Descendants of
Rensselaer (Ranslow) S. Kathan
of Hope

I have this back to Captain John Kathan and would be glad to share with anyone - Marcia
 

Generation No. 1
 

1. RENSSELAER (RANSLOW) S. KATHAN (CHARLES^A, DANIEL^B, JOHN^C) was born July 7, 1807 in Dummerston, VT., and died 1890 in Conklinville, NY. He married SARAH THAYER April 26, 1830, daughter of ISAAC N. THAYER.

Came in 1822 to Hadley, then moved to Day (adjoining hamlet). His grave and his wife's grave were moved from Christian Church of Conklinville when they built Conklinville damn and flooded the valley.

Settled on a farm near Conklinville which he occupied for sixty-eight years. In connection with his farm work, he ran a sawmill for many years.

Children of RENSSELAER KATHAN and SARAH THAYER are:
 

2.	i.	ADELINE (SARAH) KATHAN, b. November 28, 1839, Town of Day, Saratoga Co., NY; d. October 7, 1923, Willard Cem., Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.
	ii.	ELIZABETH JERUSHA (JERUSHA) KATHAN, b. January 2, 1842, Day, Saratoga Co., NY; d. April 13, 1922, Hope, Hamilton Co. NY. She never married. She was a school teacher.
3.	iii.	JOHN ANDREW KATHAN, b. July 24, 1838, Town of Day, Saratoga Co., NY.
	iv.	HENRY CLAY KATHAN, b. February 26, 1848; m. UNKNOW CLUTE.
4.	v.	ISAAC DAVID KATHAN, b. March 3, 1831, Conklinville, NY; d. 1902, Corinth Cem., Corinth, NY.
5.	vi.	CHARLES WILLARD KATHAN, b. February 12, 1839, Day Township, Saratoga Co., NY.
	vii.	DIANA LESTINA KATHAN, b. November 13, 1835; d. May 29, 1916, age 81 yrs., 6 mo., 16 days. buried in Northville, NY; m. DANFORTH ALLEN CARPENTER. According to "History of Capt. John Kathan" she was married to Randolph Carpenter. However, author David Mansfield has some of these Kathan's mixed up. Because he also has Adeline born 1845 married to Allen Carpenter. Adeline was born 1839 and married to Caleb Carpenter. So I have listed Diane as married to "Unknown" Carpenter until I find her gravesite and am positive about the name of her spouse."History of Saratoga" has her married to Danford Carpenter. "Memorial of the Thayer Name from the Massachusetts Colony of Weymouth and Braintree, etc." has her listed as married to Melvin Wait Feb 1859. I think she was married twice: Danford Carpenter, Melvin Wait.
	viii.	LIBBIE KATHAN, b. 1850. She remained unmarried.
	ix.	MYRA (ALIRA) ANN KATHAN, b. July 11, 1845. "Memorial of the Thayer Name from Mass. Colony of Weymouth, etc." lists this daughter as Alira Ann, born Jul 1845.  Census lists same child, same birth date as Mary Ann
	x.	RANSLOW S. KATHAN, b. September 23, 1832; d. May 16, 1837.
	xi.	SUSAN KATHAN, b. September 16, 1837; d. March 1, 1838.

 

Generation No. 2

2. ADELINE (SARAH) KATHAN (RENSSELAER (RANSLOW) S.¹, CHARLES^A, DANIEL^B, JOHN^C) was born November 28, 1839 in Town of Day, Saratoga Co., NY, and died October 7, 1923 in Willard Cem., Hope, Hamilton Co., NY. She married CALEB RANDOLPH CARPENTER, son of ROBERT CARPENTER and BETSEY CLARK.

Sarah Adaline born Nov 28 1840 dau. of Rensselaer S. Kathan and Sarah Thayer

Known as Adaline probably to differentiate from her mothers name, Sarah.

Caleb Randolph Carpenter served in the Civil War. He is listed among pensioners as having "gun shot wound to the hand". In 1892 he worked as a laborer on the road they were building through Hope. In 1892 census he was the Justice of Peace for Hope.

Children of ADELINE KATHAN and CALEB CARPENTER are:
 

	i.	HERBERT HENRY CARPENTER, b. October 14, 1858, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. 1921, Northville, Fulton Co., NY; m. MAGGIE A. RUSSELL, December 24, 1885, Meth. Epsicopal Church, Northville, NY.
6.	ii.	MYRA CARPENTER, b. August 29, 1863, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. November 22, 1933, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.
7.	iii.	ELLA CARPENTER, b. 1869, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. 1905, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.
	iv.	JENNIE CARPENTER, b. October 31, 1873; d. March 7, 1874.
	v.	FRED R. CARPENTER, b. November 21, 1878; d. January 3, 1890.
	vi.	MAUDE L. CARPENTER, b. March 31, 1881; d. January 3, 1890.
8.	vii.	CAROLYN (CARRIE) CARPENTER, b. March 5, 1862; d. May 20, 1928, Hope, New York.

3. JOHN ANDREW KATHAN (RENSSELAER (RANSLOW) S.¹, CHARLES^A, DANIEL^B, JOHN^C) was born July 24, 1838 in Town of Day, Saratoga Co., NY. He married KEZIA L. RICE July 4, 1857, daughter of AMOS RICE and SUSANNA DAVENPORT.

John A. Kathan was reared on the home farm, received his education in the common schools, and after teaching three winter terms of school, went to Canada at 21 where he was engaged in the lumber business for 2 yrs. He returned home, got married, and engaged in farming and lubering. Left the farm in 1866 and opened a hotel in Conklinville which he sold in 1870 and went to Hadley.

Children of JOHN KATHAN and KEZIA RICE are:
 

9.	i.	SCHUYLER R. KATHAN, b. March 12, 1862, Conklinville, NY; d. 1949, Blue Mt. Lake, NY.
10.	ii.	BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (B. FRANK) KATHAN, b. 1870.
	iii.	JOHN FREMONT KATHAN, b. August 2, 1859.
	iv.	ABRAHAM LINCOLN KATHAN, b. Abt. 1866.
	v.	ROSCOE C. KATHAN, b. Abt. 1867.
	vi.	MINNIE E. KATHAN, b. 1860; d. 1864, Conklinville Cem., Conklinville, NY.
	vii.	NETTIE L. KATHAN, b. Abt. 1862.
	viii.	JOSIE B. KATHAN, b. Abt. 1865.
	ix.	LIBBIE KATHAN, b. 1861; d. August 25, 1864.
	x.	WILLIARD HAMILIN KATHAN, b. 1864; d. April 14, 1865.
	xi.	CHARLOTTE E. KATHAN, b. May 16, 1860.

4. ISAAC DAVID KATHAN (RENSSELAER (RANSLOW) S.¹, CHARLES^A, DANIEL^B, JOHN^C) was born March 3, 1831 in Conklinville, NY, and died 1902 in Corinth Cem., Corinth, NY. He married EMILY MOSHER October 8, 1850.

Children of ISAAC KATHAN and EMILY MOSHER are:
 

	i.	HARMON R. KATHAN, b. Aft. 1850, Conklinville, NY; d. 1927, Corinth Cem., Corinth, NY; m. IRENE SUTLIFF.
11.	ii.	NATHAN H. KATHAN, b. 1856; d. 1929, Corinth Cem., Corinth, NY.
	iii.	MARIAM WAIT KATHAN, b. June 5, 1857.

5. CHARLES WILLARD KATHAN (RENSSELAER (RANSLOW) S.¹, CHARLES^A, DANIEL^B, JOHN^C) was born February 12, 1839 in Day Township, Saratoga Co., NY. He married MELVINA M. WAIT.

Child of CHARLES KATHAN and MELVINA WAIT is:
 

i.

NETTIE LORENA KATHAN, b. October 25, 1862, Day Township, Saratoga Co., NY; m. JOHN J. BROWN.

Generation No. 3

6. MYRA CARPENTER (ADELINE(SARAH)² KATHAN, RENSSELAER (RANSLOW) S.¹, CHARLES^A, DANIEL^B, JOHN^C) was born August 29, 1863 in Hope, Hamilton Co., NY, and died November 22, 1933 in Hope, Hamilton Co., NY. She married WILLIAM HAMILTON WADSWORTH December 25, 1881 in Methodist Ch., Northville, Fulton Co., NY, son of PHILLIP WADSWORTH and ABIGAIL WELLEN.

Acquired Wadsworth Hotel and operated it from 1891 to 1908. see Wadsworth for more notes.

Children of MYRA CARPENTER and WILLIAM WADSWORTH are:
 

	i.	MARGARET BELLE WADSWORTH, b. October 14, 1882; d. April 29, 1962, Hope, Hamilton Co. NY; m. EDWARD DARWIN CALL.
	ii.	RANDOLPH CALEB WADSWORTH, b. February 2, 1886, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. November 6, 1932, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; m. JEANNETTE L. WIGHT.
	iii.	WILLIAM L. WADSWORTH, b. August 6, 1889, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. March 26, 1903, Buried inWadsworth Cem., Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.
	iv.	HUGH HAMILTON WADSWORTH, b. April 16, 1895; m. LEAH FREMONT.
	v.	MARIE AGNES WADSWORTH, b. March 20, 1901; d. Aft. 1943, New York. unmarried, living in Amityville, Long Island, NY as of May 13, 1943
	vi.	JANET T. WADSWORTH, b. September 7, 1908, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. February 26, 1913, Buried in Wadsworth Cem., Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.

7. ELLA CARPENTER (ADELINE(SARAH)² KATHAN, RENSSELAER (RANSLOW) S.¹, CHARLES^A, DANIEL^B, JOHN^C) was born 1869 in Hope, Hamilton Co., NY, and died 1905 in Hope, Hamilton Co., NY. She married CHARLES H. DUNN March 17, 1888 in Wells, Hamilton Co. NY, son of WILLIAM DUNN and ASENITH PLATT. Burial Willard Cem. Hope, Hamilton co., NY

Children of ELLA CARPENTER and CHARLES DUNN are:
 

	i.	MAUDE DUNN, b. April 6, 1889, Lincoln, Nebraska; d. May 1, 1950, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; m. ANTOINE-NEREE (NERIE) COULOMBE, January 21, 1909. Maude Dunn married Neari Columbe, they lived in a log cabin between Hope and Wells on Rt 30.
	ii.	FRANK H. DUNN, b. 1890; d. Abt. 1957; m. ALICE H. MALUMPHY.
	iii.	FRED RANDOLPH DUNN, b. Abt. 1900; d. October 11, 1962; m. AGNES MARY.
	iv.	CLYDE SCOTT DUNN, b. Abt. 1892; d. June 14, 1950, buried in Wells Cem., Wells, NY; m. AGNES E. RHODES, July 3, 1925.
	v.	LEON DUNN, b. Abt. 1895.
	vi.	JULIA DUNN, b. Abt. 1898; m. UNKNOWN FOOTE.
	vii.	SMITH DUNN, b. 1899. Mentioned in the will of Herbert H. Carpenter, dated June 27, 1919, as nephew residing in Hudson Falls and being a minor age 20.
	viii.	MARGIE DUNN, b. 1900; m. PHILIP TROMBLEY.

8. CAROLYN (CARRIE) CARPENTER (ADELINE (SARAH)² KATHAN, RENSSELAER (RANSLOW) S.¹, CHARLES^A, DANIEL^B, JOHN^C) was born March 5, 1862, and died May 20, 1928 in Hope, New York. She married ALBERT GROFF February 26, 1878 in Hope, New York, son of ELIPHALET GROFF and MARTHA CONKLIN.

Children of CAROLYN CARPENTER and ALBERT GROFF are:
 

	i.	MAUDE CLAIRE4 GROFF, b. January 17, 1900, Gloversville, NY; d. May 30, 1954; m. ELMER HERBERT LOVEDAY, November 2, 1920, Gloversville, NY.
	ii.	HERBERT CROSBIE (CROSBIE) GROFF, b. October 19, 1879; d. January 6, 1890, Hope, New York. Tombstone inscription identifies him as "Crosby".  Cause of Death: Dyptheria
	iii.	MARTHA (MOLLIE) ADELINE GROFF, b. March 31, 1881, Hope, New York; d. February 23, 1941, Gloversville, New York; m. EUGENE DAY SCRIBNER, April 30, 1899, New York City, New York.
	iv.	ALBERT LEE (LEE) GROFF, b. November 21, 1882; d. January 24, 1890, Hope, New York. Tombstone identifies him as "Lee".  Cause of Death: dyptheria
	v.	HENRIETTA ELNORA "NORA" GROFF, b. May 27, 1887; d. September 14, 1921; m. (1) THOMAS MASTEN; m. (2) FRANK HERBERT BROWN.
	vi.	NEAL GROFF, b. August 15, 1888, Hope, New York; d. May 14, 1892, Hope, New York. Died in his father's arms.  Cause of Death: Scarlatina
	vii.	INEZ GROFF, b. October 8, 1889, Hope, New York; d. December 14, 1889, Hope, New York. Buried in Hope Valley Cemetery, Hope, NY. Tombstone identifies her as "Baby Daughter."
	viii.	FREDERICK RANDOLPH GROFF, b. December 27, 1896; d. March 8, 1965; m. CARRIE.
	ix.	ALICE EVELYN GROFF, b. March 3, 1902; d. January 4, 1921, Hope, New York.
	x.	JESSIE MAY GROFF, b. December 2, 1890, Hope Hamilton Co. NY; d. October 10, 1964, Gloversville, Fulton Co. New York; m. WILLIAM CYRUS ROBBINS, June 22, 1909, Gloversville, Fulton Co., NY. When her sister Nora died in childbirth, she raised Nora's daughter, Mary Claire Brown.
	xi.	RUTH ALICE GROFF, b. August 4, 1906, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; m. (1)CHARLES A. MORRELL, Abt. 1925, Gloversville, Fulton Co., NY. (2) Harry Rankin
	xii.	BABY BOY GROFF, b. March 15, 1886, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. 1886, Hope Cem., Hamilton Co., NY.
	xiii.	BABY MALE GROFF, b. July 18, 1895, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. 1895, Hope Cem., Hamilton Co., NY.

9. SCHUYLER R. KATHAN (JOHN ANDREW², RENSSELAER (RANSLOW) S.¹, CHARLES^A, DANIEL^B, JOHN^C) was born March 12, 1862 in Conklinville, NY, and died 1949 in Blue Mt. Lake, NY. He married NORA DONOHUE, daughter of DENNIS DONOHUE and HANNAH CULITY.

Schuyler was a stone mason. He went from Town of Hope to Long Lake around 1890. He also lived at Long Lake and Blue Mountain Lake.

Children of SCHUYLER KATHAN and NORA DONOHUE are:
 

	i.	JOHN SCHUYLER KATHAN, b. June 11, 1900, Raquette Lake, NY; m. CLARA FRENCH, September 1928. He was a resident of Blue Mt. Lake. He graduated from Indian Lake High School in 1918 and studied at Albany Business College. He was engaged in road construction and on Feb. 11, 1952 was appointed superintendent of Highways for Hamilton Co., NY
	ii.	HELEN KATHAN, b. May 12, 1901, Blue Mt. Lake, NY; d. May 26, 1988, Venice, Florida, buried in Blue Mt. Lake, New York; m. UNKNOWN BOYD. She was an elementary school teacher; taught in Resselaer city School District for more than 25 years, and also taught in Johnsburg, Long Lake, and Indian Lake.

10. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (B. FRANK) KATHAN (JOHN ANDREW², RENSSELAER(RANSLOW) S.¹, CHARLES^A, DANIEL^B, JOHN^C) was born 1870. He married GEORGIA COLE, daughter of GEORGE COLE and MARTHA.

Child of BENJAMIN KATHAN and GEORGIA COLE is:
 

i.

FRANCES KATHAN, b. 1896; d. 1977; m. CARL SWARTZ.

11. NATHAN H. KATHAN (ISAAC DAVID², RENSSELAER (RANSLOW) S.¹, CHARLES^A, DANIEL^B, JOHN^C) was born 1856, and died 1929 in Corinth Cem., Corinth, NY. He married MARTHA ARMSTRONG.

Children of NATHAN KATHAN and MARTHA ARMSTRONG are:
 

	i.	DELBERT J. KATHAN, b. 1884; d. 1952, Corinth Cem., Corinth, NY.
	ii.	MARY KATHAN, b. 1878; d. 1953.

 

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