Catherine was born the daughter of Benjamin Maynard and Rachel Richards of Frederick County Maryland. Her father Benjamin died an untimely death when she was only 4 years of age.
She married her first cousin, Ephraim Maynard; on February 16 1801.
In May, 1801, they with Catherine's sister, Sarah, and husband, Basil Nelson, started for the country then called "The Genesee, western New York". He had been there the fall before and bought 75 acres of land at three dollars an acre, all wood and three miles from anyone. They rented a farm and stayed one year at Oakes Corners [Ontario County NY]. They actually settled in Seneca County NY, in the town/village of Junius.
Their children:
1. Eli
2. Thomas [1803] lived one year
3. Upton
4. Rezin
5. Elizabeth
6. Harriet [1814] lived 4 months
1810 census:
Ephraim head
2 males 10 & under
1 male 16 to 25
1 male 45 up [Ephraim]
1 female 45 up [Catherine]
5 slaves
LINEAGE:
Rachel Richards [1738] MD
Daniel Richards [1719] MD
Edward Richards [1678] Manchester, Lancashire Eng/MD
She married her first cousin, Ephraim Maynard; on February 16 1801.
In May, 1801, they with Catherine's sister, Sarah, and husband, Basil Nelson, started for the country then called "The Genesee, western New York". He had been there the fall before and bought 75 acres of land at three dollars an acre, all wood and three miles from anyone. They rented a farm and stayed one year at Oakes Corners [Ontario County NY]. They actually settled in Seneca County NY, in the town/village of Junius.
Their children:
1. Eli
2. Thomas [1803] lived one year
3. Upton
4. Rezin
5. Elizabeth
6. Harriet [1814] lived 4 months
1810 census:
Ephraim head
2 males 10 & under
1 male 16 to 25
1 male 45 up [Ephraim]
1 female 45 up [Catherine]
5 slaves
LINEAGE:
Rachel Richards [1738] MD
Daniel Richards [1719] MD
Edward Richards [1678] Manchester, Lancashire Eng/MD
Catherine was born the daughter of Benjamin Maynard and Rachel Richards of Frederick County Maryland. Her father Benjamin died an untimely death when she was only 4 years of age.
She married her first cousin, Ephraim Maynard; on February 16 1801.
In May, 1801, they with Catherine's sister, Sarah, and husband, Basil Nelson, started for the country then called "The Genesee, western New York". He had been there the fall before and bought 75 acres of land at three dollars an acre, all wood and three miles from anyone. They rented a farm and stayed one year at Oakes Corners [Ontario County NY]. They actually settled in Seneca County NY, in the town/village of Junius.
Their children:
1. Eli
2. Thomas [1803] lived one year
3. Upton
4. Rezin
5. Elizabeth
6. Harriet [1814] lived 4 months
1810 census:
Ephraim head
2 males 10 & under
1 male 16 to 25
1 male 45 up [Ephraim]
1 female 45 up [Catherine]
5 slaves
LINEAGE:
Rachel Richards [1738] MD
Daniel Richards [1719] MD
Edward Richards [1678] Manchester, Lancashire Eng/MD
She married her first cousin, Ephraim Maynard; on February 16 1801.
In May, 1801, they with Catherine's sister, Sarah, and husband, Basil Nelson, started for the country then called "The Genesee, western New York". He had been there the fall before and bought 75 acres of land at three dollars an acre, all wood and three miles from anyone. They rented a farm and stayed one year at Oakes Corners [Ontario County NY]. They actually settled in Seneca County NY, in the town/village of Junius.
Their children:
1. Eli
2. Thomas [1803] lived one year
3. Upton
4. Rezin
5. Elizabeth
6. Harriet [1814] lived 4 months
1810 census:
Ephraim head
2 males 10 & under
1 male 16 to 25
1 male 45 up [Ephraim]
1 female 45 up [Catherine]
5 slaves
LINEAGE:
Rachel Richards [1738] MD
Daniel Richards [1719] MD
Edward Richards [1678] Manchester, Lancashire Eng/MD
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