4 o * .■'.■ ■' • • * *\ V" -."V^i - U (J> ' o K o r . • • • • o : ■^i^'i'^' » • ^*;J -J' ■»i---«!mii Bit — o o -a? ^<. LASHER GENEALOGY IN THREE PARTS n EDITION OF TWO HUNDRED COPIES NEW YORK C. S. WILLIAMS 1904 •si \ LIBRARY nf CONGRESS TWO Oorles Recetved AUG 23 1904 Q^OooyHfht Entry CLASS f^i-XXo, No, ^ / 2 i» 7- COPYB COPYRIGHT BY CHARLES RICH IQ04 CONTENTS Part First Descendants of Francois Le Seur, No. i. to 115 Part Second Descendants of Sebastian Loescher, No. 200 to 1745 Part Third Descendants of John Lejere, No. 2001 to 2151 PREFACE In the ages to come, sucli books as this will live to give to the world their wealth of information not then from any other source to be obtained. The Great Libraries of the world will preserve them. Appreciating this fact, and actuated in the highest sense by a desire to obey the Divine injunction, "Honor thy father and thy mother," several gentle- men bearing the honored family name of Lasher, de- termined, before it was too late, to put together in tangible shape, such records of the family as are now accessible. The compiling of this genealogy was started through the active co-operation of George W. Lasher, D. D., of Cincinnati, Ohio, Alfred P. Lasher, Esq., of Saugerties, N. Y., Hazard Lasher, Esq., of New York City and Thomas J. Lasher, Esq., of Brooklyn, N. Y., of whom Alfred P. Lasher, Esq. took the lead; giving freely of his time and of his money that this work might be completed, thus gratifying his friends and to be praised by generations yet to come. 6 Preface There are gaps in the work which from the lack of information are not now filled, for the descendants of these early settlers whose name is now Lasher, and other descendants of various names, do not differ from those of other families. More modern details would have been given if more of the letters and cir- culars addressed to the members of the family, soliciting information, had been answered; those who did not answer either from lack of energy or courtesy, or from neglect, or some reason known only to them- selves, have apparently shown their unwillingness to interest themselves in the collection and preservation of the annals of their family. It is to be hoped that some later generation will take an interest in the matter and make more full and complete what is here given. As time progresses, old papers, old books and records, by accidental and other causes are destroyed and lost — knowledge which our ancestors possessed passes away; and this will continue to be the case in the future. The contents of these pages are from church and family records, old papers, tombstones, public documents and the early history of the country, and from information derived from members of the family on whom personal calls Preface 7 were made. They are intended to be acurate and reliable; but in a work of this kind errors are apt to to creep in and no doubt have crept in, in spite of all efforts to prevent it. In the early French, Dutch and German churches the records were kept in the different languages; for the purposes of this genealogy the records are here given by translation and equivalents in English. To the members of the family and others who have kindly allowed the examination of their records and papers and afforded the information they could gather or possessed, the compiler returns his sincere thanks, feeling sure that when all in present life have gone Home, the then reader of these pages will bless the memory of all who in any way lent their aid in pre- paring the manuscript. .^yc^ ,W^^ \..^i l^^"^^ (. " .. nn M .^^f^" ,;^<^ r .^t'" .^^ 9X' rr..^^ di\ '■■■ <^ ^ .' ,'/ ,;.^^'' iP4^ V'.^ ,^i^.« ,."/ .?■ ,iJf 1^/' .^. ^3)^^V. ^ .1"' «/X ^H^?: PART FIRST Descendants of Francois Le Seur No. I to No. 115 The Lasher Family No. I to No. 115 The project of establishing colonies of French Protestants in America, was advocated as early as the middle of the sixteenth century. Spain foremost in discovery and exploration of the New World, was now nearly without a rival upon its continents and waters. The vast empires of Mexico and Peru had fallen an easy prey to her captains; and the riches which this conquest poured into the royal treasury enabled Charles the Fifth to carry on the wars which especially humiliated France. The plan for weakening her inveterate foe by planting settlements along the American shore thus contesting the sovereignty of the New World with Spain was openly advocated by the illustrious Gaspard de Coligny. But there was an- other reason perhaps more potent, that prompted him, he was preparing to be the fearless champion of religious freedom and the rights of conscience that 12 The Lasher Genealogy he proved himself ever after. At this moment, the outlook for Protestantism in France was an anxious one. The doctrines of the Reformation proclaimed by Luther had soon spread into the neighboring ter- ritory of France, and made converts among the learned and titled as well as among the common people. The king, Francis the First, himself professed a desire to see the abuses of the church corrected. Motives of state policy prompted Francis to seek an alliance with the Protestant princes of Germany and to conciliate the Lutherans among his own subjects. But it was not long before, influenced by other con- siderations, he forsook the cause of moderation upon which he had entered, and acknowleged himself the inplacable foe of the Reformation. Parliamentary enactments pronounced the profession of the new doctrines a crime, to be punished with death; and execution for heresy became frequent throughout the kingdom. The last years of Francis I. were stained by the massacre of the Protestant inhabitants of twenty-two towns and villages and by the burning at the stake of fourteen members of the newly organized Church of Meaux. Under his son, Henry II., the laws aimed at heresy became increasingly severe. The Lasher Genealogy 13 From this time on the story of the persecution of the Protestants in France — the intrigues of the Jesuits — that body of religious diplomats to whom "the end Justifies the means" was all in all, wholly sanctioned and upheld by the Roman Catholic Church — we have a story of devastation, bloodshed and dishonor — all in the name of God — wholly uni)aralled in the history of the world. It was from this horrible persecution that fully one-fourth of the population of France sought safety by flight to other lands and there is hardly a civilized country in the world in which the descendants of these Frenchmen cannot be found. Coming down to 1656-59, after a period of compar- ative quiet through the early years of the reign of Louis XIV., the tolerant course adopted by the gov- ernment gave displeasure to the Church of Rome ; and soon the King, yielding to their persuasions, entered upon a reactionary course, which was to cul- minate in the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and in the suppression of the Protestant faith in France by interdicting the national Synods, the last of which was held in November, 1659. It was in these distressful days that Francois Le 14 The Lasher Genealogy Seur came to New Amsterdam ; he arrived April 10th, 1657, soon afterwards settling at New Harlem, where with twenty other freeholders in response to a petition signed by them addressed to the governer and council of New Netherlands, they were permitted to buy a tract of land adjoining the "Great Kill" or Harlem River, on which ground was broken for the new town, August, 14th, 1658, and was named New Harlem by request of Peter Stuyvesant, the Dutch Governor. Francois, with several others, became dissatisfied soon afterwards, owing to excessive taxation by the Dutch and went to Esopus, near the present Kingston, N. Y. It was here and at New Hurley, a near-by town, where he served as a soldier in Capt. Pawling' s Company, in defense against the Indians. He was at Kingston, N. Y., as a soldier, when the little town was invested for three weeks by a band of several hundred Indians ; after a year of terror, known as the Esopus War, peace was concluded with the Indian tribes, July 14th, 1660. Francois Le Seur was born in Challe, or Colmenil, in Normandy, a small borough or market town three miles south of Dieppe. His name, taking such forms as Leseur, Lesier, Lagear, and Logier, was well estab- ^ The Lasher Genealogy 15 lished in Caux, and a century previous had figured among the cloth makers of Rouen. Francois and his sister came over together, neither being married. ["LeSeur was a French Huguenot and one of those who emigrated to Virginia, and it is probable that those who settled in New York — Solomon and others ^came up from there." — Va. Hist. Soc, Feb. 1886.]. As to whether he was a brother of Solomon La Chair, a well known lawyer in those days and con- spicuous for accurate records left by him, it is inter- esting to read : " Solomon La Chair, or another of that ilk, lived in the Esopus, or the region around the present Kingston, Ulster County, N. Y. , having gone there after the New Netherlands became New York City and province — I believe the name Lasher is an adaptation, by way of Holland, of the French name La Chair." " That so many Lashers are found in Ger- mantown, Columbia County, and also in Ulster County, is easily accounted for by the fact that Solomon, and others with their children, went to Kingston, for it was in those places, and their vicinity, that their children raised their families." The record of Francois Le Seur's marriage is in the Dutch Reformed Church, New York, which reads as l6 The Lasher Genealogy follows : "Francois Lejere Van Scalmeny by Dieppe, in Franckryk, en jannetge Hillebrants, Van Amster- dam, July 12, 1659." Translated, reads as follows: Francois Lejere from Scalmeny, near Dieppe, in France, married Jannet Hillebrants from Amsterdam, Holland, July 12, 1659. The marriage record of Francois is that he married Jannet Hillebrants, which means, Jannet the daughter of Hillebrant— she was, in fact, the daughter of Hil- lebrand Paterson, of Amsterdam, Holland. His sister, Jannet LaSeur, married Cornelius A. Viervant, of Utrecht, Oct. 28, 1668, and took up their residence in New Harlem, N. Y. Francois resided for a time in New Harlem and was living in Kingston, N. Y., before his marriage ; immediately after the cere- mony returned there with his wife, and it was there they made their home. From Kingston, the children of Francois moved and made their homes and raised their families in the settlements of Ulster and sur- rounding counties. One of these children, John, re- sided in the vicinity of West Camp, N. Y., settled by the Palatines in 1709-10. Here, John was brought in intimate contact with the Germans, and the families speedily intermarried ; The Lasher Genealogy i^ in a generation or two, all the peculiarities of language, dress and habit of the Frenchman had dis- appeared and the German customs and influences dominated, nothing was left save the name and this was spelled in many ways. In the Kingston, New York and other records, kept by the early churches, the name is variously spelled : Langer, Langier, Langigar, Langeer, Legier, Lachair, Lessier, Lachier, Lesser, Lescier, Lesier, Lasier, Lescher, Leisier, Lisier, Lashier, Liesier, Lasier, Leshier, Lusier, Luzier, Lazier, Lezier, Lizier, Lissier, Lazhier, Loejeer, Logier, Leysier, Lezear, Leycher, Lisser, Litzert, Lygher, Lycher, Laejaer, Lescherin, Loescher, Loscher, Lasser, Leyer, LeChaire. In the records, edited by Fernow for New York City, the name is spelled La Scheer and La Chair. There seems to have been no recorded signature of any of the names in the Hudson River settlements until Dec. 30th, 1701, when John's name, signed to a petition is spelled Jno. Lashair. Again in a petition to Lord Cornbury, Oct. 2nd, 1702, as a resident of Ulster County, it is spelled Jan. Losir. At about this time the other family of Lashers, who were of German descent, are recorded under the name Lasch- i8 The Lasher Genealogy erin and Loescher and the other spellings above noted, but in a generation or two the families were so merged that they were all known as of one name with its mul- titudenous spellings until 1721 ; when the name was universally pronounced, and in this year first spelled, Lasher. Up to this time, and for many years after- wards, Domines and every one else who had the keeping of records as part of their official duties, spelled the name phonetically, or Just as it sounded when spoken before them ; in many church records the same Domine spelled it in many different ways. Francois anglicized is Francis — thus we have living at Kingston, N. Y., in 1659, Francis Lasher, born 1625 a French Hugenot " Who fled from the storms in his own country to find quiet in ours." He was a strong, resourceful man ; in the wilderness making a home ; fighting as a soldier in the Indian Wars ; all the while providing well for his family and inculcating the moral precepts as taught by the Church. His descendants have proved themselves worthy ; we have found them intensely loyal to the Colonial government and still more loyal to the cause of liberty as upholders of the Revolution. Francois was by profession a Civil Engineer, at The Lasher Genealogy 19 which profession he worked as opportunity offered, but like all the other settlers of those days he follow- ed farming for a livelihood, indeed there was little else to do. He came from a distinguished family in Normandy as evidenced by the Historical Records and family Coat-of-Arms reproduced in this book. His brother was Eustace Le Seur, the celebrated painter, born in 1617, and his grand-nephew was Jean F. Le Seur, the comi)oser, born in 1763 ; the attainments and brilliant achievements of some of the present generation show marked characteristics of their honored ancestors. 1. FRANCOIS LE SEUR, m. Jannet Hillebrants, July 12, 1659. Lived in Kingston, N. Y. Children : 2. JOHN, bap. July 12, 1665. 3. NICHOLAS, bap. 1668. His descendants, Lozier. 2. JOHN, m. Rachel Smedes, of New York City, 1686. He was born in Kingston, N. Y., and raised his children there. He was an elder of the church at 20 The Lasher Genealogy time of marriage. He was trustee of the Corporation of Kingston, 1695-6-9, 1700-2-5-7. He was a vol- unteer against Canada from Queensbury, West Camp. He was at west side of Hudson river in Palitinate Colony, winter of 1710. Children: 4. Jannet, bap. June 12, 1687. 5. JOHN, bap. March 24, 1689. His descendants, Lasher. 6. Catharine, bap. Sept. 18, 1692. 5. JOHN, m. Catharine Leggett, Dec. 3, 1706, at the Dutch Church, Kingston, on presentation of a license from Lord Cornbury. Lived at Kingston and West Camp, N. Y. One child was : 7. JOHN, b. 1712 ; m. Anna Maria Clum. / ' 7. JOHN, m. Anna Maria Clum. Lived at West Camp, Athens and German- town, N. Y. Children : 8. Veronica, bap. April 5, 1738. 9. ELIZABETH, bap. Nov. 9, 1739. The Lasher Genealogy 21 iO. PHILIP, bap. Dec. 8, 1741. 11. Anna Margaret, bap. April 15, 1743. 12. ANNA MARIA, bap. Jan. 11, 1746. 13. Catharine, bap. July 28, 1749. 14. JOHN, bap. Oct. 3, 1752. 15. PETER, bap. May 2, 1755. 9. ELIZABETH, m. Peter Saiilbeck. Lived at Germantown, N. Y. Children : 16. John, bap. Nov. 30, 1755. 17. Catharine, bap. Dec. 5, 1767. 10. PHILIP, m. Gertrude Plass, April 16, 1769 ; she d. Sept. 30, 1770. He was in 11th Regiment Albany County, N. Y., War of the Revolution. One child : 18. John, bap. Sept. 28, 1770. 12. ANNA MARIA, m. Peter Burhans. One child: 19. John, bap. Sept 28, 1766. 14. JOHN, m. Christina Moore. Lived at Germantown, N. Y. Children : 22 The Lasher Genealogy 20. Sebastian, bap. Sept. 10, 1776 ; d. yonng. 21. Catharine, bap. July 9, 1779. 22. John, bap. August 19, 1787. 23. Sebastian, bap. Feb. 25, 1791. 15. PETER, m. Maria Cook. _- Lived at Germantown, N. Y. She was a daughter of John Cook. Their children were baptized at Rhinebeck and Gfermantown, N. Y. The first services of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Tivoli, N. Y., were held at the house of Palmer Cook, son of above John. ( He was a woolen manufacturer and came to Tivoli from Connecticut, building his factory just north of the village ). These ^ services were soon followed by the formation of a parish and the erection of old St. Paul's church in 1815. Children : 24. JAMES, bap. March 8, 1789. 25. JOHN, bap. August 19, 1790. 26. Catharine, bap. July 26, 1792. 27. PETER P., bap. May 5, 1794. The Lasher Genealogy 23 28. Anna, bap. Sept. 1, 1796; m. Sylvester Clum. 29. Margaret, bap. Feb. 19, 1799. 24. JAMES, b. Feb. 27, 1789 ; bap. March 8, 1789, at the Lutheran Church, Germantown, N. Y. ; m. Jan. 7, 1815, Ann Brink, of Saugerties,N.Y. They lived in the latter town and raised their family there. He was a well-to-do farmer and was well known all over the county for his public spirit and loyalty to the best interests of his town. His wife was a descendant of Cornelius Lambertson Brink, who acquired lands in Saugerties, Feb. 6, 1688, and who built the stone house still standing ; he was taken prisoner at the massacre at Esopus (Kingston) in 1663, but was finally rescued after a captivity of three months. Children : 30. PETER W., b. Aug. 20, 1816. 31. Rufus, b. Aug. 13, 1819; m. Jan. 5, 1848, Sarah C. Hommet. He died 1858. 32. Margaret, b. July 31, 1822. 33. JOHN EDMUND, b. Jan. 12, 1826. 25. JOHN, m. Catharine Moore, Aug. 23, 1818. Lived at Germantown, N. Y. Children : 24 The Lasher Genealog:y 34. Christina Catharine, bap. Dec. 4, 1814 ; m. Jacob Coon, Aug. 29, 1842. 35. JOHN EDWARD, bap. May 9, 1816; d. 1816. 36. Maria Anna, bap. Oct. 9, 1817 ; m. J. Hallen- beck. 37. Jane Caroline, bap. Dec. 31, 1827 ; m. Edw. Vredenburgh, Jan. 22, 1846. 38. Cornelia Kachel, bap. Dec. 31, 1827. 39. PETER NELSON, bap. Feb. 21, 1831. 40. Lena, bap. June 17, 1821 ; m. Wm. Couse. 41. JACOB W., bap. July 23, 1823. 42. MATILDA, bap. June 28, 1835. 27. PETER P., m. Elmira Snyder, July 4, 1819. He d. 1844. Lived at Germantown, N. Y. Children : 43. Albert, bap. May 3, 1820 ; d. April 10, 1901. 44. Henrietta, bap. Dec. 23, 1821. 45. Herman, bap. Aug. 29, 1894. 46. Nelson, bap. Oct. 22, 1826. ^^^ %■ '/? ,x cr-zy-y-z^-' (33) -c-^^ The Lasher Genealogy 25 47. RENSELLAER, bap. Oct. o, 1828. 48. Wyanna, bap. June 27, 1830. 30. PETER W., m. Anna M. Hardin, 1840. They lived at Woodstock, N. Y. Children : 49. Cornelia, bap. Feb. 19, 1849, at Lutheran Church Woodstock; lives in Saugerties, N. Y. 50. James, bap. Sept. 15, 1851 ; m. Celia Misner. Lives at Woodstock, N. Y. 51. AUGUSTUS, bap. Aug. 7, 1841. 33. JOHN EDMUND, b. Jan. 12, 1826 ; m. (1) Catherine Elizabeth Wilson, Jan. 27, 1852 ; m. (2) Margaret A. Myers, Sept. 5, 1877 ; m. (3) Helen (Knapp) Hazard, Feb. 15, 1888. His wife, Catharine Elizabeth Wilson, was a daughter of James Wilson, of Coxsackie, N. Y., and his wife, Rachel Vosberg. Their daughter, Jane, m. Cyrus Burhans, and their dau. Louise, m. Charles F. North, of Cohoes, N. Y. The father of above James was Alonzo Wilson, who m. Mary . They were from Massachusetts and were of the early settlers in and around Boston. 26 The Lasher Genealogy In connection with the record of John Edmund Lasher it may be said that the lives of successful men whose influence moulds the events of life by subduing adversity, and shaping toward their personal good each condition as it confronts them is always interest- ing and instructive; but it becomes more so when such lives present in combined view the elements of material success, blended with the completeness of moral attribute and the attractions of an unblemished reputation. Such characters stand out as the proofs of human progress, the illustrations of human dignity and worth, and as beacon lights to the generations which follow. The success of such a man is not, as some would consider, fortuitous; it is not the result of a chain of fortunate accidents; it is the logical result of a nature into which are infused the characteristics of a strong will, keen perception and indomitable energy, which utilized, have made their possessor a successful man. Mr. Lasher passed his boyhood days amidst the surroundings of a rural home. His father, though a man of limited means, was a highly respected member of the community, and one of the leading agricul- turists of the country. Here our subject passed an The Lasher Genealogy 27 uneventful boyhood, availing himself of every oppor- tunity for schooling during the winter months at the district school. At the age of twenty-one, Mr. Lasher went to Saugerties, N. Y., and accepted a position as clerk in a store, a few months later he went to Coxsackie, N.Y., and became associated with his brother who was already in business there. Here he remained five years, and although the monotony may have been irksome, and the remuneration small, still the eX' perience was salutary, by familiarizing him with the routine of general business and a practical insight into commercial life. He was a close observer, quick to grasp opportunities afforded him to study human character as exemplified in the different individuals with whom he came in contact, and there is little doubt that the lessons learned at that country store were invaluable in moulding the future character of the man, and in giving him habits of method and organization, which qualified him in an eminent de- gree for the arduous and extensive operations in which he was destined to become engaged. In fact Mr. Lasher looked back upon that experience as one of the most profitable periods of his life. In 1853 he 28 The Lasher Genealogy engaged in the general merchandise business at Cox- sackie having formed a partnership with Alfred Pal- mer for that purpose, which business continued until Jan. 1, 1857, when Mr. Lasher became a member of the firm of Shultis and Lasher of Saugerties. He retired from this firm Jan. 1, 1862, at which time he formed a partnership under the name of Russell and Lasher, this being dissolved by mutual consent Jan. 1, 1867, Mr. Lasher retiring. During these years his extensive dealings with the Hudson River Railroad Company had brought him into contact with the ofllcials of the road, with whom he had become personally acquainted and intimate. In 1867 he entered into a contract to supply a large bill of bridge and dimension timber for this Company and on the 25th of February started for Florida; arriving there he visited the lumber regions and then went on a similar trip through the lumber regions of Georgia. This even more favorably impressed him with the business. The lumber he had contracted to supply was delivered as per contract. His next contract was with W. H. Vanderbilt for 175,000 pine ties, which were the first Southern pine railroad ties introduced in the North. From this time on he devoted his attention solely to this business, The Lasher Genealogy 29 handling from thirty to thirty-five million feet of ties and timber annually. Mr, Lasher always found time to devote to the general welfare of the community in which he lived, and he gave liberally of his time and means towards public and charitable enterprises. He gave a mag- nificent pipe organ to the Reformed Church, of which he was a consistent member and elder for many years. He presented a fine bell to the First Baptist Church of his town, and a similar one to the Methodist Church of Bristol, New York. During the latter years of his life Mr. Lasher was an extensive traveller. He visited every state and capitol city in the Union, except Dallas. He was a thorough American and believed that within the limits of his own country the scenery was as beautiful and attractive as that in other lands. He was an ardent Republican from the foundation of that party until the day of his death — and though many times importuned, would never accept public office. When the Ulster County Savings Institution had become involved, a few of the public men of Kingston were laboring zealously to avert a calamity by effecting 30 The Lashef Genealogy a new organization of the bank upon a sound basis; these gentlemen appealed to Mr. Lasher to serve as one of the new board of officers. He could only accept the position at a considerable sacrifice of time and perhaps business loss, yet his interest in matters of such public welfare to his County was so strong that he accepted, and the new organization was successfully accomplished and at the first meeting of the board of directors he was elected vice-president, a position he held continuously until his retirement, due to failing health. He also served for many years as a director of the First National Bank of Saugerties. He spent the sunset of his years in his pleasant home at Saug- erties-on-Hudson, surrounded by the comforts and luxuries of a competence. His success was due to his own personal efforts and untiring industry, while honor and integrity were his guiding stars. In his death he was sincerely mourned by all. To his descendants he left the priceless heritage of a good name. The only child of John Edmund Lasher and his wife Catharine Elizabeth Wilson was: 52. ALFRED P., b. July 9, 1855; bap. June 16, 1860, at Lutheran Church. The Lasher Genealogy 31 35. JOHN E., m. Maria Rockefeller. Her will was proved March 8, 1890, and devises to sons Winfield S. and Louis P. and to dau. Annie Perkins. Children: 53. Winfield, S., b. Feb. 15, 1853; m. Celia Bradv. . 54. ANNA, b. April 14, 1856, 65. Lewis P., b. Jan., 1866. 56. Bessie W., b. June 15, 1889. 41. JACOB W., m. Dec. 2, 1849; Catherine A. Sipperly. He d. 1899. Children: 67. Clarence W., b. 1850; m. Letitia J. Ross. ■ (58.) Frederick N., b. 1852; m. Lizzie D. Morgan. (1271). He d. 59. Cambridge E., b. 1855; d. 1877. 60. Estella C, b. June 22, 1858; m. Frank E. Burnett, Oct. 30, 1879. 61. Mary C, b. 1865; m. Walter H. Woolsey, Oct. 22, 1884. 32 The Lasher Genealogy 42. MATILDA, m. Chauncy Snyder, April 17, 1866. Children. 62. Mary C, b. Feb. 22, 1867. 63. WASHINGTON, b. Oct. 31, 1869. 64. CLARENCE E., b. April 6, 1871. 47. RENSELLAER, m. Delia . Lived at Germantown. Children: 65. Elida, bap. Oct. 12, 1853. 51. AUGUSTUS, m. July 3, 1866; m. Almira De La Mater; b. Aug. 4, 1850. Lived at Bearsville, Ulster Co., N. Y. Child- ren: 66. Lettie, b. Sept. 15, 1867; m. Myron Riven- berg, June 28, 1894. She d. April 4, 1903. 67. SHELDON, b. Oct. 31, 1869. 68. ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 25, 1876. 52. ALFRED P., b. July 9, 1855; m. Mary M. Gillespy of Saugerties, 1882. Mary M. Gillespy is a daughter of Jason Gillespy The Lasher Genealogy 33 and his wife Mary Von Vredenburg, Jason was a son of Capt. John Gillespy, b. 1773 at Saugerties and bnried there, d. 1852, and his wife Lavinia Myers. Capt John was a son of Major John Gillespy, b. 1741; d. Jan. o, 1810, and his wife Rachel Smedes, b. 1742; d. 1825. Major John was the son of John Gillespy who was of the old Scotch family of this name, well known in the north of Scotland. Mary Von Vredenburg, wife of Jason Gillespy was a descendant of William Von Vredenburg who came to New Amsterdam in 1658 in the ship "Gilded Beaver." He was a soldier in the Dutch West India Service, lived at fort "William Hendrick" in 1673, and in the new fortification of New Orange. He removed to Esopiis, now Kingston, N. Y., in 1667. He married in New Amsterdam Oct. 19, 1674, Appolonia Barents of New Netherland. Among the business men of Saugerties no one holds a more prominent place than Alfred P. Lasher who is interested in many of the important enterprises of Ulster County. He was born in Coxsackie, Greene Co., from which place his father John Edmond Lasher removed when he was but three years old. His education was acquired in the public schools 34 The Lasher Genealogy of Saugerties, which was supplemented by a course of study at Glens Falls and Hudson Academies. He has been a deep student of business methods in which lines he has but few equals. When he was eighteen years old, he entered the employ of Burhans & Brainerd, remaining with them as a clerk for one year when failing health compelled a rest for six months. He next engaged as shipping clerk with John Maxwell at Maiden remaining there nearly two years. In 1881, Mr. Lasher went south and was engaged in shipping turpentine and yellow pine, familiarizing himself thoroughly with the details of that business. On his return he worked for his father for five years, during which time he was thoroughly drilled in the application of strict business methods At the end of five years he was taken into partner- ship and for many years thereafter assumed the man- agement of the large operations in which the firm was engaged; their business was furnishing yellow pine lumber, ties and bridge lumber being their specialty. The business was founded by the elder Mr. Lasher, but the energy and ability of the son added much to The Lasher Genealogy 35 the success of the firm, which enjoyed the full confi- dence of all with whom they had dealings. In politics, Mr. Lasher is a Republican and al- though he never aspired to office holding, he was prevailed upon to accept one term as Mayor of Sau- gerties to which office he was elected to serve for the year 1898. He was a member of the County Central Committee for many years. He has been a member of the Board of Education since its organization and has been honored by election to its various offices; this service has extended over a period of eleven years. He is also one of the trustees of the Village Corpora- tion. He is president of the Free Public Library of Saugerties. On the death of his father he succeeded him as a director in the Ulster County Savings Bank of Kings- ton which position he held for four years, at the expiration of which time he felt that he should give his entire time to the First National Bank of Sauger- ties of which he has been a director for the past six years. He has also been a director in the Saugerties Savings Bank for the past four years. Mr. Lasher has always been much interested in 36 The Lasher Genealogy the Reformed Church of which at the present time he is an Elder. He is also a member of the Exempt Firemen of Saugerties. Socially he belongs to a number of Fra- ternities among them the Scottish Rights of the Northern Jurisdiction of New York. He was made a thirty-second Degree Mason, May 29, 1891; is a member Mecca Temple of Shrines of New York City. He is a man of energy, one who believes in making a success of his life work and who so far has prospered in whatever he has undertaken. He is a prominent and much respected citizen in the community in which he lives. The children of Alfred P. Lasher and Mary M. Gillespy are as follows : 69. James, b. 1883; d. 70. Roland, b. 1884; d. 71. Jessie Elizabeth, b. March 3, 1886. 54. ANNA, m. (1) George Perkins, (2) Charles Brown. Children : 72. Bessie, m. Dr. Milton Sherwood, Feb. 22, 1900. ...^.J JESSIE ELIZABETH LASHER (71) 38 The Lasher Genealogy 81. Milford, b. Feb. 26, 1903. 39. PETER N., m. Hannah Winans, Oct. 1858. Children : 82. Seymour, b. Sept. 30, 1859; d. 1880. 83. Esther, b. July 24, 1861; m. Charles M. Linzey. 84. John, b. Dec. 1863; d. 1869. 85. FRANK, b. Oct. 1866. 86. HERBERT, b. Oct. 1868. 87. JENNIE v., b. Feb. 15, 1871. 88. Tillie, b. April 11, 1873; m. (1) J. C. Seism, Oct. 14, 1891; (2) John Bell. 89. EDWARD N., b. Nov. 26, 1875. 90. Alice M., b. March 4, 1878; m. Rev. Wm. Ward, June 9, 1897. 85. FRANK, m. Julia Lant, June 1890. Children : 91. Herman, b. May, 1892. 86. HERBERT, m. Mary E. Saxe, Oct. 17, 1889. Children : The Lasher Genealogy 3«) 92. Nelson, b. Sept. 8, 1893. 87. JENNIE v., m. Platte Fisher, Feb. 17, 1891. Children : 93. Blanche, b. Aug. 1892. 94. Edith, b. March, 1894. 95. Howard, b. Sept. 10, 1898. 96. Hattie, b. Oct. 1901. 89. EDWARD N., m. Mary E. Saile, Dec. 29, 1897. Children : 97. Leslie, b. Sept. 1898. 3. NICHOLAS LOZIER, m. (1) Tryntie Sleghte, at New Amsterdam, May 8, 1691. Lived at Esopus, now Kingston, N. Y, He adopted the family name of Lozier which name has held with his descendants. He was admitted to the Dutch Reformed Church of Hackensack, N. J., on confession of faith, April 4, 1702, his wife, Tryntie Sleghte, was admitted Oct. 12, 1700. Deacon in 1713. Elder in 1723. As an elder of this church he signs the call to Rev. Georgius 40 The Lasher Genealogy Wilhelmus Mancius, Aug. 18, 1731. He and his second wife Anta Banta were transferred from the Hackensack Church to the Schraalenburg Church, when it was formed prior to 1733. One of the children of Nicholas Lozier and his wife Tryntie Sleghte was: 98. JACOBUS, b. Sept. 4, 1707; at Hacken- sack, N. J. 98. JACOBUS, (James) m. Maria Duryea, Oct. 26, 1732. Lived at Schraalenburgh, N. J. He was made Deacon of Church, May 22, 1755. One of their children was: 99. PETER, b. Dec. 10, 1735. 99. PETER, m. Rebecca Peck. She was of Eng- lish descent and most respectable family. Lived at Schraalenburgh, N. J. One of their children was: 100. PETER, b. Oct. 9, 1774. 100. PETER, m. Brouwer. Lived at Schraalenburgh, N. J., and Phil- lipston, N. J. One of their children was : The Lasher Genealogy 41 101. NICHOLAS, b. Nov. 25, 1798. 101. NICHOLAS, m. Sarah Barton, Dec. 25, 1827. Lived at Phillipston, N. Y., and Newburgh, N. Y. One of their children was : 102. ISAAC V. D., b. Dec. 23, 1828. 102. ISAAC V. D., m. Margaret J. Shay, May 16, 1850. He. d. Nov. 1873. Lived at Newburgh, N. Y. Children : 103. HIRAM, b. June 4, 1852. 104. ISAAC B., 105. LUELLA D., 106. Frank P., 103. HIRAM LOZIER, m. Martha Wylie, March 25, 1874. Lives at Newburgh, N. Y. He was educated in the Public Schools and Acad- emy of his native city, graduating, class 1868. Then entered the employ of the Washington Iron Works of Newburgh, as bookkeeper, for one year, after which 42 The Lasher Genealogy was several years with the Whitehill Engine Co., learning practical engine business. Then went with the Fishkill Landing Machine Co. of Fishkill Land- ing, N. Y., and has been with them twenty -two years, of which Company he is a Trustee and its Secretary and Treasurer. He is Vice-President for Orange County of the Holland Society of New York. A member of Empire State Society Sons of the Revolution. Trustee of Newburgh Historical Society. Treasurer of Masonic Veterans Association of Newburgh, N. Y. Has held various offices in the Masonic and Odd Fellow Frater- nities. Member Board of Excise nine years, and of the Board of Education. Chairman Newburgh City Library eight years and Trustee of Trinity M. E. Church. Children : 107. Katherine M., 108. Elena M., 104. ISAAC B., m. Margaret Merritt. Lived at Newburgh, N. Y. In 1904 he is a member of the Common Council of Newburgh, N. Y., representing the second ward as Alderman. Children : The Lasher Genealogy 43 109. Merritt W., 110. Mary S., 105. LUELLA D., m. George F. Hill. Lived at Newburgh, N. Y. Children : 111. Delores, 112. Edith, 113. Marie, 114. Everett, 115. Louise, AN EARLY RESIDENT PART SECOND Descendants of Sebastian Loescher No. 200 to No. 174.5 "the glory of children are their fathers. "this shall be written for the generation to come." "tell your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation." SEBASTIAN LOESCHER No. 200 to No. 1745 The period from 1702-1727 marks an epoch in the early German emigration. Between forty and sixty thousand left their native country. The unparalled ravages and desolations by the troops of Louis XIY under Turenne were the stern prelude to bloody per- secutions. To escape the dreadful sufferings awaiting them, German and other protestants emigrated to the English Colonies in America. In 1708 and 1709, thirty-three thousand on an invitation of Queen Anne, left their homes in the Rhine country for London, where some twelve or fifteen thousand arrived in the summer of 1708. Ten sails of vessels were freighted with upwards of four thousand Germans for New York. They departed on or about the 2oth of De- cember, 1709, and after a six months tedious voyage reached New York in June, 1710. On the inward passage and immediately on landing it is estimated seventeen hundred died. The survivors were en- camped in tents they had brought with them from .^8 The Lasher Genealogy 4 England, on Nutting, now Governors Island. Here they remained till late in Autumn when about four- teen hundred were removed one hundred miles up the Hudson River where they formed two settlements, one of these called East Camp, composed of four so- called "villages" (Hunterstown, Queensburg, Anns- burg and Hapsburg) was in the present town of Ger- mantown, Columbia County, and the other called West Camp, composed of three so-called "villages" (Elizabethtown, Georgetown and Newtown) was in the present town of Saugerties, Ulster County, but originally under the jurisdiction of Albany County. The widowed women, sickly men and orphan children remained in New York. Those settled on Hudson River were under indenture to serve Queen Anne as grateful subjects, to manufacture tar and raise hemp in order to repay their expenses of transportation, and cost of subsistence, to the amount of ten thousand pounds sterling, which had been advanced by Parlia- mentary grant. A supply of naval stores from this arrangement had been confidently anticipated. The experiment proved a complete failure. There was mismanagement. The Germans, being unjustly op- pressed, became dissatisfied with their treatment, and The Lasher Genealogy 49 with their situation. Gov. Hunter resorted to violent measures to secure obedience to his demands. In this too, he failed. One hundred and fifty families, to escape the certainty of famishing, left late in the Autumn of 1712 for Schoharie Valley, some sixty miles northwest of Livingston Manor. After three weeks travel through the unbroken forests, they reached Schoharie. Here they remained some ten years, when owing to some defect in their titles, they were deprived of both lands and improvements. In the Spring of 1723 thirty-three families removed and settled in Pennsylvania, in Tulpehocken, some fifteen miles west of Reading. A few years afterward others followed them. The other dissatisfied Germans who did not choose to follow their friends to Pennsylvania sought for and found a future home on the frontiers of Mohawk Valley. Timothy Dwight writing pre- vious to 1822, says of the Germans of Germantown, N. Y. "A small collection of them at Germantown in the southwest corner of Columbia County have been mentioned to me by authority which I cannot dispute, as a very worthy and respectable body of people, distinguished for their industry, good order, sound morals and attachment to religion." 50 The Lasher Genealogy Among the early settlers at West Camp, N. Y., we find Sebastian Loesclier with his wife and children. Some of the latter when of age crossed the Hudson River to East Camp, now Germantown, N. Y., and there raised their families. As to the antecedents of Sebastian Lasher little is known except that he was probably a German. It is unknown from which part or place in Germany he came ; there is no record yet discovered which would show that he was a Palatine or was not a Palatine. We know this simple fact in regard to him ; he was at West Camp in 1710. That he came to West Camp with his wife and several of his children is proven be- yond question, for in the marriage record of his son George in 1726 it is distinctly stated that he is the son of Sebastian. George having been married in 1726, is of evidence that he was born previous to the first settlement of the Palatines at West Camp. It may be conceded by some and taken for granted by others that he was a Palatine, but it is not proven. There is no proof that he was a German. The fact that he attended the German Lutheran Church or the Dutch Reformed Church is no evidence, as the settlers of all nations made one of these two churches the The Lasher Genealogy 51 House of Worsliip for themselves and their children. There are many in the family who believe that the first Sebastian Lasher was a descendant of Solomon La Chaire of New York, the lawyer practising there in 1645 to 1662, and given the Old German name of Se- bastian because born and brought up in the midst of Germans. In substantiation of this belief there are many theories. There are those who claim (and their claim is entitled to more than a passing consideration) that he was an older brother of John Lasher whose des- cendants are given in the third part of this book. This John having come with him to this country and remaining in New York as an apprentice in the Cord- wainer's trade. The fact that no land titles were given to the early settlers at East and West Camp, is of itself good reason, why no authentic record is now to be had concerning the early life and possessions of these people. Subjected to desolating persecutions, the Luth- erans in Germany and Huguenots in France, the cul- tured and educated, as well as the poor who had had no opportunities, were alike driven to seek new homes in foreign lands. All indications point towards a 52 The Lasher Genealogy higher state of advancement for Sebastian Lasher than was usual amongst the immigrants. The story of the Palatines is here-with given be- cause the immediate descendants of Sebastian Lasher took their wives and husbands from amongst these people, and therefore there is probably not any of this family but are connected with the early Palatine settlers. Of Sebastian Lasher, the only positive re- cord is the record of the birth of his daughter Maria Elizabeth, and her baptism in the church at West Camp in 1710, and in the record that he was willing to stay at West Camp in 1724 if lands were surveyed to him. Under the heads of families mention is made in but few instances, as to the occupation of these people ; they are largely farmers and fruit growers of the better class. The early settlers came from parts of Germany which have been among the best culti- vated portions of Euroj^e, and naturally took to farm- ing. Other pursuits were followed, it is true, but the prevailing pursuit was agriculture. In the classified list of those who reached London during the great German Exodus in 1709, more than 67 per cent were farmers. The Lasher Genealogy 53 Nine tenths of the Palatines who came to New York during this Exodus left the city and went into the country, and most of them took to farming. In fact there was nothing else for them to get at for many years. Even most of those who had mechanical trades were compelled to take to farming because there was not much of a demand for bakers, glass- blowers, millers, engravers, and some other classes of handicraftsmen. So it is with many of the descend- ants of Sebastian Lasher— they are doing the farming on their fertile acres— adjacent to their neighbors who are nearly all descendants of the first farmer Palatine immigrants. As a rule these people have attended strictly to the business of farming and are well to do. The occupation of land by the early settlers was subject to a system known as Quit Rent, which was a reserved rent in grant of land by the Proprietary— by the payment of which the landholder was to be freed from the other taxes. 201. SEBASTIAN LASHER, m. Elizabeth . He is at West Camp, N. Y., in 1710, and is in a list of those willing to stay at Livingston Manor, East Camp, if lands are surveyed to them. Dated August 26, 1724. Children : 54 The Lasher Genealogy 202. SEBASTIAN, b. 1696. 203. CONRAD, b. 1708. 204. GEORGE, b. 1703. 205. Maria Elizabeth, bap. June 1, 1710. 202. SEBASTIAN, m. Elizabeth Livingston. Lived at Livingston Manor, Albany Co., N. Y. His will dated June 11, 1775, proved Feb. 1, 1776, devises to Sebastian, Jr., his oldest son; to his wife Elizabeth, and to his children as named below. His brother Conrad named as one Exor. Children : 208. SEBASTIAN, 207. SAMUEL, 208. ELIZABETH, bap. Sept. 29, 1719. 209. HELENA, b. 1727. 210. HANNAH, b. 1730. 211. VELTEN, bap. May 6, 1738. 212. FREDERICK, bap. May 6, 1738. 213. MARKUS, bap. March 4, 1740. 214. Herman, bap. June 4, 1742. The Lasher Genealogy 55 208. SEBASTIAN, m. Gertrude Sliultis. Lived in Germantown, N. Y. He made his will June 9, 1803, proved Sept. 23, 1803, devises to wife Gertrude and sons John, Con- rad, Sebastian, Jr., "mein tochter man Jacobus Eig- ner" and "mein tochter man Petrus Eigner," names as Exors. John B. "meinen" John Philip and his own wife Gertrude. Children : 215. SEBASTIAN, bap. Jan. 20, 1764. 216. PHILIP, bap. Oct. 21, 1774. 217. Elizabeth, bap. Nov. 8, 1766. 218. GERTRUDE, bap. Oct. 10, 1769. 219. Catharine; bap. May 19, 1773. 220. CONRAD C. bap. Jan. 8, 1779. 221. John, bap. Nov. 12, 1783. 207. SAMUEL, m. Jannecke Lived in Germantown, N. Y. His will was proved Dec. 9, 1815, and gives to wife and to children. 56 The Lasher Genealogy He was a soldier in 11th Regiment, N. Y., war of the Revolution, from Albany County. Children : 222. JOHN, b. 1758; d. 1838. 223. MARIA. 224. Catharine, m. Jacob W. Platner. 225. HANNAH. 226. Magdalena, b. Nov. 9, 1775. 208. ELIZABETH, m. Samuel Coon. Lived in Germantown, N. Y. Children: 227. Sebastian, bap. Aug. 27, 1739. 228. Elizabeth, bap. Oct. 2, 1743. 228. Samuel, bap. June 21, 1757. 209. HELENA, m. Jury Rossman, Aug. 4, 1744. Lived in Germantown, N. Y. Children: 230. Sebastian, bap. Aug. 16, 1747. 231. Conrad, bap. July 1, 1752. 210. HANNAH, m. Peter Bain, June 23, 1747. Lived in Germantown, N. Y. Children: The Lasher Genealogy 57 232. Elizabeth, bap. Oct. 26, ]754. 233. Lena, bap. Dec. 28, 1755. 212. FREDERICK, m. . Children : 234. GARRETT, b. 1760. 235. David, b. 1758. Lost while hunting somewhere on the Mohawk River. 213. MARCUS, m. Elizabeth . Children baptized at Lutheran Church, Manorton, N. Y. Children: 236. Hermanus, bap. Dec. 10, 1771 ; m. Mary- Kilmer, Oct. 19, 1796. 237. GEORGE, bap. Aug. 14, 1773. 238. Catharine, bap. May 7, 1776. 239. Hannah, bap. Aug. 24, 1780. 240. MARCUS, 241. John, 242. SEBASTIAN, bap. 1765. 243. JOSEPH, S8 The Lasher Genealogy 203. CONRAD, m. Angeline Sestis. Lived and baptized their children at Athens, Germantown and Rhinebeck, N, Y. Child- ren: 244. GERRIT, bap. Dec. 29, 1732. 245. JOHN, bap. Nov. 27, 1733. 246. Anna Maria, bap. March 6, 1735 ; d. March 15, 1813. 247. George, bap. Jan. 1, 1739. 248. SEBASTIAN, bap. 1729. 249. Conrad, bap. Jan. 18, 1731. 204. GEORGE, m. Elizabeth Hemmon. They lived and had children baptized at Kingston, Athens, Rhinebeck, Germantown, N. Y. The marriage record is as follows: "Feb. 2, 1726, at Loonenburg, Jurgen, son of Bastion Loescher at the Camp, married Liesabeth Hemmern, y. d. an orphan." Children : 250. Elizabeth, bap. March 19, 1727. 251. ANNA MARIA, bap. Jan. 11, 1732. The Lasher Genealogy 59 252. GEORGE, bap. Feb. 13, 1735. 253. Veronica, bap. Feb. 4, 1739. 254. ANGELINE, bap. Oct. 6, 1740. 255. CONRAD, bap. Feb. 19, 1746. 256. Sebastian, 257. Henry, b. 1729 ; d. April 2, 1818. 215. SEBASTIAN, m. Maria Glum. Lived at Germantown, N. Y. Children : 258. Gertrude, bap. May 15, 1787. 259. Maria, bap. July 18, 1784. 260. Elizabeth, bap. Feb. 8, 1786. 261. JOHN, bap. Jan. 25, 1789. 2Q2. Peter, bap. Oct. 31, 1790. 263. MARIA, bap. May 22, 1792. 264. Catharine, bap. May 29, 1793. 265. JANE, bap. Aug. 5, 1794. 266. PHILIP, bap. Feb. 1, 1798. 267. NELLIE, bap. July 12, 1801. 268. Sebastian, bap. Aug. 21, 1804. 6o The Lasher Genealogy 216. PHILIP B., m. Catharine Van Valkenburgh, Lived at Germantown, N. Y. Children : 269. PHILIP P., b. May 10, 1805 ; d. July 8, 1880. 270. Zachariah, b. 1809. 271. Mary, b. Feb. 8, 1812. 272. Ellen, b. June 19, 1814. 273. GERTRUDE, 274. MATILDA, 275. ADELINE, 276. MORGAN, b. March 1, 1821 ; d. 1899. 277. Lucy Ann, b, Aug. 20, 1824 ; m. Robert Dowling, Oct. 5, 1854. 218. GERTRUDE, m. John Saulbach. Lived at Germantown, N. Y. Children : 278. Elizabeth, bap. Oct. 25, 1788. 279. John, bap. March 21, 1790. 280. Philip, bap. April 14, 1792. The Lasher Genealogy 6i 220. CONRAD C, m. Helena . Lived at Germantown, N. Y. He made his will April 7, 1859, proved May 12, 1870. Gives to wife Helena, sons Conrad, Andrew, Jeremiah, and to children of deceased son John Wm. He d. Nov. 6, 1869. Children : 281. JEREMIAH, bap. Jan. 17, 1804. 282. CONRAD C, bap. Sept. 28, 1814. 283. ANDREW, 284. JOHN WM. 222. JOHN S., m. Dec. 31, 1786, Catharine Mesick, b. Sept. 29, 1762. He d. 1838. Children : 285. Hendrick, b. Sept. 20, 1788 ; m. Hannah Sharp, Kingston, Canada. 286. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 5, 1790. 287. Samuel, b. July 17, 1792; m. Mary Warner. 288. Catharine, b. Oct. 9, 1794. 289. Maria, b. April 7, 1796 ; m. Philip Yan- ney, 1820. 62 The Lasher Genealogy 290. Hannah, b. May 13, 1798; m. C. Hamilton. 291. Margaret, b. Dec. 17, 1799. 292. Peter, b. April 27, 1802 ; m. Catherine Smith. 293. Christina, b. Dec. 16, 1803; m. Ezra Getman. 294. Lena, b. Aug. 22, 1805; m. (1) C. Wem- ple, (2) Wm. Shaw. 295. JOHN J., b. Nov, 27, 1807. 223. MARIA, m. Mindert Van de Bogart. Lived at Germantown, N. Y. Children : 296. Peter, b. Dec. 1, 1787. 225. ANNA, m. Henry Fulton, Upper Red Hook, N. Y. Children : 297. William A., bap. April 22, 1810. 298. Elizabeth, bap. July 26 1801. 299. John, bap. March 27, 1807. 300. Martin, bap. March 27, 1807. 234. GARRETT, m. The Lasher Genealogy 63 He was a soldier, War of the Revolution. Child- ren : 301. Mary, b. July 10, 1785. 302. Catharine, b. Aug. 1, 1787. 303. Margaret, b. Oct. 20, 1789, 304. FREDERICK, b. Aug. 25, 1791. 305. David, b. Aug. 25, 1794. 306. Elizabeth, b. July 8, 1796. 307. Lydia, b. July 11, 1798. 308. John Edw., b. Aug. 25, 1800. 309. Samuel, b. May 4, 1804. 237. GEORGE, m. Helen McMillan, June 10, 1794. Lived at Bethlehem and Duanesburg, N. Y. He was b. at Clermont; bap. at Manorton. He was one of the early settlers at Duanesburg. His wife was a native of Scotland. Their first child was bap. in the Reformed Church at Bethlehem. He d. in Duanesburg, Aug. 15, 1846. She was b. July 27, 1772; d. Jan. 3, 1859. Children : 310. Peggy, bap. Jan. 6, 1799; b. Oct. 28, 1798. 64 The Lasher Genealogy 311. John, bap. Feb. 19, 1800. 312. Jannet, bap. Feb. 19, 1803. SI 3. GEORGE, bap. Jan. 31, 1805. 314. Elizabeth, bap. June 28, 1808 ; m. John Houghtaling. She d. 188 — . 315. Helen, bap. June 23, 1810 ; d. infancy. 316. Isabella, bap. Jan. 19, 1801 ; m. . She d. 182—. 317. JAMES M., bap. July 4, 1811. 240. MARKUS, m. Elizabeth Cilmore. Lived at Bethlehem, N. Y. His will is dated Oct. 6, 1833; proved Nov. 6, 1835, and names children as follows. Her name is variously spelled in the records Cilmore, Kilmer and Gil more. Children : 318. Catharine, b. June 10, 1793 ; m. Shubal Palmer. 319. Peter, b. Dec. 29, 1796; in will as 2d son. 320. Joseph, b. Dec. 30, 1798. 321. Magdalena, b. April 1, 1801 ; m. Edwin Barnum, July 1, 1824. THE OLD REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH Geiinantown, N. Y. The Lasher Genealogy 65 322. John, b. July 28, 1803 ; in will as young- est son. 323. Maria, b. Oct. 29, 1807; m. Geo. Hill, July 21, 1829. 324. Eve, b. June 5, 1811 ; m. Wm. Wood, Dec. 3, 1826. 325. MARKUS. 326. Elizabeth, m. John B. Staats. He d. be- fore 1833. 327. Hannah, m. Africa Clapper. 328. Elnora; in will as single. 242. SEBASTIAN, m. (1) Elizabeth Doll, (2) Anna Erknowbruch. His children were baptized at the Reformed Churches in Germantown, Manorton and Bethlehem, N. Y. He moved with his family to Canada. His lirst wife d. 1786. Children : 329. Marcus, bap. April 16, 1786. 330. Catharine, bap. Aug. 10, 1788. 831. Anna, bap. Sept. 8, 1794. 66 The Lasher Genealogy 332. Gretchen, bap. Oct. 29, 1798. 333. Peggy, bap. Aug. 30, 1801. 334. Lena, bap. Sept. 30, 1789. 243. JOSEPH, m. Eve Snyder. Lived at Claverack and Bethlehem, N. Y Children : 335. JOHN J., 336. Peter, b. Jan. 15, 1806. 337. ANTHONY, b. Sept. 30, 1810. 338. Catharine, b. May 24, 1798. 339. MARCUS, 340. REUBEN, 244. GERHARD, m. . Lived at Germantown, N. Y. He was in the 11th Regiment, N. Y., War of the Revolution. Children : 341. GERHARD, b. 1770. 245. JOHN, m. April 6, 1756, Christina Holtzappel. His will was proved Nov. 16, 1796, and gives to i The Lasher Genealogy 67 wife Christina, sons Conrad C, William, daughters Christina, Gertrude, son Philip's widow Elizabeth, son John's daughter Mary; son Conrad C. and son-in- law, Peter B. Lasher, Exors. Children: 342. PHILIP, b. 1757. 343. WILLIAM, bap. Jan. 24, 1762. 344. Markus, bap. Jan. 4, 1764. 345. PETER, bap. July 12, 1765. (346.) Gertrude, bap. Jan. 22, 1769; m. Peter B. Lasher (357). 347. John, bap. Dec. 4, 1772. 348. Christina, bap. Jan. 2, 1774. 349. Conrad C, bap. April 11, 1775. 350. GEORGE, bap. 1768. 248. SEBASTIAN, m. Margaret Schumacher, April 4, 1748. Germantown, N. Y. Child- ren: 351. CONRAD B., bap. Aug. 2, 1749; d. 1824. 352. JOHN B., bap. Nov. 28, 1756; d. 1834. 68 The Lasher Genealogy 353. JACOB B., bap. Aug. 22, 1773. 354. PHILIP B., bap. Oct. 29, 1774. 355. GEORGE B., bap. July 12, 1761; d. 1849. 356. Christina, bap. Feb. 15, 1764. (357.) PETER B., bap. Oct. 25, 1766; m. Gert- rude Lasher (346); d. 1849. 358. Sebastian. 359. MARK, bap. 1752. 360. ADAM. 251. ANNA M., m. Henry Shultis. Lived at Germantown, N. Y. Child: 861. Elizabeth, bap. March 20, 1757. 252. GEORGE, bap. Feb. 13, 1735; d. Sept. 11, 1831. Age almost 97 years. Buried in Lutheran Churchyard at Viewmonte. He m. (1) Hannah Barbara Best, (2) Elizabeth Schaack, who d. in 1834, aged 80 years. Children by first wife: 362. CHRISTINA, bap. Nov. 8, 1766. The Lasher Genealogy 69 363. ANGELINE, bap. Dec. 10, 1768. 364. MARGARET, bap. Oct. 10, 1772. 365. Sebastian, bap. Sept. 5, 1773. 366. GEORGE, bap. Sept. 2, 1770. 367. JOHN, bap. Nov. 3, 1776. Children by second wife: 368. JEREMIAH, bap. July 2, 1786. 369. Anna, bap. Feb. 1, 1785. 370. Henry, bap. July 7, 1790. 371. Catharine, bap. March 9, 1793. 372. JACOB, bap. June 26, 1792. 254. ANGELINE, m. Bernhard Shultis. Lived at Germantown, N. Y. Children: 373. Gertrude, bap. Jan. 22, 1766. 374. Sebastian, bap. Jan. 5, 1771. 375. Anna M., bap. July 10, 1773. 376. Bernhard, bap. Nov. 1, 1777. 70 The Lasher Genealogy 255. CONRAD, m. Lydia Fiero, Nov. 24, 1767. Her father, John Christian Fiero, made his will Nov. 16, 1786, and devises to her as the wife of Con- rad Lasher. Conrad was a soldier, 6th Regiment of Dutchess Co., N. Y., in the War of Revolution. He lived at Rhinebeck, N. Y. in 1775, and signed articles of Association "To fight for liberty and freedom." Children: 377. Christina, bap. April 14, 1770. 378. Catharine, bap. July 13, 1774; m. Peter Fraleigh, Feb. 2, 1792. 379. LYDIA, bap. Nov. 4, 1780. 380. GEORGE, bap. April 3, 1768. 261. JOHN B., m. Christina Moore, May 17, 1811. Germantown, N. Y. Children: 381. Catharine E., bap. Nov. 18, 1812. 382. John M., bap. Dec. 25, 1813. 383. ELISHA E., bap. March 9, 1817. 384. Anna M., bap. July 6, 1823. The Lasher Genealogy 71 385. Gerritt N., bap. Jan. 29, 1826. 386. John E., bap. Nov. 9, 1827. 387. Alfred R., bap. Sept. 5, 1830. 388. LEWIS H., bap. April 13, 1835. 389. JACOB W., 263. MARIA, m. Henry Fisher, Nov. 28, 1818. Lived at Germantown, N. Y. Children : 390. John K., bap. July 3, 1815. 391. William, bap. July 3, 1815. 392. Edward, bap. Nov. 14, 1819. 265. JANE, m. Minard Fisher. Children: 393. Rensellaer, bap. Jan. 10, 1811. 394. Harriet E., bap. Dec. 2, 1820. 395. Cornelia, bap. May 12, 1822. 396. Julia, bap. May 4, 1824. 397. William, bap. March 3, 1818. 72 The Lasher Genealogy 266. PHILIP I., m. Hannali Lived at Germantown, N. Y. He d. Aj)ril 22, 1879. Children : 808. Helen A., bap. Dec. 4, 1838. 8' 0^ ,•^0*. ^♦'^ ^^. A 1^ <^/ '^^ -^^ ■ •^ (Jl^ « o „ <$> 1^ »'-°. <^ vpC>- ^^•"^^ A<^^ JUNS 80 #JM|# N. MANCHESTER, ^^^ INDIANA 46962 c^ ♦