_Abraham, I AMSDEN ___+ | (1692 - 1763) m 1722 _Abraham, II AMSDEN _|_Hannah (2nd) NEWTON _ | (1723 - ....) m 1745 (1698 - 1773) _Abraham, III AMSDEN _| | (1751 - 1833) m 1773 | | | ______________________ | | | | |_Hannah WHITCOMB ____|______________________ | m 1745 _Asa AMSDEN _________| | (1790 - 1834) | | | ______________________ | | | | | _____________________|______________________ | | | | |_Submit MORSE ________| | m 1773 | | | ______________________ | | | | |_____________________|______________________ | | |--Samuel C. AMSDEN | (1822 - 1899) | ______________________ | | | _____________________|______________________ | | | ______________________| | | | | | | ______________________ | | | | | | |_____________________|______________________ | | |_Susan CURRIER ______| (1791 - 1859) | | ______________________ | | | _____________________|______________________ | | |______________________| | | ______________________ | | |_____________________|______________________
[189]
Ashtabula Sentinel 23 February 1899
Samuel Amsden of Jefferson died at his late residence on Erie streetSaturday night, Feb. 11, consumption being the cause of his death. Mr.Amsden was born in Ashtabula, OH, June 1822. He came to Jefferson in1840, where he has been a resident until his death. He was united inmarriage to Miss Clarissa Hubbard of Cherry Valley in 1844, to themwere born ten children of whom, seven now survive, Mrs. Theresa Wescotof Geneva, PA, Mrs. Maria Wood of Ashtabula, OH, Arthur Amsden ofAndover, OH, Philo, Asa, and Rilla Amsden of this village. His wifedied March 13, 1870; he was again united to Mrs. Lucinda Williams ofDorset in 1871 who is still living. "Sam" was well known through thispart of the country, being a good blacksmith here for nearly sixtyyears; his four remaining boys are conducting blacksmith shops, A.C. Amsden at Andover, and the remaining three at Jefferson. Deceasedwas 76 years and 8 months old. [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree#3034]
_John, Sr. AMSDEN ___+ | (1683 - 1761) m 1704 _Jesse AMSDEN _______|_Hannah HOWE ________ | (1729 - 1778) m 1748 (1688 - 1773) _David AMSDEN _______| | (1767 - ....) m 1788| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Bette BALL _________|_____________________ | m 1748 _Jesse AMSDEN _______| | (1788 - 1871) m 1822| | | _____________________ | | | | | _____________________|_____________________ | | | | |_Martha HEMENWAY ____| | (.... - 1834) m 1788| | | _____________________ | | | | |_____________________|_____________________ | | |--Samuel Henry AMSDEN | (1826 - ....) | _____________________ | | | _____________________|_____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | | _____________________ | | | | | | |_____________________|_____________________ | | |_Nancy CUNNINGHAM ___| m 1822 | | _____________________ | | | _____________________|_____________________ | | |_____________________| | | _____________________ | | |_____________________|_____________________
[179]
Court records show that Samuel's guardianship was given to a JacobFoster, coal dealer, May 13, 1842. This act was assented to by hismother Nancy, who had married Joseph Ludas Nov. 8, 1831. Samuel andSarah had a daughter.
Birth from Murray M. Brown, Some Descendents of Isaac Amsden ofCambridge Massachusetts, (1934), p. 35.
_Abraham, II AMSDEN _+ | (1723 - ....) m 1745 _Abraham, III AMSDEN _|_Hannah WHITCOMB ____ | (1751 - 1833) m 1773 _Asa AMSDEN _________| | (1790 - 1834) | | | _____________________ | | | | |_Submit MORSE ________|_____________________ | m 1773 _Samuel C. AMSDEN ___| | (1822 - 1899) m 1844| | | _____________________ | | | | | ______________________|_____________________ | | | | |_Susan CURRIER ______| | (1791 - 1859) | | | _____________________ | | | | |______________________|_____________________ | | |--Samuel Riley AMSDEN | (1860 - 1937) | _____________________ | | | ______________________|_____________________ | | | _Nathaniel HUBBARD __| | | (1774 - 1834) | | | | _____________________ | | | | | | |______________________|_____________________ | | |_Clarissa HUBBARD ___| (1820 - 1870) m 1844| | _____________________ | | | ______________________|_____________________ | | |_Lucy WAFUL _________| (1776 - 1848) | | _____________________ | | |______________________|_____________________
[314]
Jefferson Gazette, January ? , 1937
Last Rites for R.S. Amsden, 76 Resident of Jefferson Many Years TookLife With Shotgun
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon from the M.E.Church for Riley S. Amsden, 76, pioneer resident of Jefferson, who wasfound dead in his home on West Jefferson Street early Friday morning.
Mr. Amsden's body was found on a chair in his living room. He died ofa gunshot wound in his chest, self inflicted with a 12 gauge shotgun.Coroner C.C. Webster, returned the verdict of suicide and said thatMr. Amsden died about 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon. He had beendespondent since the death of his wife last February. A neighbor saidhe heard the report of a gun, but thought it to be from an automobilebackfiring. [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #3034]
_Abraham, II AMSDEN _+ | (1723 - ....) m 1745 _Abraham, III AMSDEN _|_Hannah WHITCOMB ____ | (1751 - 1833) m 1773 _Asa AMSDEN _________| | (1790 - 1834) | | | _____________________ | | | | |_Submit MORSE ________|_____________________ | m 1773 _Samuel C. AMSDEN ___| | (1822 - 1899) m 1844| | | _____________________ | | | | | ______________________|_____________________ | | | | |_Susan CURRIER ______| | (1791 - 1859) | | | _____________________ | | | | |______________________|_____________________ | | |--Samuel U. AMSDEN | (1859 - 1859) | _____________________ | | | ______________________|_____________________ | | | _Nathaniel HUBBARD __| | | (1774 - 1834) | | | | _____________________ | | | | | | |______________________|_____________________ | | |_Clarissa HUBBARD ___| (1820 - 1870) m 1844| | _____________________ | | | ______________________|_____________________ | | |_Lucy WAFUL _________| (1776 - 1848) | | _____________________ | | |______________________|_____________________
_Isaac, Sr. AMSDEN __+ | (1722 - 1809) m 1750 _Isaac, Jr. AMSDEN __|_Sarah BELDEN _______ | (1755 - 1841) m 1782 (1730 - 1770) _Ellihue AMSDEN _____| | (1791 - 1870) | | | _William GATES ______ | | | | |_Elizabeth GATES ____|_Jane RICE __________ | (1760 - 1812) m 1782 _Beaman, Sr. AMSDEN ______________________| | (1816 - ....) | | | _____________________ | | | | | _____________________|_____________________ | | | | |_Sarah BISHOP _______| | | | | _____________________ | | | | |_____________________|_____________________ | | |--Sarah AMSDEN | | _____________________ | | | _____________________|_____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | | _____________________ | | | | | | |_____________________|_____________________ | | |_First Wife of Beaman Amsden, Sr. __??__ _| | | _____________________ | | | _____________________|_____________________ | | |_____________________| | | _____________________ | | |_____________________|_____________________
[615] Sarah and her husband resided in Bolivia, NY.
_John, Sr. AMSDEN ___+ | (1654 - 1696) _John, II AMSDEN ____|_Elizabeth __??__ ___ | (1686 - 1742) m 1719 (.... - 1689) _Isaac, Sr. AMSDEN __| | (1722 - 1809) m 1750| | | _Samuel COWLES ______ | | | | |_Mary COWLES ________|_Deborah BARTLET ____ | (1699 - 1757) m 1719 _Isaac, Jr. AMSDEN __| | (1755 - 1841) m 1782| | | _____________________ | | | | | _Daniel BELDEN ______|_____________________ | | | | |_Sarah BELDEN _______| | (1730 - 1770) m 1750| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Esther SMITH _______|_____________________ | | |--Sarah AMSDEN | | _____________________ | | | _____________________|_____________________ | | | _William GATES ______| | | | | | | _____________________ | | | | | | |_____________________|_____________________ | | |_Elizabeth GATES ____| (1760 - 1812) m 1782| | _____________________ | | | _____________________|_____________________ | | |_Jane RICE __________| | | _____________________ | | |_____________________|_____________________
[93] Sarah died in infancy.
_Abraham, I AMSDEN ___+ | (1692 - 1763) m 1722 _Abraham, II AMSDEN _|_Hannah (2nd) NEWTON _ | (1723 - ....) m 1745 (1698 - 1773) _Abel, Sr. AMSDEN ___| | (1755 - 1828) m 1780| | | ______________________ | | | | |_Hannah WHITCOMB ____|______________________ | m 1745 _Abel, Jr. AMSDEN ___| | | | | ______________________ | | | | | _____________________|______________________ | | | | |_Mary FISH OR FISK __| | m 1780 | | | ______________________ | | | | |_____________________|______________________ | | |--Sarah AMSDEN | | ______________________ | | | _____________________|______________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | | ______________________ | | | | | | |_____________________|______________________ | | |_Lois OTIS OR DAVIS _| | | ______________________ | | | _____________________|______________________ | | |_____________________| | | ______________________ | | |_____________________|______________________
_Isaac AMSDEN _______ | (1620 - 1659) _John, Sr. AMSDEN ___|_____________________ | (1654 - 1696) _John, II AMSDEN ____| | (1686 - 1742) m 1719| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Elizabeth __??__ ___|_____________________ | (.... - 1689) _Isaac, Sr. AMSDEN __| | (1722 - 1809) m 1750| | | _____________________ | | | | | _Samuel COWLES ______|_____________________ | | | | |_Mary COWLES ________| | (1699 - 1757) m 1719| | | _Robert BARTLET _____ | | | (.... - 1675) | |_Deborah BARTLET ____|_____________________ | | |--Sarah AMSDEN | (1753 - ....) | _____________________ | | | _____________________|_____________________ | | | _Daniel BELDEN ______| | | | | | | _____________________ | | | | | | |_____________________|_____________________ | | |_Sarah BELDEN _______| (1730 - 1770) m 1750| | _____________________ | | | _____________________|_____________________ | | |_Esther SMITH _______| | | _____________________ | | |_____________________|_____________________
[308] Birth information from Theilk, Laurene White, Ann Arbor, MI, AmsdenGenealogyical Chart, American Genealogist, July 1969.
_Isaac AMSDEN _________________ | (1620 - 1659) m 1654 _Isaac, Jr. AMSDEN __|_Frances PERRIMAN OR PERRYMAN _ | (1655 - 1727) m 1677 (1623 - 1728) _John, Sr. AMSDEN ___| | (1683 - 1761) m 1704| | | _John, Sr. RUTTER _____________ | | | (1616 - 1695) m 1641 | |_Jane RUTTER ________|_Elizabeth PLYMPTON ___________ | (1659 - 1739) m 1677 (1619 - 1689) _Ephraim, Sr. AMSDEN _| | (1712 - 1760) m 1748 | | | _______________________________ | | | | | _Isaac HOWE _________|_______________________________ | | | | |_Hannah HOWE ________| | (1688 - 1773) m 1704| | | _______________________________ | | | | |_Frances WOODS ______|_______________________________ | | |--Sarah AMSDEN | (1753 - ....) | _______________________________ | | | _____________________|_______________________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | | _______________________________ | | | | | | |_____________________|_______________________________ | | |_Sarah PIKE __________| m 1748 | | _______________________________ | | | _____________________|_______________________________ | | |_____________________| | | _______________________________ | | |_____________________|_______________________________
_Isaac AMSDEN _________________ | (1620 - 1659) m 1654 _Isaac, Jr. AMSDEN __|_Frances PERRIMAN OR PERRYMAN _ | (1655 - 1727) m 1677 (1623 - 1728) _Isaac, III AMSDEN __| | (1680 - ....) m 1725| | | _John, Sr. RUTTER _____________ | | | (1616 - 1695) m 1641 | |_Jane RUTTER ________|_Elizabeth PLYMPTON ___________ | (1659 - 1739) m 1677 (1619 - 1689) _Isaac, IV AMSDEN ___| | (.... - 1763) m 1749| | | _______________________________ | | | | | _Stephen FRANCIS ____|_______________________________ | | | (1645 - 1719) | |_Hannah FRANCIS _____| | m 1725 | | | _______________________________ | | | | |_Hannah HALL ________|_______________________________ | (.... - 1683) | |--Sarah AMSDEN | (1759 - ....) | _______________________________ | | | _____________________|_______________________________ | | | _Nathaniel PIKE _____| | | | | | | _______________________________ | | | | | | |_____________________|_______________________________ | | |_Eunice PIKE ________| (1723 - ....) m 1749| | _______________________________ | | | _____________________|_______________________________ | | |_____________________| | | _______________________________ | | |_____________________|_______________________________