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     Carolus Horace Burch was born on 7 March 1813 at Venice, NY.. He was the son of Asa Burch II and Abigail Rose. He married Nancy Henrietta Jones, daughter of Roger Jones and Aseneth Denison, on 25 September 1834 at Venice, NY.. He was elected Corporal of a Company, 13th Regiment, 5th Brigade, 3rd Division of Cavalry, New York Militia on 10 September 1838.⁹ He and Nancy Henrietta Jones migrated to Marshall, MI. in 1846, and then to Battle Creek, MI. in 1848. He lived in 1852; was the first to use mill rebuilt by Ellery Hicks. He was a farmer and cabinet maker. He made the spinning wheel that Lucile Kimbal had. He was a charter member of Pennfield Farmer's Grange in 1873. He died on 4 August 1890 at Battle Creek, MI., at age 77. He was buried at Hicks Cemetery, Pennfield Twp, Calhoun Co, MI..¹⁰

     Nancy Henrietta Jones was born on 17 April 1807 at Berne, Albany Co, NY.. She was the daughter of Roger Jones and Aseneth Denison. After the death of her mother, in 1829, Nancy left Berne, NY. and travelled to Wilkes Barre, PA, and then Cayuga Co, NY, visiting relatives. She married the brother of her sister's husband, who lived in Cayuga Co. She married Carolus Horace Burch, son of Asa Burch II and Abigail Rose, on 25 September 1834 at Venice, NY.. She and Carolus Horace Burch migrated to Marshall, MI. in 1846, and then to Battle Creek, MI. in 1848. She held the mortgage of land of Byron H. Hicks. When she died, the income was willed to her husband. After Carolus died, their children received the income.⁸ She died on 20 July 1886 at Battle Creek, MI., at age 79. She was buried at Hicks Cemetery, Pennfield Twp, Calhoun Co, MI..⁹
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I have a transcription of her autograph book, that she used from 1829 to 1837.)¹⁰

     Asa Burch II was born on 3 July 1775. He was the son of Asa Burch and Hannah Chase. He married Abigail Rose, daughter of Wiat Rose and Maude Thankful Tanner, on 9 February 1792 at Stephentown, NY.. He hosted the first meetings of the First Baptist Church at Stephentown, at his house in 1795.⁹ He migrated to Cayuga Co, NY, and settled about one and half miles northwest of East Venice. He was a prosperus farmer, as indicated by the inventory of his Estate in 1801.^10,11 He served in the War of 1812, from August 1812 to January 1813. He was a Captain in charge of a company of a detached militia, 19 NY Regiment, serving at Manchester, Niagara. Capt Burch seved under Col. Henry Bloom and Col. Hugh W. Dobbins.¹² He died on 3 November 1854 at Venice, NY., at age 79. He was buried at East Venice Cemetery, Cayuga Co, NY..¹³


Asa Burch Jr.'s parents and his birth and marriage dates were written in a family record. In August 1890, Thankful Oleva Jones, his youngest daughter transcribed the entire record and sent to her niece Abigail Flagg, who was the family genealogist. I have a copy of that 1890 letter. Lucile Kimball of San Luis Obispo, CA. had the original letter.

     Abigail Rose was born on 2 March 1777. She was the daughter of Wiat Rose and Maude Thankful Tanner. She married Asa Burch II, son of Asa Burch and Hannah Chase, on 9 February 1792 at Stephentown, NY.. She died on 22 July 1843 at Venice, Cayuga Co, NY., at age 66. She was buried at East Venice Cemetery, Cayuga Co, NY..

     Roger Jones was born on 3 December 1756 at Stonington, CT.. He was the son of Henry Jones and Eunice Minor. He served during the Revolutionary War. He was a fifer on a payroll of Capt. Denison's Company of Militia in the 4th Regiment under the command of Col. Killian Van Rensselaer in quelling an insurection in the north east part of Manor Rensselaerwick, New York in April 1777.⁷ He married Hannah Case circa 1780. He was one of the first members of the Baptist Church of Christ in 1783 at Berlin, NY..⁸ He was an ensign in Peter Van Rensselaer's Regiment in 1788 at Albany Co, NY..⁹ He married Aseneth Denison, daughter of Daniel Denison II and Catherine Avery. He lived in 1800 at Berne, Albany Co, NY.. He died on 12 April 1808 at Berne, Albany Co, NY., at age 51. He was buried at Jones Family Burying Ground, East Berne, Albany Co, NY..

     Aseneth Denison was born on 24 February 1767 at Groton, CT.. She was the daughter of Daniel Denison II and Catherine Avery. She married Roger Jones, son of Henry Jones and Eunice Minor. She died on 20 September 1829 at NY. at age 62. She was buried at Jones Family Burying Ground, East Berne, Albany Co, NY..³

     Henry Jones was born on 6 September 1730 at Stonington, CT.. He was the son of Elijah Jones and Mary Maine. He married Eunice Minor, daughter of James Minor II and Sarah Breed, on 19 January 1749 at North Stonington, CT.. He leased land for a farm in Little Hoosick, NY. in 1773 and 1779.⁵ He died at Sempronius, Cayuga Co, NY..

     Eunice Minor was born on 11 January 1729 at Stonington, CT.. She was the daughter of James Minor II and Sarah Breed. She married Henry Jones, son of Elijah Jones and Mary Maine, on 19 January 1749 at North Stonington, CT.. She died at Sempronius, Cayuga Co, NY..

     Elijah Jones was born on 26 May 1706 at Stonington, CT.. He was the son of Henry Jones and Hannah Hill. He married Mary Maine, daughter of Ezekiel Maine Jr. and Hannah Rose, on 12 March 1729 at Stonington, CT.. He died on 22 May 1759 at Stonington, CT., at age 52.

     Mary Maine was born on 14 June 1700 at Stonington, CT.. She was the daughter of Ezekiel Maine Jr. and Hannah Rose. She married Elijah Jones, son of Henry Jones and Hannah Hill, on 12 March 1729 at Stonington, CT..

     Henry Jones was born on 26 May 1680 at Sronington, CT.. He was the son of Thomas Jones and Catherine Gammon. He married Hannah Hill in October 1705 at Stonington, CT..¹

     Hannah Hill was born circa 1685. She married Henry Jones, son of Thomas Jones and Catherine Gammon, in October 1705 at Stonington, CT..¹ She was baptized on 7 August 1709 at First Congregational Church, Stonington, CT..

     Ezekiel Maine Jr. was born in 1670 at Scituate, MA.. He was the son of Ezekiel Maine and Mary (---). He married Mary Wells, daughter of Thomas Wells and Naomi Marshall, on 14 January 1689 at Stonington, CT.. He married Hannah Rose, daughter of Thomas Rose and Alice Hatch, on 22 October 1695 at Stonington, CT.. He died on 20 October 1715 at Stonington, CT..

     Ezekiel Maine was born in 1640 at York Co, ME.. He was the son of John Edmone Mayne and Elizabeth (---). He lived in 1661 at Scituate, MA.. He "hath but one eye" in 1668. He married Mary (---). He moved to Stonington, CT. in 1670. He died on 19 June 1714 at Stonington, CT..

     Hannah Rose was born on 23 May 1669 at Scituate, MA.. She was the daughter of Thomas Rose and Alice Hatch. She married Ezekiel Maine Jr., son of Ezekiel Maine and Mary (---), on 22 October 1695 at Stonington, CT..

     Thomas Rose was born circa 1630 at England. He married (---) (---). He married Alice Hatch, daughter of Thomas Hatch and Lydia Gyles, in December 1665 at Scituate, MA.. He died on 2 May 1710 at Scituate, MA..

     Alice Hatch was born on 25 September 1636 at Tenterdon, Kent, England. She was the daughter of Thomas Hatch and Lydia Gyles. She married Jonas Pickels on 23 December 1657 at Scituate, MA.. She married Thomas Rose in December 1665 at Scituate, MA.. She died on 15 February 1682/83 at Hingham, MA., at age 46.

     Thomas Hatch was born circa 1593 at England. He married Lydia Gyles on 11 February 1617/18 at Tonbridge, England. He migrated to America in 1638. He died before 20 July 1643 at Scituate, MA..

     James Minor II was baptized on 12 January 1707 at Stonington, CT.. He was the son of James Minor and Abigail Eldredge. He married Sarah Breed, daughter of John Breed and Mercy Palmer, on 19 August 1724 at Stonington, CT..

     Sarah Breed was born on 1 February 1704 at Stonington, CT.. She was the daughter of John Breed and Mercy Palmer. She married James Minor II, son of James Minor and Abigail Eldredge, on 19 August 1724 at Stonington, CT..