Gilbert Updyke is the 8th great-grandfather of Phyllis Margaret Link

                                  * Gilbert Updyke
                                (Sep 1605 - Abt 1664)
                                  * Catharine Smith
                                (Abt 1627 - Bef 1664)
                                Married Sep 21, 1643
                                        |
                                 George Wightman
                           (Nov 4, 1632 - Jan 7, 1722)
                               * Elizabeth Updyke
                            (Jul 1644 - Apr 26, 1716)
                                  Married 1663
                                        |
                            * Rev Valentine Wightman
                           (Apr 16, 1681 - Jun 9, 1747)
                                 Susannah Holmes
                              (1682 - Apr 17, 1726)
                           Married 17 Feb (1702/1703)
                                        |
                               Rev Joshua Rathbun
                           (Feb 9, 1696 - Jun 6, 1779)
                                 * Mary Wightman
                              (Dec 18, 1704 - 1777)
                              Married Feb 17, 1724
                                        |
                             * Deacon Daniel Rathbun
                          (Feb 27, 1731 - Jan 17, 1823)
                                   Sarah Higby
                           (Mar 24, 1736 - Aug 5, 1835)
                               Married May 4, 1758
                                        |
                                * William Rathbun
                           (Mar 7, 1776 - Jul 11, 1857)
                                   Irene Niles
                          (Nov 11, 1780 - Jun 10, 1873)
                                  Married 1799
                                        |
                             * Nelson Niles Rathbun
                           (Jun 19, 1805 - Jul 7, 1880)
                                   Mercy Ryder
                          (Mar 15, 1807 - Jan 10, 1898)
                              Married Nov 14, 1831
                                        |
                                * Horace Rathbun
                          (Apr 15, 1834 - Oct 12, 1909)
                                Eliza Jane Hotrum
                          (Feb 22, 1831 - Nov 29, 1918)
                              Married Jun 13, 1855
                                        |
                               William Henry Link
                          (Jul 19, 1850 - Feb 26, 1899)
                               * Mercy Ann Rathbun
                          (Jul 13, 1856 - Apr 26, 1930)
                              Married Sep 23, 1874
                                        |
                              * Horace Lorenzo Link
                          (Jun 26, 1877 - Aug 17, 1966)
                              Margaret Evelyn Allen
                           (Nov 3, 1880 - Apr 11, 1914)
                              Married Nov 25, 1903
                                        |
                               Lorne Bernice Kipp
                           (Sep 3, 1901 - Jun 19, 1945)
                             * Phyllis Margaret Link
                           (Nov 19, 1906 - Jan 6, 2000)
                              Married Sep 16, 1933
                         

Irene Niles & William Rathbun - my 4th Great-Grandparents

38.  Irene Niles (Nathan ⁶, Nathan ⁵, John ⁴, John ³, John ², John ¹) was born on Nov 11, 1780

       in Hebron, Tolland, CT and died on Jun 10, 1873 in Norwich, Oxford Co., ON, Can.  

Notes: Syrena.  Marriage: 1799, Tioga, Pennsylvania

Sources:

Canadian National Census 1861: Burford Twp., Brant Co., Canada West, Dist. 3, p. 86, C-1008/1009. 

Irene married William Rathbun, son of Deacon Daniel Rathbun and Sarah Higby, in 1799 in Union Twp., Tioga Co., PA, USA. William was born on Mar 7, 1776 in Richmond, Berkshire, MA and died on Jul 11, 1857 in Norwich, Oxford Co., Canada West.

Notes: As a young man he moved to Union, Pennsylvania and purchased his claim of Jesse Losey.  He built a home before 1812.  He married there in 1799. About 1811, he sold his home to Ambrose Millard who was the husband of his niece, Mary Gordon. He was a farmer.  He returned to Saratoga County, New York.  About 1814, he moved to Canada.  He spent the last 20 years of his life in bed due to a stroke.

Sources:

Biography #  2: 1883, History of Tioga, Pennsylvania 1804-1883

Biography # 1: January1984, The Rathbun-Rathbone-Rathburn Family

Historian Vol. 4 # 1 Page 11

US Federal Census 1810: Tioga County, Pennylvania 

1851 Canadian Census; Canada West, Brant County, Burford Twp.

Dist. No. 2, Sub-dist. 7, p. 85. C-11713.

Wm Rathbun    76  US  Nothing

Irena                  73  US 

Children from this marriage were:

  +      47   F         i.    Harriet Rathbun was born on Mar 16, 1800 in Union, Tioga Co.,
                                   PA, USA and died on Jul 27, 1879 in Little Valley, NY, USA.  

          48   F        ii.    Lydia Rathbun was born on May 1, 1801 in Union, Tioga Co., PA, USA

                                   and died on May 14, 1883 in Randolph, NY, USA. 

            General Notes: Marriage: April 26, 1818, New York

            US Federal Census 1880: Conewango, Cattaraugus, New York

Lydia married Horace Hall, son of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________, on Apr 26, 1818 in NY, USA. Horace was born on Jan 20, 1798 in Guilford, New Haven, CT, USA and died on Jun 8, 1878 in Randolph, NY, USA. 

  +      49   M      iii.    William Rathbun was born on Dec 31, 1802 in Union, Tioga Co.,
                                    PA, USA and died on Nov 30, 1888 in East Garafraxa, ON, Can.  

  +      50   M     iv.    Nelson Niles Rathbun was born on Jun 19, 1805 in Tioga Co., PA,
                                  USA, died on Jul 7, 1880 in Harley, Brant Co., ON, Can, and was
                                  buried in Harley Cemetery, Brant Co., ON, Can.

                                  See my blog of August 16, 2012 for information on my 3rd
                                  Great-Grandparents Nelson Niles Rathbun and Mercy Ryder.

  americancanadianancestors.blogspot.ca/2012/08/mercy-ryder-nelson-niles-rathbun-my-3rd.html 

          51   F        v.    Emaline Rathbun was born on Sep 21, 1807 in Union, Tioga Co.,
                                  PA, USA. 

           Notes: Marriage: September 10, 1828, Napoli, New York

   Emaline married Erastus Hall, son of ________ _________
   and ________ ________, on Sep 10, 1828 in Napoli, NY, USA.
   Erastus was born on May 24, 1809 in Bloomfield, NY, USA. 

           Notes: He was a natural mechanic being a millwright.

           Biography # 1: Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of
           Cattaraugus County, New York  (1893) Chapter 44 Page 1055-6 

          52   F       vi.    Irene Rathbun was born on Jan 11, 1810 in Union, Tioga Co., PA,
                                   USA and died in 1847.  

    Irene married Ira Worden, son of _________ _________ and
    ____________ ____________.  

  +      53   M    vii.    Daniel Rathbun was born on Jul 24, 1813 in Milton, Saratoga Co., NY,
                                  USA and died on Mar 5, 1898 in Keeler, Van Buren Co., MI, USA.  

  +      54   M   viii.    Charles Rathbun was born on Feb 19, 1815 in Saratoga Co., NY,

                                  USA and died on Jun 30, 1896 in Blenheim Twp, Oxford Co., ON, Can.  

  +      55   M     ix.    Horace Rathbun was born in 1816 in USA and died in Oct 1874 in
                                  Tyce, Huron Co., MI, USA.  

          56   F        x.    Sarah Jane Rathbun was born on Jun 17, 1818 in Burford, Brant Co.,
                                  ON, Can and died in 1899. 

           Notes: Marriage: October 1845, North Norwich, Ontario, Canada 

   Sarah married Henry Harvey Haight, son of ________ ________
   and ____________ ____________, in Oct 1845 in North Norwich,
   Oxford Co., ON, Can. Henry was born on Oct 30, 1822 in North Norwich,
   Oxford Co., ON, Can and died on Dec 7, 1914 in New Durham, ON, Can. 

           Notes: Genealogy: May 03, 2000, Descendants of James Haight, Sr. 
           by Cheryle Donnelly 

          57   F       xi.    Mary Jane Rathbun was born on Oct 26, 1820 in Burford, Brant Co.,
                                  ON, Can and died on Feb 5, 1891 in Wentworth Co., ON, Can. 

           Notes: Burial: White Church Cemetery, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

   Mary married George Ferguson Smith, son of ________ _______
   and ____________ ____________. George was born on Feb 11, 1820
   in Glanford, Wentworth Co., ON, Can and died on Mar 3, 1901 in
   Mount Hope, Glanford, Wentworth Co., ON, Can. 

           Notes: Burial: White Church Cemetery, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

My descent from Roger Williams

                                Relationship Chart
Roger Williams is the 10th Great-Grandfather of Edward Burnice Kipp
                               
                                * Roger Williams
                           (Dec 21, 1603 - Apr 1, 1683)
                                 * Mary Barnard
                              (Sep 24, 1609 - 1676)
                              Married Dec 15, 1629
                                         |
                                         |
                                  John Sayles
                               (1630-1633 - 1681)
                                * Mary Williams
                               (Aug 1633 - 1681)
                                 Married 1650
                                         |
                                         |
                             Rev. Jonathan Holmes
                              (1649 - Oct 1, 1712)
                                 * Mary Sayles
                           (Jul 11, 1652 - 1717-1718)
                             Married Oct 12, 1680
                                       |
                                       |
                            Rev. Valentine Wightman
                          (Apr 16, 1681 - Jun 9, 1747)
                               * Susannah Holmes
                             (1682 - Apr 17, 1726)
                          Married 17 Feb (1702/1703)
                                       |
                                       |
                              Rev Joshua Rathbun
                         (Feb 9, 1695/96 - Jun 6, 1779)
                                * Mary Wightman
                             (Dec 18, 1704 - 1777)
                          Married 17 Feb (1723/1724)
                                       |
                                       |
                            * Deacon Daniel Rathbun
                        (Feb 27, 1730/31 - Jan 17, 1823)
                                  Sarah Higby
                        (Mar 24, 1735/36 - Aug 5, 1835)
                              Married May 4, 1758
                                       |
                                       |
                               * William Rathbun
                          (Mar 7, 1776 - Jul 11, 1857)
                                  Irene Niles
                         (Nov 11, 1780 - Jun 10, 1873)
                                 Married 1799
                                       |
                                       |
                            * Nelson Niles Rathbun
                          (Jun 19, 1805 - Jul 7, 1880)
                                  Mercy Ryder
                         (Mar 15, 1807 - Jan 10, 1898)
                             Married Nov 14, 1831
                                       |
                                       |
                               * Horace Rathbun
                         (Apr 15, 1834 - Oct 12, 1909)
                               Eliza Jane Hotrum
                         (Feb 22, 1831 - Nov 29, 1918)
                             Married Jun 13, 1855
                                       |
                                       |
                              William Henry Link
                         (Jul 19, 1850 - Feb 26, 1899)
                              * Mercy Ann Rathbun
                         (Jul 13, 1856 - Apr 26, 1930)
                             Married Sep 23, 1874
                                       |
                                       |
                             * Horace Lorenzo Link
                         (Jun 26, 1877 - Aug 17, 1966)
                             Margaret Evelyn Allen
                          (Nov 3, 1880 - Apr 11, 1914)
                             Married Nov 25, 1903
                                       |
                                       |
                              Lorne Bernice Kipp
                          (Sep 3, 1901 - Jun 19, 1945)
                            * Phyllis Margaret Link
                          (Nov 19, 1906 - Jan 6, 2000)
                             Married Sep 16, 1933
                                       |
                                       |
                             * Edward Burnice Kipp

Massachusetts and Connecticut Tombstones

I had determined to locate a few tombstones before we actually left home for the conference. However, at the conference I looked up a few more names in my tree and finally ended up with 10 tombstones to locate.

The first one was for Deacon William Holton (1610-1691) and his wife Mary Winche (c1650-1691), my 8th great-parents. The cemetery was Bridge Street Cemetery located in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. This was just a few minutes down the road from Deerfield. We located the cemetery by GPS. This was a large cemetery and fortunately there was a worker in the cemetery that morning and he directed us to the stone. This was actually a memorial "stone" installed by the Holton Family Association in 1938. So we are not sure if they are actually buried at that location. GPS reading Lat. N 42.32553 Long. W -72.62580.

The next tombstone was located in the Old Westfield Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. Again the GPS coordinates guided us right to the cemetery which is located on a wooded country road among some local houses. This was a small cemetery and we easily located the stone for John Higby (1707-1789) and his wife Sarah Candee (1710-1792) my 6th great-grandparents. GPS Lat. N 41.57791 W -72.72835. We took off across country for the next cemetery and took a drive down a Higby Road.

The third tombstone was located in the Linwood Cemetery, Colchester, New London Co., CT. The GPS took us there. This was a large cemetery as well with no one around to assist. So we spread out and started looking for the Dibble surname. My wife found it. The stone was quite readable and was for my 8th great-grandfather Ebenezer Dibble (1671-1758). It was surrounded by Foote tombstones. GPS Lat. N 41.57104 Long. W -72.34141.

Nearby was a memorial stone which mentioned my 9th great-grandparent Nathaniel Foote (c1592-1644), who settled in Wethersfield, CT about 1630.

New York Tombstone

The next day after visiting Deerfield, we took a driving tour of Connecticut all the way down to Long Island Sound, to find a number of cemeteries and the tombstones of my ancestors, which I found through the use of Find A Grave. I hadn't put any thought into this before, but someone pointed out to me by e-mail that the tombstone of one of my ancestors still existed at Rock City Falls. We made this stop before we went to the conference.

Rock City Falls is on Route 29 West of Saratoga Springs, NY. We had no problem finding the cemetery as we had the GPS coordinates. When we arrived at the cemetery we asked ourselves, how are we going to find the tombstone? However, we knew it was old and we knew what it looked like. So while I was taking some photographs, my wife
wandered off and had located the tombstone about 2 minutes later. The ancestors in question were my 5th great-grandparents Deacon Daniel Rathbun b. Feb. 27, 1731 d. Jan. 17, 1823 and his wife Sarah Higby (1736-1835). The GPS reading for the tombstone is Lat. N 43.04943 Long. W -73.91841. Daniel's tombstone was still readable but the one for his wife was laying flat on the ground and the lettering was very worn but sort of readable with much difficulty.

We did a little drive around and found a historic plaque which I photographed and transcribed below.
Rock City Falls
V. Rathbun settled pre-1800.
Area grew around early saw,
grist mills; stores; hotels;
schools; 1810 Methodist Ch.;
mid - 1800 paper mills Kilmer,
West; P.O.; Catholic Ch. 1872.

I decided to take a quick tour of the town and turned left and found the Rock City Falls Post Office. I went in and met a very nice lady whose name was Emigh (pronounced Amy). She knew that the name Emigh was a Palatine name going back to the 1709/1710 Palatine emigration to New York State. She knew about the Rathbun connection to Rock City Falls and gave me a contact, her father or father-in-law who was 94 then. I will write and say thank you. We also found the Town of Milton offices where we obtained the name of the local historian.