Re: Erastus Race b, 1814,,,Still searching
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Erastus Race b, 1814,,,Still searching
Melva Hofmann 3/25/13
William Alvin Race b before June 1765 Claverack, Columbia, New York-Towns of Lucerne or Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Married: 1798/1799 Mount Pleasant, Wayne, Pennsylvania
Spouse: Abigail Loomis b02 November 1771 Greene, Chenango, New York- Mount Pleasant, Wyoming or, Luzurne, Pennsylvania
(1) Erastus Race b before 05 August 1814 West Copake, Columbia, New York
(Erastus Race birth or christening was recorded by the Dutch Reformed Church)
Additional Information for William Alvin Race
! William A. Race is belived to belong to the Dutch Reformed Church, he lived in or near Kinderhook (town) Columbia Co. NY
Information has been gathered from the following sources.
A very old letter from George M. Race, grand son of Wm. A. Race.
Records of the Dutch Reformed Church,
cemetery records.
Also Sedgwick KS. Newspaper Obit. 1800 Fed. Census Columbia Co. NY.
Also 1790 Livingston town, Fiche N0522 Hanover MA. of Mary Monroe & Film # 0058135- 1850 Census.
A William Race shown in 1790 living in Kinderhook town, Columbia NY, one head of family & two females.
Also 1790 of Lomis or Lummis living in Livingston, Columbia Co. Found numerous spellings of Loomis, Lomis, Lummis. Found records of Abigail Loomis parents, to be Abijah Loomis & Mary Kellogg.
The Loomis family history traces back to Oliver Lummyus Born Thaxted, Essex, Eng.in 1469.
As shown in the Anc. File ver. 4.15 & 4.17.Believe that William & his brother Abraham fought the British & Indian troops at the battle of Saratoga & Burgoyne's Surrender 1776.
The Race name was originally Rees & were from Holland or Germany coming to New York in abt. 1650. Settling near Kinderhook along the Hudson river.
The family name was changed from Rees to a English spelling of Race for those serving in the revolutionary war. Some families keeping the dutch spelling. Some searchers say the name Rees is Welch, Found a family by that name from Wales, Eng. ? Found some records showing Andries Rees B. 1664 N. Y.,
Married 1 Jan. 1697, son Wm. Born 22 Jan. 1710 Albany, N. Y. & a Wm. Rees Ch.22 Jan 1770 Claverack, 1st Dutch Reformed Church, Albany, N.Y..
Parents were Andries & Ariantji Scherp.
Additional Information for Abigail Loomis
Abigail Loomis & William A. Race were married abt. 1767/8 prob. at West Copake, Columbia, NY.
Ref: Film # 935669 & Batch # 7411576, Salt Lake.
They had nine children, all born in West Copake, NY.
Erastus Race M 46 New York (1814)
Mariah Race F37 Pennsylvania 1823)
George E Race M 07 Pennsylvania 1853)
Nancy Race F03 Pennsylvania (1857)
Malenna Race F01 Pennsylvania (1859)
United States Census, 1860
Erastus Race Self M 65 New York (1813/1814/1815)(Farmer)
Philinda Race Wife F50 Pennsylvania (1830)
Erastus Race Stepson M 13 Pennsylvania (1867)
United States Census, 1880
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