THE DUNHAM FAMILY.

Deacon Daniel Dunham, emigrated from Windham, Connecticut, in the year 1795, and established the clothiers' trade, at the old mills in Manlius; he also bought a wild lot of land, of about one-hundred and thirty acres, three miles south-east of Pompey Hill. Captain Samuel Dunham, his son, was born in Windham, Conn., in the year 1780. When he was seventeen years of age, his father sent him alone to work and clear up his new lot of land in Pompey. He boarded at the four corners near the old residence of Dr. Hezekiah Clarke, about two miles south-east of Pompey Hill, also near the place where "Grace Greenwood" was born. From here he went daily to his work, one mile south by marked trees, for two years clearing the land, and he put up a log house. Then his two sisters came, and kept house for him, for five years longer. He then at the age of twenty-five, married a Miss Parmerlee, of Cazenovia; he continued to reside on this farm up to his death, at the age of sixty-nine years; his wife survived him, and he left a large family of children. His son Samuel Mosley Dunham, was born on the old farm in Pompey, September 17th, 1805, and lived with his father until he was twenty-five years of age. He then married and lived for five years on the farm which was the birthplace of Grace Greenwood, and next west of the farm then and till his death, owned by Nicholas Van Brocklin. When at the age of thirty years, the winter of "the deep snow," March 10th, he moved to the town of Clay, where he still resides. The following are the remaining children of Captain Samuel Dunham: General Albert Tyler Dunham, who resided many years at Chittenango, married the daughter of Colonel Sage, of that place, and subsequently removed to Troy, N. Y. He has been engaged on Public Works for many years, and acquired a handsome fortune; he now lives in New York City with his second wife, his first wife having died several years ago; Mary Ann Dunham, now Mrs. Clute, resides in Syracuse; Charlotte Sophia, now Mrs. St. John, now resides in Orange,

New Jersey; Nancy Maria, now Mrs. Knight, resides in Collins, Erie County, N. Y.; Susan Amelia, now Mrs. Abbott, now resides in Fort Dodge, Iowa; Charles Parmerle, the youngest son lived and died on the old homestead, which is now owned by Lewis H. Robinson, married a daughter of Deacon Asa H. Wells, Doxanna, by whom he had two children-Luella and Harriet; his widow and daughters now reside at Pompey Hill.

THE FENNER FAMILY.

James L. Fenner, the father of Frederick W. Fenner, who, it will be remembered very happily responded to a sentiment "to any body," on the occasion of the Pompey re-union, was born in Rhode Island, May 2d, 1777. His wife, Betsey Perry, was born in Dighton, Bristol Co., Mass., June 18th, 1780. They were married February 22d, 1801, and in the Spring following moved to the State of New York, and temporarily settled in the vicinity of Manlius village. But after looking for a favorable locality for his business (being a Millwright,) he resolved to locate on the farm now occupied by Charles Carr, but was unsuccessful in obtaining a good title. It became the property of James Carr, (afterwards Col. Jas. Carr.) Mr. Fenner then located on the farm next west. Soon after saw mills were built and the pioneer settlers became active in lumbering and building dwellings and barns. Slabs became plenty, and the pioneer flourishing village was named Slab Hollow. Mr. Fenner was active in erecting the saw mills, and was one of the proprietors who erected the first grist mill in Slab Hollow. It was built on the creek nearly north of his residence on the road running west to the Murray neighborhood. Mr. Fenner permanently settled in Slab Hollow, in Pompey, as early as 1804. Their second child, a son, was born in Pompey. So early did he come that he had to cut his road from Manlius to his residence in Slab Hollow. He and his family continued to reside in Pompey until March 20th, 1818, when he moved to Lysander, Onondaga Co.,

where he owned over three hundred acres of wild timbered land, nearly all of which he lived to see under a state of cultivation. During the war of 1812 he was a volunteer in the service of his country. His wife died at Lysander, March 16, 1849, being at the time of her death nearly sixty-nine years of age. Mr. Fenner survived her till January 16th, 1851, being then nearly seventy-four years of age.

Nine children were born unto them, six of whom claim Pompey as the place of their birth: Betsey Fenner was born in Manlius, July 25th, 1803; James L. Fenner, Jr., was born in Pompey, Sept. 14th, 1805; John L. Fenner was born in Pompey, Dec. 1st, 1807; Darius P. Fenner was born in Pompey, Oct. 12th, 1809; Frederick W. Fenner was born in Pompey, Sept. 9th, 1811; Russel B. Fenner was born in Pompey, Feb. 9th, 1814; Harriet J. Fenner was born in Pompey, Sept. 21st, 1816; Luther W. Fenner was born in Lysander, May 14th, 1820; Ethalannah Fenner was born in Lysander, July 21st, 1822. Of these, three have died; Betsey Washburn died in Granby, Oswego County, N. Y., March 20th, 1847; James L. Fenner, Jr., died May 11th, 1856, in Lysander, Onondaga County, N. Y., and Ethalannah Blackman died January 20th, 1862, in Northfield, Minnesota.

Frederick W. Fenner, whose son, James R. Fenner, now resides in Delphi, in Pompey, after living in Lysander four years, came back to Pompey and lived with his aunt, Anna Allen, with whom he lived at the time the name of Slab Hollow was changed to Watervale. It seems that about the year 1823, the citizens of Slab Hollow became dissatisfied with the name of their village; one of two things must be done they said, either to move out or change its name. they resolved, in a public meeting called for that purpose, to change its name to Watervale, that name being suggested by Ansel Judd, who was always consulted at that day upon all important matters touching the interests of the village. It was also resolved, that Mr. Judd, who was somewhat given to the muses, should originate some lines appropriate

So

to the occasion. Of much that was written, the following

lines are given from memory:

"The timber's all gone, of the Slabs we've made sale,

We've no more now Slab Hollow, but we've now Watervale."

THE FLINT AND RICE FAMILIES.

Thomas Flint and his brother, Henry, emigrated from England in 1635, where they and their ancestors had dwelt for eight hundred years, as appears by the record. It was Matlock in Derbyshire, by the river Darrow, which place Thomas sold for forty thousand pounds. Thomas came to Boston and settled there, and in 1637 removed to Concord. His property was chiefly expended in improving the town of Concord. For three years he was a representative of the General Court of Massachusetts and Assistant until his death, which occurred Oct. 8th, 1653. Henry was a minister of the gospel and was ordained at Braintree (now called Quincy), March 17th, 1640. He married a sister of President Hoar, and died April 27th, 1668. The eldest son of Henry Flint graduated at Harvard College in 1673, and afterwards became a Professor in that institution. John Flint, son of Thomas, was Lieutenant and Representative in 1677 and 1679. He married a sister of President Oaks, of Harvard College, in 1677, and died in 1687. His children were Mary, Thomas, John, Abigail and Edward.

John Flint, son of the above John, settled in Concord as did his father. His children were Ephraim, Abigail, Mary, Sarah, John, Hannah and Jane.

The next list includes the children of the last named John Flint, who was born May 12th, 1722, was married to Hipsibah Brown, Jan. 12th, 1744. Their children were born and died as follows: Hepsibah, born Nov. 1st, 1747, and died June 4th, 1790; Edward, born Aug. 14th, 1749, died March 25th, 1812; John, born Aug. 11th, 1751, died Oct., 1822; Nathan, born Feb. 11th, 1755, died March 2d, 1824; Ephraim, born April 17th, 1757, died Aug. 22d, 1769;

Thomas, born May 6th, 1759, died Nov. 6th, 1839; Eleazer, born Aug. 9th, 1761, no date of his death; Cumming, born Sept. 11th, 1763, died July 1st, 1831; Abisha, born Oct. 20th, 1766, died April, 1807.

Samuel Rice married Hepsibah Flint, daughter of John Flint and Hepsibah Brown, named in the last foregoing list. Their children were Hepsibah Rice, born Aug. 15th, 1766; John, born March 18th, 1768; Samuel, born Jan. 5th, 1770; Abigail, born May 6th, 1776; Elizabeth, born April 18th, 1778; Ephraim, born May 26th, 1780; Sarah, born March 4th, 1784; Abisha, born March 20th, 1786; Eleazer, born May 20th, 1790.

Shortly after the birth of Eleazer, June 4th, Mrs. Rice died, and her husband, Samuel, married Mrs. Davis about 1792, and they had two children; Thomas, who was born July 30th, 1794, and Amos, born Feb. 5th, 1797. All of Samuel Rice's children were born in Ashby, Middlesex County, Mass.

Thomas Rice, the youngest but one of Samuel Rice's children, married Charlotte Flint, daughter of Edward Flint, named hereafter in the next list of Flints, Jan. 25th, 1814.

Their children were Elizabeth F., who was born in Ashby, Mass., December 16th, 1814; Thomas was born in Ashby, September 17th, 1817.

The following four children were born in Pompey:

Samuel F., born February 3d, 1820; Elmira C., born June 20th, 1822; Amos, born June 27th, 1824; Edward F., born July 2d, 1831.

Thomas Rice and wife, with two children, Elizabeth and Thomas, moved from Ashby to Pompey, and settled on a farm half a mile east of Oran, in March, 1818; he lived on the farm for several years, and then moved into the village of Oran, where he died March 25th, 1843. Elizabeth F. Rice, daughter of the above Thomas, married Erastus P. Williams, of Pompey, July 31st, 1842, and died without