Note: The following is a section of a family history compiled by Herbert Armstrong Poole between 1905 & 1960, transcribed by AAA Maitland 1998. Subject numbers are HAP's originals. HAP's page divisions are shown: after subject page numbers are complete document page numbers in brackets and issue dates. The original text had generations indented in turn: here, generation numbers are added to each individual: the children of the title subject are "1/--". Subject 18. Page 1. (113) 3/1/1948 RICHARD CHEESMAN The following is from family records: from records of Miss Anna Maude Hoxie of Buffalo: from "Marriages at St George`s Church, Hempstead", by Josephine G. Frost, (1914); and from "The Betts Genealogy", by C. Wyllys Betts, (1888). Richard Cheesman was born at Hempstead, L.I., on June 3/1756, and died there January 18/1832, buried at George's Church, Hempstead. His headstone is in that part of the graveyard near the south gate, and is of red stone, much worn and sadly cracked. The Warden told me these stones were imported from England as ballast in sailing ships of those days. He married on August 11/1782 Elizabeth Weekes, born March 3/1764 died September 17/1852, daughter of George and Sara (Hall) Weekes. Issue:- 1. Joseph Cheesman. Born December 15/1782-3, died May 25/1852. He married, 1st, Maria Mitchill, born 1789, died July 30/1819, ninth daughter of James and Mary (Frost) Mitchill of Manhasset, and a descendant of Sir Humphrey Mitchill of Old Windsor, Berkshire, England. He married, 2nd, Sarah Waterbury, who died August 17/1826. Issue:- (by his first wife Maria Mitchill) 2/1. Mary Elizabeth Cheesman, died in New York City. She married on August 14/1839, John Fiske Holbrook of New York City, born August 10/1802, died August 27/1872, a descendant of John Holbrook of Weymouth , Mass who came to America in 1640. Issue:- 3/1. Oscar Holbrook. No data. 3/2. Mary Louise Holbrook, born May 12/1847. She married on October 16/1867, Frederick Henry Betts, born at Newburgh, N.Y., March 8/1843, died in November 1905, son of Frederick J. and Mary Ward (Scoville) Betts. He graduated at Yale in 1864 and at Columbia Law School in 1866, and became a famous patent lawyer and was very wealthy. He wrote the Betts Genealogy, which had been commenced by his brother C. Wyllys Betts. They lived first in Irving Place, then built an imposing house on Madison Avenue where there was a whole floor for their daughter Elliot`s family. After Mr Betts death, Mrs Betts had a duplex apartment on Park Avenue and 72nd Street. Miss Hoxsie writes as follows about them:- "Mrs Betts was always held up to me as a pattern of elegant womanhood, and when I grew up I visited her in New York and knew her very well. I also knew her daughter Eliot very well, as Mr Betts had a sister living in Buffalo and when Eliot visited her as a young girl, I was with her a great deal. While I saw Mrs Betts every time 1 went to New York, I saw very little of Eliot. I never knew a lovelier or more cultured couple: they were simple kindly and sincere. They travelled extensively and had collections of treasures gathered here and there. I remember particularly Silver Chalices and Cypriaj Glass. Mr Betts belonged to the Grolier Club besides countless others: Mrs Betts sang, gave musicals, and went to all operas and concerts: they attended St George's Church. Mr Betts was superintendent of the Sunday School and they were both in all of the philanthropic, movements of the day. With all this, they went with the most fashionable society of New York, the Vanderbilts, &c, and their house was exquisitely run and appointed, the most beautiful silver on the table, butler, footman, a French maid for Eliot, and a personal maid for Mrs Betts, and I don't know Subject 18 P2 (114) 3/1/1948 how many others. In those days they had a carriage. To the day of her death, Mrs Betts had every hour of the day and evening filled with engagements, social, civic and philathropic, but never Lost her unfailing sweetness of disposition and sincerity. Issue:- 4/1 Louis Frederick Holbrook Betts, born May 21/1870. He never married and was a patent Lawyer in New York. 4/2. Mary Eliot Betts born October 19/1871 still living in 1940. She married, on January 28/1892, Russell Hotchkiss Hoadley, born February 17/1869, third son of Russell Hotchkiss and Alice Rowland (Wesson) Hoadley. He graduated from the Columbia School of Mines in 1890. On July 1/1891 he was made a partner in his father's banking and commercial business, Hoadley & Co. He was a descendent of William Hoadley, who came from the South if England to Branford Conn in 1863. His uncle Charles Wyllys Betts left him "The Mallows', and `Sandy Bourne Farm " at Southampton, L.I. Her marriage was a great disappointment as he drank end she had to leave him several times, and finally divorced him. Issue:- 5/1. Sheldon Eliot Hoadley,, born November 20/1895 or 4. 5/2. Louise Russell Hoadley, born March 20/1896, she was married. 5/3. Helen Hoadley, born May 20/1897. 4/3. Wyllys Rossiter Betts, born May 12/1875. He married, on April 4/1899, Ada Godfrey. His uncle Charles Wyllys Betts left him "The Mill", "Nighbrink" and the farm at Southampton,. L.I. Issue:- 5/1. Wyllys Rossiter Betts, born December 4/1900. 2/2. William Edgar Chessman, born 1816, died at Charleston, S.C., January 28/1851. He Married on April 17/1845, Sophia D. Oakley, daughter of Cornelius Oakley, of 60 West 4th St., and they lived at 251 West 126th Street, New York City. Issue:- 3/1. William Chessman, born in Brooklyn, February 14/1853, died at Auburn, N.Y. May 7/1912. He was a high living batchelor of wild habits, and died being cared for at his aunt Mrs John Fiske Holbrook's expense. 2/3. Harriet S. Chessman. She never married and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn ,N.Y. 2/4. Oscar Cheesman, born in New York City, January 1/1818, died in Philadelphia, September 6/1890. He was a Crockery merchant at 71 Warren St., New York City. He married on June 5/1867, Harriet F. Pollock, who died April 13/1897, daughter of James F. and ??? - (Byrne) Pollock of Philadelphia. Oscar was a widely cultured man with a great Love of music and the opera: it was he who looked after the musical career of his cousin, Martha Fitch, wife of Rushmore Poole of Buffalo: before her marriage, he took her to New York to all the operas and concerts where the great stars of the world appeared. Issue:- 3/1. Marie Cheesman, born 1868. She married Dudley W. Van Ingen, a dry goods merchant at 216 Church St., New York City. She was a charming girl and a great friend of Anna Maude Hoxie of Buffalo. They had no children end she died early in her Subject 18 P3 (115) 13/2/1949 married life of consumption. Much of this Cheesman history is due to Dudley, who looked it up for Anna Maude Hoxsie. Issue:- (by his second wife Sara Waterbury) 2/5. Katherine Weeks Cheesman, born in Now York City is 1825, died at 254 Amity St.. Flushing, L.I., September 27/1898, buried in Green Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn. She never married. 2/6. Malcolm W. Cheesman, died December 31/1858, buried Green Wood Cemetery 2/7. Josephine Cheesman. She married Alfred Douglas, a lawyer of Boston, who died at Copake, N.Y., October 3/1876, son of Earl and Julia (Hempstead) Douglas of New York. Earl was an importer of glass and china from Europe. Alfred was a Crockery merchant, like many of the Weekes. He was a charming man but did not live long. They lived in Great Barrington, and when Josephine was last heard from in 1915, she was living in seclusion on Staten Island, she quarrelled violently with her cousin Mrs Betts and With most of her family and never got over it. After years of silence, Mrs Rushmore Poole heard from her in 1915, and when the former answered, she suggested foolishly that after so many years peace might be made: she never heard from her again. Issue:- 3/1. Malcolm Douglas, a newspaper man. married and had children. 3/2. Julia Douglas, had a fancy goods shop at l45 Greenwich St.. N.Y. 3/3. Henry Douglas. He sold linens at 102 Franklin St., and lived at 2009 Fifth Ave., New York City. 3/4. Three other children, probably died young. 1/2. Sarah Cheesman, born October 6/1784, died October 9/1863, She married, on May 20/1804, Samuel Poole, born April 29/1777, died April 2/1853, buried with her husband at Christ Church Cemetery, Manhasset, L.I. see Subject 8 for issue and further particulars. 1/3. George Weekes Cheesman, born January 28/1787, died before 1832. He lived in Birmingham County, N.Y. Name of wife unknown. Issue:- 2/1. Anna Augusta Cheesman, born December 23/1816, died January 20/1896. She married George Hoyt Penfield, born at Catskill, Greene County, N.Y., January 21/1813, died March 2/1896. They both lived to be over 80 years old. Issue:- 3/1. Henry Penfield, born July 18/1851, died soon, 3/2. Son, born and died July 27/1856. 1/4. Jothan Cheesman, born September 2/1789, died September 8/1791. 1/5. Phebe Cheesman, born February 10/1792, died September 22/1831. She married at North Hempstead, L.I., on January 26/1813, George Rapelye, baptised June 17/1787, died October 13/1836, son of Abraham and Marya (Schenck) Rapelye of Oyster Bay, L.I. (This is from "The History of Oyster Bay", by Henry M Stotenburgh, 1900) Issue;- 2/1. Abraham Rapelye, baptized October 16/1814, died July 12/1831. 2/2. Richard Cheesman Rapelye, baptised August 18/1816, died May 17/1848. He married at Hempstead, on January 10/1838, Anna Maria Van Nostrand, born 1820, died December 13/1902, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Seaman) Van Nostrand. They lived at Bodine St., West New Brighton, Staten Island. Issue:- 3/1. William Cheesman Rapelye.) 3/2. Laura A. Rapelye ) in 1880 all lived at S Norwalk, Ct. 3/3.Charles R. Rapelye. ) (or L.I.) Subject 19 P4 (116) 22/4/1953 2/3. Martin Rapelye, baptized October 22/1818, died at Whitestone, N.Y. August 8/1872. He married at Bayside, L.I., on July 3/1844, Ann Elizabeth Roe, born March 27/1827, died November 5/1895, daughter of John and Anne (Underhill) Roe of Flushing, L.I. Issue :- 3/1.Isabelle Rapelye. She married a Mr. De Bevoise and in 1880 lived at Whitestone, N.Y. 3/2. Maria Elizabeth Rapelye. In 1880 lived at West New Brighton, N.Y. 3/3. Martin Rapelye. In 1880 lived at West New Brighton, N.Y. 3/4. Charlotte Rapelye, born February 1/1857, lived at Duluth, Minn., in 1928. She married, 1st, at Whitestone, on September 13/1877, Arthur Seaman who died April 17/1897. She married, 2nd, on May 21/1901, Gorge M. Clark of Soranton, Pa., who died in 1914, but had no children by him. Issue:- (by her first husband Arthur Seaman) 4/1. Thaddeus A. Seaman, born 1879. 4/2. Susan Seaman. In 1880 lived at Baldwin, N.Y. 4/3. Mabel L. Seaman, born 1883. 3/5. Chessman Rapelye. In 1880 lived at West New Brighton, N.Y, 3/6. Ann Elizabeth Rapelye. ditto 3/7. Mary Emma Rapelye. ditto. 2/4. Mary Elizabeth Rapelye, baptised February 13/1821, died December 9/1849. She married Samuel R. Welling. Issue:- 3/1. Marie Antoinette Welling, born November 1/1848, died May 9/1849. 1/6.Catherine Cheesman, (twin). Born August 10/1794, died September 30/1852. She married on June 22/1816, Joseph Dodge, born September 8/1782, died April 30/1835, son of Joseph and Sarah (Hicks) Dodge, a farmer, book keeper and County Judge at Lakeville, L.I. Issue:- 2/1. Hampton Dodge, born in New York City, March 16/1817, died at Detroit, Mich., April 15/1901. In 1850-52 he went to Buffalo, N.Y. He married, 1st, at Jamaica, L.I., on June 6/1838, Sarah Underhill, born 1820, died at Buffalo in 1851, daughter of John and Maria (Weekes) Underhill. He married, 2nd, on December 27/1855, Mary E. Morrell, a widow, born at Flushing, June 22/1822, died July 10/1870, and had three children by her, names unknown. Issue:- (by his first wife Sarah Underhill) 3/1. Loudon Underhill Dodge, born September 16/1839, died at Rochester, N.Y,, March 26/1897, a fine arts dealer, and a member of the 74th Buffalo Regiment. He married at Rochester, on September 2/1862, Katherine Husbands, born December 26/1839, daughter of Joseph Dottin and Frances (Buckinghem) Husbands of Cooperstown N.Y. In 1909 Katherine lived at 270 West 93rd St., New York City. Issue:- (from the Underhill Genealogy by Josephine C, Frost) 4/1. Joseph Hampton Dodge, born September 16/1864. He married, 1st, on November 15/1900, Elizabeth M. McGuire, who died September 10/1902. He married, 2nd, on April 17/1900, Ruby Porter Bridgman and lived in Rochester, N.Y. 4/2. Florence Louise Dodge, born at Buffalo, July 19/1863. She married Hiram Peasley Frear of Rochester, where she lived in 1909 with her mother. 3/2. Sarah Emma Dodge, born at Buffalo: she married a Seymour. 3/3. Joseph Cheesman Dodge. He lived in Detroit. 3/4. Fanny Dodge. Subject 18 P5 (117) 29/1/1950 2/2. Catherine May Dodge, born October 7/1820, died September 21/1826. 2/3. Loudon Dodge, born September 7/1824, died April 7/1825. 2/4. Cheesman Dodge, born at Success, L.I. He married on September 1/1863, Martha Cornell. 1/7. Mary Cheesman. (twin). Born August 10/1794. In 1880 she lived in Astoria, N.Y. She married, on December 4/1820, Isaac Miles Cornell, born February 4/1793, died March 1/1873, son of Hallett and Elvira (Hicks) Cornell, a descendant of Thomas Cornell (born 1595) and Rebecca Briggs (born 1600), who came to Boston in 1638, and lived in Washington Street, between Summer and Milk Streets, where he was an inn keeper, and who later moved to Providence, R.I. (This is from the Cornell Genealogy, by the Reverend John Cornell). Issue:- 2/1. Charles Miles Cornell, born April 14/1823, died July 7/1875. 2/2. Frances E, Cornell. She married a Mr. Poyer. 1/8. Elizabeth Cheesman. Born February 19/1797, died July 26/1869. She married on December 26/1821, as his second wife, Robert Stocker Woolley, born October 1/1790, died August 19/1857, of paralysis. They lived at Lakeville, L.I. Robert had married, 1st, on May 30/1811, Phebe Tredwell, born February 3/1790, died August 8/1820, and had 5 children. Issue:- 2/1. Charles Woolley. ) 2/2. Nelson Cheesman Woolley. ) In 1880 they lived at Geneva, N.Y. 2/3. Sadie Cheesman Woolley. ) 1/9. Richard Cheesman. Born August 15/1799, died January 26/1819, buried in St. George's Church Cemetery, Hempstead, L.I., next his parents. 1/10. Susannah Cheesman. Born May 2/1802. she married, at St. George's Church, Hempstead, on May 10/1828, John Armstrong. Issue:- 2/1. Susan A. Armstrong, Born after 1829. In 1880 she lived at Buffalo. The Jones Genealogy says she married in 1856, as his second wife, William A. Hewlett, born 1785, died 1866, son of Samuel and Ruth (Willis) Hewlett, who had married, 1st, in 1812, Martha Thorne. I don't think this is correct. 1/11. William Poole Cheesman. Born January 30/1805, died before October 22/1880, at Buffalo, N.Y. He never married, The notice of the probate of his will, dated December 15/1880, was addressed to the following heirs. "To the people of the State of New York, and to Mary E. Holbrook, Oscar Cheesman, Catherine Cheesman, William E. Cheesman, Josephine Douglas, Sheridan Poole, of New York, George Cheesman of Birmingham County, Anna A. Penfield of Catskill, N.Y., Otis A. Poole and Nettie Poole of Chicago, William C. Rapelye, Laura A. Rapelye, Charles R. Rapelye, of South Norwalk, Conn., Charles Woolley, Nelson C. Woolley, Sadie C. Woolley, of Geneva, N.Y., Edgar C. Poole of Garden City, Susan Armstrong, Rushmore Poole and Hampton Dodge of Buffalo, Elizabeth Smith and Robert S. Woolley of Lakeville, Mary Cornell of Astoria, Cornelia W. Allen, Emma Woolley of Great Neck, S. Eugene Poole, Mary Augusta Jacobia, of Little Neck, Belle Rapelye, Maria B. Rapelye, Martin Rapelye, and Ann E. Rapelye, Lottie R. Seaman, Phebe A. Fontaine, of West New Brighton, N.Y., John H. Rapelye of Port Richmond, N.Y,, Susan Seaman of Baldwin, N.Y., Isabella De Bevoise, Annette Peck and Chauncey Peck of Long Island City, heirs at law and next of kin of William Cheesman, late of the city of Buffalo, deceased." 1/12. Cornelia Cheesman. Born September 1889. Perhaps married a Mr. Allen, as mentioned in her brother William's will above: she died June 17/1826.