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 290. P1 (275) 2/2/1951 RICHARD VALENTINE, The following is from "The Valentines in America", by T.W. Valentine, New York, 1874: from Bunker`s Long Island Genealogies: from the "Davol-Willets Genealogy', by Josephine C. Frost, New York, 1925: from "The Memorial of Thomas Hicks Seaman", by Mary Thomas Seaman, 1927: from "The History of Oyster Bay", by Henry A. Systenburgh, New York, 1900: and from "Colonial Families in America", by the National American Society of New York, 1936 and 1941. These all differ considerably. Richard Valentine was born about 1620 and died at Hempstead, L.I., before 1684. He emigrated from England to America and settled at Hempstead about 1644. He was then a young man, probably about 25 years old. From what part of England he came, is not known, but probably from the parish of Eccles, Lancashire. He was possibly a descendant and probably a relative of Richard Valentine who lived in Lancashire and made a will as early as 1540. Richard was a common name among the Valentines of Lancashire. Richard was probably also a relative of the Puritan Benjamin Valentine, who was a noted man in the House of Commons in England about 1620. He was probably also a relative of John Valentine of Boston in 1675. In 1657 he had land at Merrick and was chosen a townsman of Hempstead in 1676 and constable in 1679. Richard must have been married soon after emigrating, if not before, for in 1685 he had four sons and probably more. His wife's name was said to have been Rachel. About that time, the widow Valentine was assessed tax on 40 acres of land in Long Island: her son Obadiah on 44 acres, William on 40 acres, Ephraim on 40 acres, and Richard Junior on 71 acres: in 1679 son Jonah had 100 acres, (name also spelled Jonas). Richard senior must have died between 1682 and 1685. He is said to have had five sons and several daughters - only one of these daughters is named. There is a tradition that Richard's farm contained 600 acres in Hempstead, which town at that time was one of the largest on Long Island, extending from the Sound on the north to the Atlantic on the south, and from Oyster Bay on the east, to Jamaica on the west. The first division of land among the 66 proprietors took place in 1647. The Valentines were quite partial to the British Crown, and they did not acknowledge allegiance to the American Government until October 1776, though after this they appear to have been patriotic enough. Issue: - 1/1. Richard Valentine. Born about 1650, died between December 19/1723 and November 20/1725, the dates of his will and its probate. He lived in Hempstead Harbor. He married, 1st, before 1674, --- name unknown. He married, 2nd, in 1685, Sarah Halstead, daughter of Timothy and Hannah (Williams) Halstead who were married in 1657. Timothy in his will of 1686, devised to his son in law Richard Valentine, a Quaker. Issue: - (by his first wife, name unknown) 2/1. Richard Valentine, born at Hempstead about 1675, died March 10/1766. He married in 1725, Phebe Haines, born 1707, died May 21/1793. Richard left Hempstead in 1728 and settled in Scotch Plains, N,Y., a part of Elizabethtown, where Richard owned lots 35 and 44. Both Richard and his brother Ichabod died in the small pox epidemic of 1766: Ichabod took it first and Richard caught it while waiting on him. His will of November 28/1763 mentioned the following children. Issue:- (all under age in 1763.) 3/1. Richard Valentine. 3/2. Abigail Valentine. 3/3. Sarah Valentine. Subject 290, P2 (276) 1956? 3/4. Mary Valentine. 3/5. Phebe Valentine. 3/6. Martha Valentine. 2/2. Sarah Valentine, born about 1677. She married a Mr. Smith. 2/3. Phebe Valentine, born about 1679, died 1735-6. Her father left her his negro slave girl. She married, as his second wife, after 1695, George Downing, born at Oyster Bay in 1665-70, who had married, 1st, in 1692-3, Mary Coles, born about 1674, daughter of Daniel and Maha Shalal (Gorton) Coles, see subject 618, page 1. Issue:- (may not be in proper order) 3/1. Isaac Downing. 3/2. Daniel Downing. 3/3. Richard Downing. 3/4. Henry Downing, died between 1794-1799: wife Jemima --: 5 children. 3/5. Sarah Downing, born about 1710. She married on August 3/1728, her cousin Jacob Valentine, born about 1705, son of Obadiah and Mary Valentine, see page 5. 3/6. George Downing, born about 1720. Ha married Amy Hopkins, daughter of Daniel and Amey (Weekes) Hopkins, and had four children, see subject 304, page 4. 3/7. Benjamin Downing, born July 22/1722, died October 17/1805. He married, 1st, Phebe Willis, born March 1/1718, daughter of Henry and Phebe (Powell) Willis. He married, 2nd, in 1770, Martha Hopkins, born April 27/1740, died August 17/1817, daughter of Daniel and Amey (Weekes) Hopkins, see subject 304, page 4. Their children as below are from Stotenburgh's History of Oyster Bay). Issue:- (by his first wife Phebe Willis) 4/1. Silas Downing, born October 11/1847, died April 16/1822. He married on October 2/1777, Phebe Rushmore, born February 18/1758, died July 26/1843, daughter of Isaac and Sarah (Titus) Rushmore, see subject 132, p 3 for issue and further particular 4/2. Benjamin Downing. He married Loretta Weekes, and had Phebe who married Harry Wright. Issue:- (by his second wife Martha Hopkins) 4/3. Amy Downing, (twin), born May 10/1772. She married, 1st, Thomas Williams: 2nd, Amos Willis. 4/4. Daniel Downing, (twin) born May 10/1772, died March 7/1818, when he fell off a load of sticks and was killed. Ha married Margaret Duryea, born June 28/1767, daughter of Daniel and Margriatta (Cock) Duryea: they had six children. 4/5. Abram Downing, (twin), born June 1/1774, died August 2/1794. 4/6. Isaac Downing, (twin), born June 1/1774. He married on April 15/1815, Charity Dodge, who died within a year, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Hicks) Dodge. 4/7. Esther Downing, (twin), born April 14/1776. She married, 1st, William Kirk: 2nd, Herman Hinman. 4/8. Phebe Downing, (twin), born April 14/1776, died October 5/1828. She married, 1st, at Hempstead, on May 22/1805, Tristram Dodge, who died in 1816, son of Joseph and Sarah (Hicks) Dodge, but had no children, She married, 2nd, Obadiah Willis. 4/9. Samuel Downing, born October 7/1778. He married Rachel Lax, born 1788, daughter of Stephen and his third wife Nancy (Smith) Carman, and widow of Thomas Lax, and had two children. See subject 268, page 2. Subject 290. P3 (277) 4/10. Anne Downing, (twin), born November 30/1780, died September 3/1866. She married in 1818, as his second wife, Derick Craft, born at Musketo Cove, L.I., in 1774, died January 30/1841, son of Peter and Helena (Downing) Craft, who had married, 1st, in I796, Sarah Cock, born 1777, died 1815, daughter of Zoar and Ruth (---) Cock, by worn he had three children. The name was originally Thornicraft, but some of the family took the name of Thorne and others Craft. Issue :- 5/1. Sarah Craft, born April 4/1821, died December 3/1911. She married in 1841, Cornelius Remsen Hegeman. 4/11. George Downing (twin), born November 30/1780, died March 3/1873, aged 93 years. He married in 1828, Mary Jackson. 2/4. Martha Valentine. No data. 2/5. Miriam or Mary Valentine, born about 1683. 2/6. Anne or Abigail Valentine. She married on September 6/1719, John Carle of Hempstead, (Poyer's record), whose will dated June 21/1733 proved March 11/1734-5, mentioned children:- Issue:- 3/1. Jacob Carle. 3/2. Sarah Carle. She married Daniel Line. 3/3. Hannah Carle. She married John Lennington. Issue:- (by his second wife Sarah Halstead) 2/7. Hannah Valentine. She married a Mr Hine. 2/8. David Valentine, born 1689: will dated October 26/l743, proved January 11/1743-4. He married in April 1716, Charity Coles, born September 1/1695, daughter of Nathan and Rachel (Hopkins) Coles, see subject 618, page 4. Issue:- 3/1. Charity Valentine, born April 30/1717. She married Joseph Coles son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Wright) Coles, subject 618, page 2. 3/2. Jacob Valentine, born December 22/1718. He married, 1st, on January 1/1741, Mary Coles: 2nd, Linda Deal. Issue:- (by his first wife, Mary Coles) 4/1. Mary Valentine. No data. 4/2. Charles Valentine, born July 30/1742, died May 22/1815. He married on March 4/1764, Mary Frost born August 6/1746, died June 6/1806, daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Woolsey) Frost. Issue:- 5/1. Jacob Valentine. born January 29/1763? He married, 1st, in 1791, Phebe Loines, daughter Stephen and Phebe (Titus) Loines, see p5. He married, 2nd Elizabeth A. Eyre. 5/2. Lewis Valentine, born April 22/1765, will dated December 8/1838, proved March 31/1846. He married, 1st, on January 7/1790, Jane Rushmore, born April 12/1768, daughter of Isaac and Sarah (Titus) Rushmore, see subject 132, p 7 for issue and further particulars. After Jane's death, he married, 2nd, on April 3/1802, Jane (Titus) Post, and had four children by her. 5/3. Sarah Valentine, born August 10/1767, died May 5/1776. 5/4. Letitia Valentine, born October 15/1769, died before her father. She married William Willets, born 1763, son of Joseph and Hannah (Titus) Willets. They had four children, one of whom, Valentine Willets, married Jane Rushmore, see subject 132, page 6. Subject 290. 5/5. Elizabeth Valentine, born October 19/1773, died 1846. She was not married. 5/6. Theodosia Valentine, born April 27/1776. She married Isaac Downing, born July 25/1779 died January 30/1847, son of Silas and Phebe (Rushmore) Downing, see subject 132, page 4. 5/7. Frost Valentine, born June 8/1778. He married Elizabeth Rodman. 5/8. Isaac Valentine, born December 17/1780. He married Mary Parent. 5/9. David Valentine, born April 28/1783. He married on June 29/1813, Hannah Cock, born at Metinecock, L.l., September 2/1793, died February 28/1875, and had eight children. 5/10. Daniel Valentine, born November 26/1785. He married Jemima Underhill, daughter of Joseph and Freelove (-- Underhill of Oyster Bay, L.I. They had one son Joseph. 4/3. David Valentine, born 1745. He married at Hempstead, on September 27/1774, Hannah Townsend, daughter of George and Hannah (Youngs) Townsend, see subject 154, page 1. Issue:- 5/1. Susannah Valentine. 5/2. Sarah Valentine. 5/3. George Valentine, born 1781, died February 18/1847. He married on February 2/1803, Mary Frost, born October 10/1784, died September 27/1839, daughter of Stephen and Sarah (Cock) Frost. They had no children. 5/4. Elwood Valentine. He married Mary Post, daughter of Daniel and Rosetta (Titus) Post. 5/5. Charles Valentine. He married Catherine --: two children. 5/6. Townsend Valentine. Died 1807. 5/7. Mary Valentine, died 1799. 4/4. Susanna Valentine. She married Thomas Udall. 3/3. Mary Valentine, born July 17/1721. 3/4. Sarah Valentine, born October 11/1725. She married in 1750-1, Isaac Carpenter, born 1718, son of John and Martha (Feake) Carpenter. Issue: - 4/1.Isaac Carpenter, born 1751. He married on December 31/1778 Jauc Woertman. 3/5. Phebe Valentine, born April 4/1735. 2/9. Jonathan Valentine, born 1689, will dated December 7/1768, proved January 14/1769. He married Hulda--- and had eleven children. 1/2. William Valentine. Born 1653, died 1704. He married Abigail ---. 1/3. Nathan Valentine. No data. 1/4. Deborah Valentine. born about 1657, died 1687. She married in 1674, William Thomas Foster. 1/5. Jonas Valentine. Born about 1660, died 1703. He married Grace ---. 1/6. Obadiah Valentine. Born about 1665: will dated April 2/1734, proved October 4/1743. He married, 1st, Mary ---, name unknown. He married, 2nd, on May 27/l728, Martha Thurston, who died in 1743. Issue:-(by his first wife Mary ---) 2/1. Obadiah Valentine, born 1695, died at Westbury, L.I., October 8/1767. He married on September 22/1716, Martha Willets, born November 24/1694, died 1743, daughter of Richard and Abigail (Powell) Willets. Subject 290 (279) Issue:- (all born at Westbury, L.I.) 3/1. Martha Valentine, born November l8/17I7. She married on October 29/1736, Samuel Seaman born April 13/1715, died 1780, son of Nathanial and Rachel (Willis) Seaman. Samuel owned several negro slaves and gave them their freedom in his will. 11 children. 3/2. Mary Valentine, born February l2/1719-20. She married on December 12/1736, Peter Vandewater. 3/3. Phebe Valentine, born September 29/1721, died August 11/1803. She married on April 17/1743, Zebulon Seaman, born March 17/1718, died February 19/1784, son of David and Temperance (Williams) Seaman, and had ten children. Zebulon was a member of the Assembly at Albany, N.Y. from 1769 to 1775. 3/4. Elizabeth Valentine, born February 28/1724. She married in 1748, her cousin John Williams, born 1713, son of Thomas and Mary (Willets) Williams, and had Mary, Martha and Valentine. 3/5. Esther Valentine, born January 16/1733: she married Samuel Way. Issue:- 4/1. Valentine Way, born 1756. 4/2. Jane Way, born 1761, died April 12/1834. She married on January 1/1783, Henry Mott, born May 31/1757 died December 17/1839, son of William and Elizabeth (Allen) Mott, see subject 282, page 6 for their issue and further particulars. 3/6. Richard Valentine, born 1735, died October 29/1812. He married, 1st, --- name unknown: 2nd, Elizabeth Post. 3/7. William Valentine, born 1741. He married In 1764, Phebe Smith. 3/8. Rachel Valentine, born 1742. 2/2. Joseph Valentine, died young. 2/3. Thomas Valentine. He married on September 12/1717, Sarah Dean, of Jamaica, L.I. (This is from Rev. Poyer's records) 2/4. Mary Valentine, died young. 2/5. Ruth Valentine. She married Samuel Dean. 2/6. Jacob Valentine. He married on August 3/1728, his cousin, Sarah Downing, daughter of George and Phebe (Valentine) Downing, see page 2. 2/7. William Valentine, died 1744. His will dated March 26/1736, proved July 29/1745, left his property to his brothers and sisters. 2/8. Phebe Valentine. She married on September 10/1726, Peter de Milt who died before 1739, as her father's will called her a widow. Issue:- 3/1. Obadiah de Milt, born January 22/1730. He married on May 4/1772 as her second husband, Sarah Cock, born November 14/1740, widow of Daniel Frost, (son of Wright and Freelove (Cock) Frost. Issue:- (may be part only) 4/1. Phebe de Milt. She married George Mitchell. 2/9. Sarah Valentine, died unmarried. 2/10. Anne Valentine, born 1715. She married at Hempstead, on April 4/1754, William Loines, born 1706, son of William and Mary (Baldwin) Loines. Issue:- 3/1. Mary Loines, born December 2/1734. She married on December 7/1754 Thomas Townsend, born 1732, died 1779, son of John and Phebe (Carman) Townsend, see subject 616, page 5 for issue. 3/2. Stephen Loines, born September 26/1737, died 1773. He married in 1759, Phebe Titus, born December 12/1735, died March 25/1815, daughter of William Titus. They had two children, one of whom, Phebe, married Jacob Valentine, see page 3. Subject 290 P6 (280) 3/3. William Loines, born May 25/1740. He married in 1767, Sarah Alsop, daughter of Richard and Sarah Alsop. 2/11. Henry Valentine, mentioned in his father's will: no data. 1/7. Ephraim Valentine. born 1668, will dated July 31/1729, proved March 29/l737. He married Rachel ----. Issue:- (from his will) 2/1. Phebe Valentine. 2/2. Charles Valentine. 2/3. William Valentine. 2/4. Richard Valentine. 2/5. Ephraim Valentine. His will dated 11/1759, proved July 30/1760, mentioned wife Charity and children Joseph and Anne. 1/8. Daughter. Name unknown, who married Thomas Cheesman, mentioned in her father's will as his son in law, born before 1660, died after 1736: she married Thomas Cheesman in 1680. See subject 144 for issue and further particulars. 1/9. May have been two more daughters. names unknown.