 1863, IL, married Laura ? by 1880, works RR, FAG #23577167
Mary L. (Johnson?), b. 1864 IL
Hannah, b. 1868 MO, never married or RANDALL
according to chldren's birth, they moved 1864-1868 to MO. By 1880 they move 250 miles N.W. , closer to Kansas City, MO, probably because they work on RR.
also moving to Union, MO is Wm's brother, Asher D., their mother Hannah and siblings.
1880 Cameron, Clinton Co., MO widower Wm is using name "John", shoveling coal for railroad, has all his children, except Asher:
William,21 , RR brakeman
(Fi)Delia,18, works in a hotel
(Asher married lives with sister-in-law Higgins in Daviess Co.), 1900 Colfax, Daviess Co, MO, horse dealer, son Clayton, dau Golden?
Mary,13
Hannah,12
Sydney,9, b. 1871
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