Extracted From
Amityville, Town of Babylon, Suffolk Co., NY
Formerly in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk Co., NY
Cemeteries & Bible Records
Compiled by Mr. William A. Eardeley, M.A.

[Transcribed by Jane Devlin]




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William COVERT Bible, 1753-1911, of Suffolk County, Long Island, New York; in possession, Jun 1909, of Mr. John Joshua PURDY, Amityville, Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York

William COVERT, b. 1 Jan 1753, d. 17 Feb 1841; married 19 Jul 1785 "Jine" (Jane) STIMAS, b. 1 Feb 1764, d. 15 May 1835

Six children born in Amityville
  1. Letty, b. 21 Mar 1786, married 15 Apr 1806, Daniel RIDER
  2. Elizabeth, b. 17 Nov 1788, married 12 Jul 1810, Joshua POWELL; 4 children born in Amityville
    1. William Covert, b. 12 Oct 1812
    2. Martha, b. 11 Dec 1815
    3. Sarah Ann, b. 17 Sep 1822
    4. Samuel, b. 28 Feb 1825
  3. Jane, b. 8 Dec 1790, married 8 Oct 1811, James POWELL
  4. Mary (or Polly), b. 11 Jul 1795, married 13 Feb 1816, John WALTER
  5. John, b. 1 Jul 1798, d. 8 Dec 1881, married 14 Feb 1826, Loretta LEFFERTS, b. 21 Dec 1799, d. 24 Feb 1893
  6. Sarah Ann, b. 25 Feb 1806, married 21 Aug 1824, Elbert DURYEA


Johannes COVERT (father of William), d. 14 Feb 1795, no age. His wife, "Jenn", d. 12 Nov 1815, no age
Moses COVERT, d. 24 Mar 1787, no age

John & Loretta (LEFFERTS) COVERT had three children born in Amityville
  1. Jane, b. 30 Dec 1828, d. 21 Feb 1865, married 22 Oct 1845, Benjamin NICHOLS. Two children born in Amityville:
    1. John J., b. 22 Sep 1849
    2. Benjamin, b. 3 Feb ---- (faded)
  2. Elizabeth, b. 7 Nov 1831, d. 29 Jan 1871, ae 39-2-22; married 15 Apr 1857, Gilbert S. AUSTIN, b. 19 May 1827, d. 20 Jul 1884, ae 57-2-1, @ Daniel & Deborah (SMITH). Four children born in Amityville
    1. Edgar Gilbert, b. 18 Jan 1859
    2. Loretta, b. 20 May 1860
    3. Timothy, b. 31 Oct 1868
    4. John Covert, b. 10 Apr 1868
  3. "Meriah", b. 11 Jun 1834, d. 14 Aug 1909, married 19 Dec 1855, Jesse PURDY, b. 9 Feb 1828, d. 17 Dec 1911, @ Joshua & Rebecca (SMITH) (See PURDY Bible following for their seven children)

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Seth PURDY Bible, 1752-1800, of Suffolk County, Long Island, New York; in possession of Mr. Smith Platt PURDY, Amityville, Town of Babylon, (formerly it was in the town of Huntington), Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, Jun 1909; a sheet only out of an old Bible and partly illegible.

Seth PURDY, b. 9 Feb 1752; "we were married -- Aug 1781", no name of wife given here. Ten children were born in Huntington - Amityville
  1. Keziah, b. -- Aug 1783
  2. Josiah, b. 9 Feb 1785
  3. Althea, b. 23 Jun 1787, "Saty, 7 A.M."
  4. Anna, b. 12 Jan 1789 "Monday about 8 Morn"
  5. Elizabeth, b. 2 Dec 1790 "Thursday 10 at Night"
  6. Joshua, b. 3 Mar 1792 "Saty, 9 o'clock to 12" (turn over the page here)
  7. Charity, b. -- Nov 1793, "Saty Morn"
  8. Malinda, b. (date not entered; only her name)
  9. Phebe b. (ditto)
  10. Seth, b. 17 Sep 1800, "Wed."


Notes:

Francis (1) PURDY married Mary -------

Joseph (2) PURDY married Elizabeth OGDEN

Samuel (3) PURDY married Clorinda STRANG

Josiah (4) PURDY married Charity WETMORE

Seth (5) PURDY d. 26 Dec 1841, ae 89-10-17, buried on the farm about one mile north east of Amityville; succeeded to his father's land at Rye, Westchester Co., New York, and was living there during the American Revolution; after marriage, he moved to the farm at Amityville, then in the Town of Huntington, now in the Town of Babylon, Long Island, Suffolk Co., New York, where all his children were born; his will is at Riverhead, New York, dated -- Nov 1838 & proved 5 Mar 1842; executors were his son Joshua with Zebulon KETCHAM & Ellis STRONG.


Seth married (New York Bonds, 6 Mar 1781) at St. George's Episcopal Church, Hempstead, Long Island, New York, 9 Aug 1781, to Phebe KETCHAM, b. abt. 1760, d. before - Nov 1838, buried next to her husband but no stone is up; daughter of Joshua & Jerusha (WHITMAN) KETCHAM; had 10 children.

  1. Keziah, d. before -- Nov 1838, married -------- Gilbert PLATT; he moved his family to Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana. Five children born in Amityville: 1. Josiah, 2. Peter, 3. Richard, 4. Seth, 5. Phebe.
  2. Josiah d. 26 Mar 1874, ae 89-1-7 at Rye, Westchester Co., New York, married ----- Charity Wilson BROWN, # Samuel & Mary (WILSON), b. 2 Feb 1783, d. 5 Jul 1865, ae 82-5-0; both buried Union Cemetery, Rye, New York. Four children:
    1. Mary Wilson, b. 31 May 1819, d. 17 Mar 1881, single
    2. Josiah, b. 28 Apr 1821, d. 6 Jun 1855, ae 34-1-9
    3. Isaac H., b. -- --- 1823, d. -- --- 1881
    4. Mary Eunice, b. -- --- 1828, d. -- --- 1894, married ----- DELEVAN
  3. Alathea, b. ----, m. 12 May 1820, William SMITH
  4. Anna, d. 24 Jul 1851, ae 62-6-12; married at St. George's Episcopal Church, Hempstead (she of Huntington), 16 Jun 1809, John BERRY, b. ----, d. 24 Dec 1844, ae 59-6-27, both buried on PURDY Farm; eight children:
    1. Ketcham, b. 25 May 1810, d. 6 Jul 1871
    2. Mary Ann, b. 28 Jan 1812, d. 2 Jun 1887
    3. Althea, b. ---, married ---- ------ SLINGERLAND of Morristown, New Jersey
    4. Caroline, b. ---, married ------- VAN RIPER of West Bloomfield, New Jersey
    5. Phebe Etta, b. ----, married ------- KETCHAM of Amityville
    6. Margaret, b. ----, married ------ Stephen WATERS of Brooklyn
    7. Sarah, b. -----
    8. Elizabeth, b. ------
  5. Elizabeth d. 21 Sep 1845, married 27 Nov 1822 Jesse MUNCY, b. 31 Jul 1780, d. 27 Aug 1857, @ Isaac of Amityville; one child
    1. Marietta, b. 7 Sep 1826, alive 1912; married 23 Oct 1844, Henry Morgan PURDY, b. 18 Apr 1817, d. 12 Oct 1872, @ Thomas(6), Joseph (5), Joshua (4), Daniel (3), Joseph (2), Francis (1); Thomas (6) married 13 Mar 1810, Sarah (6) PURDY, # Joshua (5), Joshua (4), Daniel (3), Joseph (2), Francis (1).

      Henry M. & Marietta had three children in Amityville:
      1. Muncy, b. 18 Jul 1845
      2. Sarah Elizabeth, b. 4 Jun 1847, single in 1912
      3. Janes Henry, b. 4 Sep 1851, d. 15 Jun 1903; married Hattie A. VAN NOSTRAND, b. 7 Apr 1846, d. 22 Apr 1896
    2. Joshua, d. 16 Mar 1876, ae 84; married 16 Nov 1820, Rebecca SMITH, b. 15 Feb 1803, d. 16 Feb 1852, ae 49-0-1
    3. Charity, d. -----, married David KETCHAM
    4. Malinda, b. -- --- 1795, d. 20 Mar 1862, ae 67; married Nathaniel CHICHESTER, b. -- --- ----, d. 30 Mar 1875 in 82, @ Daniel & Diana; no children
    5. Phebe, d. -- --- ----, married Abel CHICHESTER
    6. Seth, d. 6 Aug 1877, ae 76-10-19, married -- --- ----, Experience SMITH, b. 23 Jun 1804, d. 31 Jul 1881, ae 77-1-8; had 8 children:
      1. Henry, b. (nd), married (nd), ------ TERRY, he d. 1899, had two children
        1. Edwin T., resides in Amityville, married Louise ----, 2 children: Louie & Sadie
        2. Charles M., resides in A.
      2. William, b. (nd), res. A., married Phebe TERRY, children: 1. Fred, 2. William.
      3. Stephen Martindale, b. (nd), married Elizabeth KETCHAM, res. East New York; one son: "Al"
      4. Phebe, b. 1829, d. 25 Mar 1854, ae 24-6-0
      5. Elizabeth, b. 4 Feb 1832, d. 29 Jun 181879, ae 47-4-25, marr. George T. KETCHAM, b. 21 21 May 1829, d. 11 Dec 1904. Eight children:
        1. Orlando F.
        2. Emma F.
        3. Jarvis N.
        4. Lewis C.
        5. Frank
        6. Phebe Elizabeth d. 13 Aug 1858, ae 1-10-19
        7. infant son
        8. Etta M., d. 12 Jun 1879, ae 19-9-20
      6. John b. 11 Dec 1837, alive at Amityville; marr. Caroline SAXTON, # Caleb; one child, George, b. 1868, d. 21 Aug 1869, ae 9 mos.
      7. Nathaniel A., b. 1842, d. 1 Mar 1862, ae 19-10-17
      8. Ruth, d. 15 Aug 1847, ae 1-5-0


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      Joshua & Rebecca (SMITH) PURDY had 4 children:
      1. Mary, b. 11 Mar 1825, d. 20 Sep 1897, married, 22 Dec 1847, Scudder Carll JARVIS, b. 4 Sep 1823, d. 31 Mar 1907, @ Joel & Elizabeth (SCUDDER); had 2 children
        1. George Scudder, b. 25 Mar 1851
        2. Joshua Purdy, b. 15 Aug 1852, marr. 22 Nov 1876, Mary J. MILLER, and had Scudder Carll Jr., b. 20 Sep 1883, d. 6 Sep 1887
      2. Jesse, b. 9 Feb 1828, marr. 19 Dec 1855, Meriah COVERT (see COVERT Bible above); had 7 children:
        1. Franklin Smith, b. 8 Mar 1857, marr. 23 Jun 1886, Ella ROSS
        2. Albert Carll, b. 10 Oct 1858, marr. 1st, 10 Jun 1885, Lottie V. JARVIS, # Jonathan & Ruth; marr. 2nd, 19 Apr 1898, Susan SCUDDER
        3. Ellis L., b. 19 Aug 1861, d. 10 Oct 1884, ae 23-1-21
        4. Warren, b. 1863, marr. 1st Minnie POWELL; she d. 5 Sep 1890, ae 22-6-13; married 2nd Abby L. KALER; marr. 3rd Violetta PETTITT
        5. John Joshua, b. 23 Aug 1866; marr. 19 Jan 1902, Dorttra Nyberg SEEGER, a Swede; no children. He has the COVERT Bible.
        6. Mary Alice, b. 25 Aug 1870, d. 4 Jun 1894
        7. Evaretta, b. --- 1873, married John GARDINER
      3. Joshua Smith, b. 20 Mar 1835, d. 4 Feb 1852
      4. Seth Platt, b. 23 Jan 1837, alive 1912 at Amityville; marr. 6 Mar 1861, Sarah SMITH, b. 16 Sep 1842, # Jeffry & Janthe (SAMMIS); have three children:
        1. Louisa "Janthe", b. 6 Dec 1862, marr. 8 NOv 1882, Irving N. POWELL
        2. Mary Ella, b. 16 Aug 1865, marr. 20 Nov 1889, Samuel WHITE
        3. George S., b. 7 Mar 1872, marr. 27 Nov 1895, Mary A. TOTTEN.


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      MUNCY Family Notes from Mrs. Marietta (nee MUNCY) PURDY of Main Street, Amityville, Long Island, New York, Sat. 31 May 1913. ~ Isaac MUNCY, b. ----, d. -----; buried on the farm north of Babylon, Long Island, New York; married ----- WEEKS (?) or SMITH (?); had seven children ~
      1. Jesse, b. 31 Jul 1780, married Elizabeth PURDY, [see PURDY Bible record]
      2. daughter, b. ----, m. ----- WEEKES
      3. daughter, b. ----, m. ----- OAKLEY
      4. do.
      5. do.
      6. do
      7. Silas, b. ----, buried with father on the farm. Married ----, ---- UDALL, had 3 children:
        1. Jonas, b. ------, m. ----- FLEET ?
        2. Isaac, b. ------, m. ----- CONKLIN
        3. Ann, b. ------, m. ----- UDELL; has a son Edward residing in Babylon.
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