Roe

The immigrant ancestor was David Roe, an early settler in Flushing, Long Island, where he is mentioned in the tax list of 1675. He was a carpenter and farmer, one of the well-to-do residents, owning lands, farm stock, carpenters’ tools and two slaves. His will was proved in 1707. His children were Elizabeth, John (who moved to Cohansy, Cumberland Co, NJ), Mary, and Nathaniel.

Nathaniel Roe, b ca 1670, inherited all his father’s lands in Flushing and probably added to them by purchase. He d in Flushing before 2 Aug 1738 when his will was proved. His children were probably all by his first wife, Elizabeth: David, Nathaniel (II), William who moved to Fishkill, Dutchess Co, John who moved to NJ, and Benjamin who also moved to Fishkill. We will only follow David briefly and then Nathaniel II’s line in greater detail. Nathaniel (I) m2 Mercy Price, a widow, and after his death she m 1754 Edmund Concklin, a widower of Ulster Co, NY.

1 David Roe, who stayed in Flushing, m Deborah --- who is mentioned in his will, proved 1767. He is called gentleman in this will, indicating that he was a man of wealth and prominence. Children b in Flushing:

14 John Roe, b ca 1727, m Grietje Stryt. He resided in Goshen Township, Orange Co for many years and died after 15 April 1794. Among his children were:

142 Elizabeth Roe, b 1763, m Benjamin Drake. This was probably the Benjamin Drake, b 1737, who was a nephew of Martha Drake who m Alexander Jackson, therefore a cousin of Anna Jackson who m John .

143 William Roe, m Elizabeth Allison, dau of John Allison. After William died, she m --- Smith. Her brother, John Wisner Allison, named Richard Poppino one of his executors in his will of 3 Mar 1806

144 David Roe, 14 May 1784 - 29 Oct 1859, m ca 1803 Clarissa Carpenter, 7 Oct 1785 - 29 Jan 1873, daughter of Jesse Carpenter and Sarah Seely. Sarah Seely, b 20 Oct 1762, was the daughter of Bazaleel Seely (Jonas, Ebenezer, Jonas, Obadiah) and Zerviah Satterly. The Roes lived in Chester throughout their lives.

16 Susanna Roe, 1733-1813, m ca 1752 her cousin, Nathaniel Roe of Chester.

2 Nathaniel (II) Roe ca 1702-1785. He married Mary --- about 1725 and moved to Orange County where he purchased land on 11 May 1731 from a Flushing man. This was in the area between Florida and Edenville, in the neighborhood of the Poppinos, Carrs, Armstrongs and Johnsons. This property passed to his son Jonas, and most of Jonas’ descendants, including his son and grandson named Nathaniel continued to live in this Florida area. On 6 June 1731 Nathaniel (II) purchased another tract in Goshen township, now Chester, which became the property of his son Nathaniel. His line of Nathaniels are associated with Chester. Children:

21 Jonas Roe ca 1727-1798. He m ca 1750 Phebe ---. According to Raymond Myers, she could have been the daughter of Caleb and Phebe Smith of Goshen or of Simon Rumsey and his wife, Phebe. According to Elmire Conklin she could have been Phebe Allison, dau of old Joseph Allison. Jonas (along with Jonas, Jr, Nathaniel [his son?) and Timothy Roe, all served in the Fourth Regiment of the Orange County Militia during the Revolution.[2] The 1790 Census shows Jonas with four slaves (a relatively rich man in Orange County) living close to his sons Nathaniel and Benjamin and in between the Johnsons and David Lawrence. That would place them at the southeast of this Poppino/Carr/Armstrong neighborhood. In his will (Liber B, pp 16-18) Jonas left to Nathaniel 3/4 of the land lying on the west side of the road from Florida to Warwick, adjoining the south side of Nathaniel’s land. (That would be Long Ridge Road.) He left his house to George. Children:

211 Nathaniel (III) Roe, b 5 May 1751, m1 12 Feb 1772 Bathsheba Dunning, dau of Jacob Dunning (Bathsheba’s bro John m Mary Seely, granddaughter of Samuel Seely), and m2 22 Oct 1799 Mary l’Hommedieu. He lived in Warwick and died 2 Feb 1821 in Frankford Township, Sussex Co, NJ. Children:

2112 Nathaniel (IV) Roe, 23 Sep 1775-18 Dec 1866, m 25 May 1806 Elizabeth Owen, dau of Israel Owen. (Israel was the brother of John Owen whose dau Frances (Fanny) m John J Poppino and whose dau Sally m George Carr.)[3] Children:

21121 William O Roe 17 Apr 1807-6 Jan 1875, m1 25 Jan 1827 at Amity Presb. Church, Mary Adams, b in NJ ca 1810. She d prior to 1844. He m2 Catherine Sly 17 Mar 1893, daughter of Jacob Sly of Warwick. In the 1850 Census William’s real estate was valued at $14,000--one of the higher figures in Warwick. Children by Mary Adams:

211211 Nathaniel (V) Roe 1 May 1832-12 July 1899, m1 25 May 1855[4] Sarah K Poppino b ca 1832 d before 1880; m2 her sister Mary E Poppino ca. 1841-12 Jun 1909. Both were daughters of Jackson Poppino and Mary Keene of Bellvale; Jackson was son of Richard Poppino and Hannah Jackson. Jackson Poppino’s second wife was Sarah Carr.

21122 Bathsheba Roe, b 1812, m James Adams 1802-1876 of Wantage Twp, Sussex Co. They lived in Wantage and the 1850 Census shows that her father, Nathaniel Roe was living with them. However the 1860 Census shows that he was back in Warwick with his grandson Nathaniel.

2113 Jacob Dunning Roe, b 1777, ml Peggy Joline. (She might have been the daughter of Rev. John Joline who was pastor of the Florida Presbyterian Church from 1795 until his death in 1802. His dau Hester Jane was m to William Poppino.) Jacob m2 --- --- and moved to one of the western states.

2115 John Roe, 6 Feb 1782-13 Mar 1827. M1 30 Sep 1807 at Goshen, Julia Armstrong 1788-1813, dau of Robert Armstrong and Rachel Smith (see p 29). M2 Sarah Hetzel 1796-1846. This may be the John Roe who took an apprentice from John Carr. (In 1829 and 1835, John A Carr and his wife Bersheba Roe sold land on the Florida Edenville Road which adjoined John Roe’s land.).

2118 Joseph Roe, 26 Apr 1791-23 Jan 1864. M 25 Feb 1815 Harriet Wheeler, dau of Gilbert Wheeler and Ruth Benedict. Lived in Warwick.

2119 Bathsheba Maria Roe, 2 Oct 1801 - 9 Sep 1823, m Jacob . He m2 Caroline Roe, dau of Jacob Dunning Roe.

212 Jonas (II) Roe, b ca 1753 –d 1797, m ca 1777 Margaret Allison, dau of Richard and Martha Allison. (Richard was probably the brother of John--see above—and son of old Joseph Allison.) A Jonas was in NYC during the 1790 Census, but if it was the same one he returned to Florida before his death in 1797. Martha died in 1833. Executors were his brother Timothy and Richard Poppino. Children:

2121 Jonas (III) Roe, 23 May 1778-1859. M 10 Jun 1801, Peninah Carr, 17 Feb 1783-14 Nov 1849. They were members of the Florida Presbyterian Church and buried there.[5] Children:

21212 Jefferson Roe, b 9 Feb 1804, m 16 Feb 1826 Mary , dau of Theodore and Elizabeth Valeau. Their son, Charles Roe, b in Orange Co in 1830, was living in Horseheads, Chemung Co in 1912 where he was known as Capt. Roe.

21214 Lewis Roe, 1807-1842/3, m 1833 Caroline Amelia , dau of Maj Samuel Strong and Eunice Helms. Moved to Chemung Co. After his death, his widow m Josiah Read, above.

21217 Alfred Roe, m Maria Knapp, dau of Joseph and Elizabeth Knapp. They lived in Warwick.

21218 Austin Carr Roe 27 Nov 1815-11 Jun 1864. M 1 Mar 1847 Ruth Dennison Strong, sister of Caroline Amelia above. They moved to Adams Co, IL. (There was an Austin Carr living in Newburgh in the 1830 and 1850 censuses. I would guess that he was the brother of Peniinah, thus son of one of the Florida Carrs.)

2122 John Delansa Roe, m Mary Ann ---. He died before 29 Jan 1842 when his widow and Charles Monell were appointed to administer his estate.

2123 William Allison Roe, m Permelia ---. He d at Warwick ca 1837, leaving an infant daughter, Ency H Roe.[6]

213 Joseph Roe, b ca 1755 in Orange Co, m Mary De Kay, dau of Capt Thomas De Kay and Mary Roe.(dau of Nathaniel II). They lived in Warwick. He died in 1798 and his widow m before 20 Nov 1805, Jacob Mabee. According to family tradition, Joseph served in the Revolution, was taken prisoner, carried to England, and later returned home. He is not listed in the NY records however. He left all his land in Warwick to his two oldest sons, Thomas and Joseph as tenants in common. Children:[7]

2131 Thomas De Kay Roe, -d 2 Sep 1850, m Elizabeth Holmes from Elizabeth NJ. About 1804 they moved from Orange Co to Jefferson Co, OH, thence in 1815 to Vermillion Township then in Richland Co, now Ashland Co, OH.

2132 Joseph Roe, m Nancy Rogers. They lived in Warwick. His will was dated 2 Jun 1805 and proved 8 Oct 1806.

2135 Elizabeth Christian Roe, 1789-1882. She m Thomas De Kay and died at Franklinville, Cattaraugus Co, NY.

214 Benjamin Roe, b ca 1757 in Orange Co, m ca 1779 to Catherine . In the 1790 Census he is shown next to Jonas Roe, who is followed by Anna Poppino and Nathaniel Roe. He later moved to Sussex Co, NJ where he died before 1832. None of their children appear to have remained in Orange Co.

215 Timothy Roe, b ca 1759, d 1 Sep 1830. He m. Martha Sayre, dau of John Sayre and Abigail Goldsmith. She d 14 Feb 1842. Her sister was Susannah Johnson. They were members of the Florida Presbyterian Church. Children:

2151 Susanna Roe, m J Roe. Her will, made 11 Jan 1826, proved 18 Jan 1827, mentions son Timothy Roe and daughter Bersheba, wife of Samuel Allison. Samuel was the son of Isaac Allison and Mary Davis, sister of Benjamin Davis. Isaac’s homestead was between Amity and Mt Adam and Mt. Eve. He had large landholdings and sold some to Timothy Roe.[8] In 1841,Samuel and his children Annie Allison and her son Samuel, and Mary Davis Allison moved to Newark, Licking Co, OH where he owned a large tract of land and died 29 Mar 1860. Bersheba apparently died before 1840 since there is no one of her age in the Orange Co census that year and no record of her in Ohio.

2152 John Sayre Roe, b 24 Nov 1787, m 3 Mar 1810 Margaret Carr[9] 16 Dec 1787-17 Jan 1832. He d of cholera 22 Aug 1833 in Ridgefield Township, Huron Co, OH and is buried four miles north of Norwalk, OH. He was a soldier in the War of 1812

2156 Phebe Roe, bapt. 19 Jan 1799 d 25 Jul 1858, m Isaac Williams ca 1803-28 July 1832.[10] Children:

21561 John Wesley Williams, 31 Aug 1832-, m Hannah A Edsall. Child: Hattie A Williams of Florida.

21562 Timothy Roe Williams, -23 Sep 1896, m Julia Edsall, sister of Hannah and dau of John Edsall and Catherine Stage.

216 Daughter Roe m Wessel Smith. In his will, Jonas Roe mentions the children of Wessel Smith: Jesse, Benjamin, Sarah and Mary.

217 Phebe Roe m (prob.) Joseph Medaugh; their daughter, Mary 1777- 1835 m Joseph Totten 1768-1832, son of Joseph Totten 1727-1800 and Mary Poppino.[11]

218 Elizabeth Roe m William Wisner, -1803, son of Capt. John Wisner Sr and brother of Lt. Col Henry Wisner. Children:

2182 William Roe Wisner, 1799-1886, m Elizabeth Miller, a granddaughter of Joseph Totten and Mary Poppino. Their line of descent is covered in the Wisner genealogy.[12]

2183 Phoebe Wisner m Andrew Houston -1838, son of James Houston and Anna Carr.

219 William Roe 1770-1845, m 1790 Phebe Thompson -1852. They lived in Florida until around 1812, then Adams County, OH and later, around 1819, Clark Co, IN. Phoebe was the dau of George Carpenter Thompson and sister of Eleanor, who m Jonas Poppino in 1831.[13]

21(10) George Roe 1777-1815, m 1797 Margaret Struble of Sussex Co, NJ. In 1799 they moved from Florida to Branchville, Sussex Co, NJ. None of their children seem to have settled in Orange Co.

22 Nathaniel Roe 1733-1813, m ca 1752 his cousin, Susanna Roe, dau of David Roe of Flushing. Their farm was about a mile and a half south of Chester, then in Goshen Township. Nathaniel was a Captain in the Third Regiment of the Orange County Militia in the Revolution. Children:

221 Elizabeth Roe, b ca 1753, m 1769 Solomon Smith. Smith’s will, made in 1809, named several Holly grandchildren; David Roe was one of the executors.

222 Nathaniel Roe 1761-1833, m 1782, Mary Satterly 1763-1840, dau of Nathaniel Satterly and Elizabeth Seely of Blooming Grove. He also served in the Revolution and he inherited considerable property from his father. Children:

2225 Thomas Wickham Roe 1795-1818, m Sarah Conkling, dau of Daniel Conkling and Susanna Roe. She m2 Daniel Wilson.

2226 William Roe 1801-1869, m1 Matilda Booth, m2 Abigail Mc Laughlin.

223 William Roe, 1764-1801, m Polly Winans 1766-1844. She m2 1817 Thaddeus Seely.

2231 David Roe 1784-1855, m Clarissa Carpenter 1785-1873, dau of Jesse Carpenter and Sarah Seely.

2233 William Roe 1788-1841, m Mittie Mapes 1795-1823, dau of John Mapes and Elizabeth Hallock.

2235 Susanna Roe 1792-1870, m Jacob Hallock Feagles 1792- 1862, son of Jacob Feagles and --- McWhorter.

23 David Roe 1738-. He enlisted in 1759 in the French and Indian War and probably died in service.

24 Mary Roe 1739-1820, m ca 1757 Capt. Thomas De Kay 1732-1810 of Warwick, son of Col. Thomas De Kay and Christina Duncan.

25 Abigail Roe m Joseph Allison -1772, son of Richard and Martha Allison.

[1] The primary source for the Roes is Clarence Almon Torrey, David Roe of Flushing, LI and some of his descendants, published by the author, Tarrytown, NY, 1926. I have also been greatly helped by the genealogical research of Raymond A Myers, Jr, 502 West Royal Palm Road, Phoenix, AZ 85021, particularly on William O Roe and his descendants.

[2] Office of the State Comptroller, New York in the Revolution, Albany, NY, 1904, p 256.

[3] Information on the Owens is from a petition of Thomas Owen, filed 14 April, 1859, reported in Gemini, Vol XXIV, No 1, June 1994, Twin Tiers Genealogical Society, PO Box 763, Elmira NY 14902

[4] Virginia H Gardner, The Whig Press Marriage Notices 1851-1865, OCGS, 1986

[5] Letter from Perry V Roe, 2661 Tallant Road #606, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, to Goshen Public Library, 10 Nov 1990 gave details on Jonas’ family from a revised edition of Torrey, edited by Charles H Roe in 1959. I haven’t seen it. Perry Roe was seeking the parents of Peninah Carr. Alas I haven’t found the answer.

[6] Letter of Admin F 291, 5 June 1837, appointed James T Post, who was m to Dorothy Roe, guardian of Ency.

[7] Daniel Jessup Roe and Phebe Mariah Roe are not listed in Torrey but do appear in Joseph’s will (Liber B, p 32). Samuel Jessup (who I believe lived on the former John Poppino property) was one of the executors. His son was Daniel Jessup. There may be a relationship here beyond being neighbors.

[8] Leonard Allison Morrison, The History of the Alison or Allison Family, Boston, Dambell & Upham, 1893, pp 216-217. The information that follows about Samuel and his family is from Mary Yonan, yonan@fgi.net, a descendant of Isaac Allison, in an email to me 24 Mar 2003.

[9] Martha Carr according to Theodore M Banta, Sayre Family, 1901, p 270.

[10] ibid

[11] per Fred A Durling in OCGS, Vol 22, p 16.

[12] G Franklin Wisner, The Wisners in America, 1918, photocopy from Tuttle Antequarian Books, vol II, chart 26.

[13] From Elizabeth Horton collection, OCGS, taken by her from Raymond George Carpenter paper at Goshen Library.

[14] Names from the Lewis H Roe family bible are in OCGS Vol 8 #2, p 10.