Addie Webster Mary Northrop
Celia  


McLean Families


        Updated: December 05, 2003

There are letters from Addie Northrop Webster (5), her sister Mary Northrop (1) and Celia (2).  These letters were written after Harriet Deuel married Cashaday Swayze.  An envelope was addressed to Harriet Swayze, Chemung County, State Roads.

ADDIE WEBSTER was the daughter of Clement Northrop and Lavina Deuel.  Northrop children were:
Adelaide, Adelbert, Harry, Frederick, Morgan, Mary, Hattie, John, Dora, Vina.  Addie married Myron Webster, son of Jeremiah and Sally Sherwood.  Children of Myron Webster were: Mamie, Lottie, Clara.
Aldebert (Del) married Adelia Luther, they had a son Jessie.


#86  April 1872 from Addie Webster, McLean: 
Mentions: Ma, Pa, Myron, Dora, Mamie, Clara died, new baby, built a new house, right hand side as you come from Dryden just as you go in McLean, Dora, Mammie.
Albert Stone built a new house where the old school house stood, they have 2 babies.
They are looking for breakers all the time.  Mary, Dora & Jonny to school, Vena with ma.
John Schumerhorn runs cheese factory.
Jane (maiden name Sutfin) lives a little ways from Ma, 3 children 2 boys, 1 girl
Mary (sister) went home with Uncle Fred, Clifton (brother) to Slaterville, Aldebert (brother) to Utica,
Fred (brother) is to work at pail factory, Morgan (brother) works for Nathan Darby


#94 Jan 20, from Addie Webster, McLean: 
Mentions: Del (brother), Adelia Luther, Uncle, Lottie, Jane.
Uncle Thad is looking for breakers every day. 
Aunt Aldula married in Syracuse.  Lorinda, Johns wife, Jane (all expecting)   Uncle Tommy
Myron, Mary
Morgan, John, Dora & Mary, Vinna go to school, Alice
Lucy Bang, next door neighbor, Myron's sister sick & her husband
Fred, Del, Tom Morgan, Cashaday, Thad, Clifton, Morgan, Del, Celia, Mrs carrington, Mamie & Lottie


#98 Addie Webster, McLean: 
Ma & Pa, Billy Laramore's farm, Aunt Mary, Mary, Uncle Thad, Mary has a new 2nd reader,
Del Northrop has a little boy, Earl, Aunt Mary.


DARBY, Nathan:  1870 NY Census, Dryden, Tompkins County
Family #250, Nathan Darby, farmer, 32 years old

BANG, Lucy:  Next door neighbor
1870 NY Census, Groton, Tompkins County
Family #208, Julia Bang 84, Lucy Bang 48, dressmaker


Slaterville, Tompkins County, NY:  About 14 miles from McLean
Oneida, NY


Ellis Hollow Cheese Factory  1867-1872 about 13 miles from Mc Lean
Pail Factory, Peruville, NY.  about 4.5 miles from McLean

Tompkins Co., NYGenWeb Site
Schuyler Co. NY Gen Web Site


There is an Emma Trapp enumerated with the family of Robert Seager in the 1870 NY Census, Dryden, Tompkins County, NY.   Harriet married Dec 1865, not sure about Emma. The letter was dated Dec. 4, 1865.


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