Elizabeth Cheeseman

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• Alternate birth: 6 Jul 1756, Cow's Neck, Hempstead, Nassau, Long Island, New York

Elizabeth married Philip Thorn on 18 Aug 1779 in St. George's Church, Hempstead, Long Island, New York. Philip (son of Thomas Thorn and Mary Dodge) was born about 1740 in Cow's Neck, Hempstead, Nassau, Long Island, New York; died on 17 Apr 1793 in Flushing, Queens, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Richard Thorn was born on 23 Feb 1786 in Flushing, Queens, New York; died on 20 Jun 1883 in Santa Barbara, California.

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He, his wife, and at least some of their children were baptised as adults into the Episcopalean church at St George's, Hempstead, 5 March 1762.

Abstract of the will of Joseph Cheesman, written 7 Apr 1772; proved 11 Jun 1772 (New-York Historical Society Collection 6:53):

His wills to his son, JOSEPH {...} and all the rest of his estate to his wife, Sarah, for the maintenance and bringing up of his children: witnesses: PHILIP THORNE and JAMES CORNELL.

Joseph married Sarah Badgeley on 20 Feb 1738. Sarah (daughter of Anthony Badgeley and Phoebe Haight) was born about 1723 in Flushing, Queens, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: 1730, Flushing, Queens, New York

Ephraim married Sarah Haight in 1714. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: Abt 1695, Flushing, Queens, New York

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He, his wife, and his father-in-law were very probably Quakers. He and his wife died within months of one another with children still young; his will left his children to the case of his "loving cousin Isaac Thorn", called by Loyalist Clarks, Badgleys, and Allied Families "Mrs. Badgley's nephew." Isaac Thorn moved to Dutchess County, taking the children with him, and became a prominent member of the Nine Partners Quaker meeting.

His will (Long Island Historical Society records, vol. 3, pp. 54-55), dated 26 Mar 1732, proved 8 Apr 1737, leaves to his daughter Sarah his "negro wench Ginney" and all his deceased wife's woollen clothes and apparel.

Anthony married Phoebe Haight on 12 Nov 1719 in Flushing, Queens, New York. Phoebe (daughter of Samuel Haight and Sarah) was born on 12 Nov 1701 in Flushing, Queens, New York; died on 20 Jan 1731 in Flushing, Queens, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: Bef 1698, Flushing, Queens, New York
• Alternate birth: Bef 1701, Flushing, Queens, New York
• Alternate death: 20 Jan 1732, Flushing, Queens, New York

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• Alternate death: Aft 1735

Thomas married Mary Margaret Valentine in 1670. Mary (daughter of Richard Valentine) was born about 1654 in Hempstead, Long Island, New Netherland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Someone named Badgley, possibly Anthony, took the oath of allegiance in Brooklyn in 1687. This Anthony is known to have been living at Flushing in 1698 with wife Elizabeth and three children (Anthony Jr., George, and Phebe). The household also had one slave. In 1700 they are known to have a "plantation" at Flushing. They are listed in town records in the "Dutch" section, suggesting that perhaps Elizabeth was of Dutch origins.

1715 is merely the date of the last known record of his name; in that year he is listed as a sergeant in Capt. John Wright's militia company.

Anthony married Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Also called Samuel Hoyt, Horght, Hoight, etc.

Savage said that he died young and unmarried, but David W. Hoyt's 1871 A Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight, and Hight Families (citation details below), makes a convincing case that he was the same Samuel Hoyt/Haight who appears in Eastchester in 1672 and later, then as a leader among the Quakers of Flushing from 1683 until his death in Sep 1712.

Samuel married Sarah about 1668. Sarah was born about 1650. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"There is a written record stating that William Noble was the father-in-law of Samuel Haight. In the same record is a quote that states that William had no issue of his own body. This may have met that William had no male issue to inherit his lands. William's wife, Mary, may have been the mother of Sarah, making William Sarah's stepfather. It is also possible that she was adopted by the Nobles. If any of this is true, Sarah's maiden name could have been Noble. At present, Sarah's maiden name must remain unknown. There is definitely a relationship between Samuel and William even after his death as Samuel is in charge of the estate and is the one petitioning the court in matters relating to William's will." [Kathy McCurdy, Ancestral Lines of Our Family]

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• Alternate birth: Abt 1620
• Alternate death: Between Oct 1683 and 1685, Hempstead, Nassau, Long Island, New York

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From Van Zee, Babcock, Brooks, Valentine and related families by Valentine Van Zee (citation details below):

"RICHARD VALENTINE was most likely a young man between twenty-five and thirty years when he arrived at Hempstead, as one of the earliest settlers. He died there between October 1683 and 1685. Whether or not he was married at the time he arrived cannot be determined by the few remaining records; if not, he would have married soon after. No record has ever surfaced which give us the name of his wife. Over the years her first name has been given as Jane, Mary and Deborah. Some of the confusion may have originated with the census of 1698 which lists the "Widow Valentine as head of household, residing with her is her son Nathan, and a Jane Valentine, (unidentified). Mary, probably stems from the Cheesman connection, see below. The best guess is that her name was DEBORAH; not only is it also presented by earlier researcher, but in addition is a name carried down through subsequent generations. She was still living in 1704/5, when her son, Richard, made certain provisions for her.

"It has been suggested that Richard may have been born in Lancashire County, England. Various researchers on the subject have stated he was a lineal descendant of Richard Valentine (Valentyn/Le Valentyn) of the Parish of Eccles, Lancashire, England, a proven ancestor of the New England Valentines. It has been proposed that he came to this country with the Winthrop-Saltonstall party to Watertown, Massachusetts. Said to have settled first at Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut in 1634, from where he joined the New Haven colony and crossed the Long Island sound to Hempstead in 1644. To date no records have been found that substantiate any of these claims."

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Emigrated 1628.

Nicholas married Susanna on 12 Jun 1646 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Susanna died on 4 Jul 1655 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She was previously married to William Joyce.

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Emigrated to Charlestown, 1629. In Dorchester by 1633; Scituate 1635; Windsor 1639; Fairfield 1649; Stamford 1657.

Simon Hoyt (~1593-1657) = (unknown wife)
Walter Hoyt/Hayt (1618-~1698) = Rhoda
Zerubbabel Hoyt/Hayt/Haite (~1652-~1738) = Mehitable Keeler
Joseph Hoyt (d. 1731) = Sarah (probably Pickett)
James Hoyt (1708-1774) = Hannah Gould (d. 1778)
Isaac Hoyt (1754-1804) = Mary Raymond (d. >1804)
Mary Hoyt (1787-1852) = Charles Robert Sherman (1788-1829)
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891)

Simon married (Unknown first wife of Simon Hoyt) before 1618. (Unknown died after 1625 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]