1820 Census living in Pomfret, Chautauqua County, NY415

1840 Census lived in Portland, Chautauqua County, NY416

Born at Farmington, CT, July 9, 1762. Died at Portland, Chautauqua County, NY, Feb. 27, 1841. Grave in Portland Cemetery. Enlisted at Southington, CT, 1778, under Capt. Woodruff & Col. Stooker. Enlisted 1779, under Capt. Hodges, Col. Russell. Enlisted I779 under Capt. Goodrich, Col. Myer Skidmore. Enlisted 1781 under Capt. Woodruff, Col. Myer Skidmore. Enlisted 1782 under Capt. Woodruff, Col. Sanford. Married Martha Barnes at Hartford, CT, Feb. 3,1784. She died in Portland, Dec. 6, 1845. He is mentioned in the Pension List of 1840. 412 , 413

Was b. in Conn. July 9, 1762; He m. Martha Barnes, who was b. July 6, 1761. They removed to P. from New Hartford, Oneida County, N. Y. in the winter of 1818-19. They were a month on the road and a full week from Buffalo to P. Owing to the severity of the weather the family suffered severely. At one point the wagon became frozen into the slush and sand on the beach of the lake and he was obliged to unload it and chop it out with axes. He settled on p’t of lot 41, T. 5, occupying a log house until 1828, when the frame house now on the farm was built. It is now occupied by his son Samuel. Mr. M. was a farmer, but from the necessities of the times occasionally engaged in mechanical pursuits, "He was a believer in the Christian faith; in politics a ’76 whig." He d. in P. Feb 27, 1841. Mrs. M. d. Dec. 5, 1845. They were bu. in Evergreen Cemetery. All the ch. were b. in Oneida County and came to P. at different times, four only coming with their parents. NOTE: He was a Revolutionary War Veteran – See Patriot Soldiers of 1775 – 1783 by Frederick Ward Kates pgs 255-256 362