Descendants of Ann "Nancy" Pollock and Robert Adrain

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.2 Ann "Nancy" Pollock

..+Robert Adrain (rarely spelled as Adrian) b Sept. 30, 1775 in

Carrickfergus, Ire. d Aug. 10, 1843 in New Brunswick, NJ.

Participated in Irish Rebellion. Wounded in battle in 1798. Fled to

America. Mathematician. Taught at Queens College (Rutgers Univ.)

1809-1812, 1826 Columbia College (i.e. University) 1813-1825,

1834-1843, and Univ. of Penn. 1827-1834. Vice-Provost of Univ. of

Pennsylvania 1828-1834.

..3 Margaret Adrain b March 17, 1799 in Ireland. d July 6, 1859.

buried in VanLiew Cemetery, New Brunswick, NJ. (Proprietor of

Seton Hall School, Jamaica, NY.)

..3 John Adrain b March 17, 1801 in New York City, NY. d June 5,

1883 in Springfield Township, Richland County, OH. buried in

Springmill-Leppo Cem., Springfield Township, Richland County, OH. ^{census info}

...+Asenath Taylor b Oct. 14, 1808 in PA. m Nov. 16, 1826 in

Springfield Tp., Richland County, OH. d Feb. 13, 1854. buried in

Springmill-Leppo Cem., Richland County, OH. (dau of William

Taylor and Mary --?--)

...4 Robert Bruce Adrain b Nov. 14, 1827. d Dec. 15, 1861. buried

in Springmill-Leppo Cem., Richland County, OH. (Physician. grad.

of Western Reserve. died of tuberculosis.)

....+Elizabeth Holson m Jan. 6, 1851 in Richland County, OH.

....5 Prudence Adrain d 1888. buried in Oakland Cem., Sharon Tp.,

Richland Co, OH. (I am guessing Prudence is the daughter of R.B.

Adrain. I have no definite proof of this.)

.....+Riley Shephard (Shepard, Sheppard?) m Aug. 7, 1870 in Richland

Co., OH. d 1914. buried in Oakland Cem., Sharon Tp., Richland Co,

OH.

....5 Margaret J. Adrain b Sept. 23, 1853. d Feb. 4, 1854. buried in

Springmill-Leppo Cem., Richland County, OH.

...4 Nancy A. (Anna M.?) Adrain b Jan, 1830 in OH. d: Nov. 20, 1898. buried in Mansfield OH City Cemetery. (In 1880 census living in ward 1 of Mansfield,OH, with step son, Charles Boughton.)

....+ Andrew Boughton b ca 1817. died Aug. 10, 1872. buried in Mansfield OH City Cemetery.

...4 William Taylor Adrain b Dec., 1831 in OH. d: September 10, 1901. buried in Mansfield OH City Cemetery. (Grocer. Living in Mansfield, OH in 1880 census.) ^{census info}

....+ Nancy Howard b March, 1839 in OH. d: October 17, 1924 in Mansfield, Ohio. buried in the Mansfield OH City Cemetery. (Living in Mansfield, OH with Marquis family in 1920 census.)

....5 Lizziebelle "Belle" Adrain b 1871 in OH. d: September 15, 1942 in Mansfield, Ohio. buried in Mansfield OH City Cemetery. (age at death, 71 years, 8 months, 22 days)

.....+Frank Henry Marquis b June 5, 1868 in Mansfield, OH. m Sep. 25,

1892 in Mansfield. d Feb. 18, 1945 in Mansfield, OH. (Banker. Son of

Joseph S. Marquis and Mary Stocking.)

.....6 Edith Arline Marquis. b May, 1894, in Ohio.

.....6 William J. Marquis. b. September, 1895, in Ohio.

.....6 Joseph H. Marquis. b. 1905 in Ohio.

...4 Garnett Bowditch Adrain II b Oct. 28, 1833 in Richland County,

OH. d Nov. 17, 1908. buried in Belmore, OH. (Physician and farmer.

served in Civil War.)

....+Alice A. Shafer b Feb. 9, 1848 in OH. m Sept. 23, 1866 in

Putnam County, OH. d Feb. 4, 1911. (buried in Belmore, OH.)

....5 Clara Adrain b Sep. 23, 1866 in Belmore, Putnam County, OH.

(Living in Rahns, PA., in 1946. dau of Gideon Shafer and Hester A.

Hunter)

.....+Grosvenor O. "Grovey" French m Sep. 19, 1886. d March 14,

1943. buried in Valley Forge Memorial Cem., PA. (A founder of the

paving brick industry in Ohio. son of George W. French and Nancy

Russell. For more on the French family online check out the Riggenbach Family page.)

.....6 Garnett Bruce French b April 27, 1888. d Nov., 1970.

......+Marie Hartung

.....6 George William French b May 15, 1890. d Sep. 7, 1891. buried in Belmore, OH.

.....6 Gayle Monar French b June 22, 1898. d Feb., 1972.

....5 John Boyd Adrain b July 9, 1870 in Putnam County, OH. d Aug.

10, 1908. buried in Belmore, OH. ^{census info}

.....+Lillian(?) --?-- b Feb., 1876 in OH.

...4 Mary Ellen Adrain b ca 1835 in OH

....+Benjamin F. Danals (Also found as Daniels and Dannels.) b ca 1834 in

Maryland. m Nov. 11/13, 1856 in Richland County, OH. d March 6,

1915 in Crawford County, OH.

....5 Zada "Zaidee" Danals b Sep. 6, 1862 in Richland Co., OH.

.....+John E. Epley b Oct. 8, 1862 in Richland Co., OH. m March 21,

1881. (Son of David C. Epley and Sarah E. Neal. John E. Epley's

grandmother was Mary Leppo Neal, sister of David Leppo, who

married Eliza J. Pollock.)

....5 Bertie Danals b ca 1864 in OH.

....5 Alma Danals b ca 1867 in OH.

....5 Rellean L. J. Danals b ca 1874 in OH. ^[census]

.....+Martha Viola "Mattie" Harding b ca 1874 in Michigan.

....5 Ina Danals b Aug., 1878 in Richland County, OH. d 1934. buried in

Ontario Cem., Springfield Tp, Richland Co, OH.

.....+Andy Brown

...4 Margaret Jane Adrain b July 14, 1840 in OH. d Jan. 23, 1865.

buried in Springmill-Leppo Cem., Richland County, OH.

...4 Charles Bushnell Adrain b ca 1841 in OH. d: May 31, 1913, in Mansfield, OH. buried in Mansfield OH City Cemetery. ^{census info}

....+ Anna Elizabeth Anderson b April, 1857 in OH. m April 9, 1878 in Richland County,OH. d: October 17, 1917, in Mansfield, Ohio. buried in Mansfield OH City Cemetery.

...4 Martha Adrain b March 17, 1845 in OH. d Sept. 24, 1881. buried in

Springmill-Leppo Cem., Richland County, OH.

...4 John H. Adrain b Nov., 1847 in OH. June 13, 1916, in Mansfield, Ohio. buried in Mansfield OH City Cemetery ^{census info}

...+ Emma A. Gilkison b April, 1853 in OH. m May 10, 1872 in Richland County, OH. d: July 4, 1927, in Mansfield, Ohio.

....5 Caroline "Lina" G. Adrain b ca 1876 in OH. d Jun 17, 1954 in Pennsylvania. buried in Mansfield OH City Cemetery.

....+ Chester A. Myers m March 24, 1896, in Mansfield, Ohio. d Feb. 17, 1933 in Pennsylvania. buried in Mansfield OH City Cemetery. (son of F. W. and Ann S. Myers. Living in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1916 at the time of his mother's death.)

...4 Eliza Jane Adrain

...4 Asenath Adrain

..3 Sarah Adrain b Nov. 7, 1803. d Nov. 12, 1844 in Jamaica, NY.

...+(Rev.) Edward Pond Stimson b: January 16, 1806 in Greene County, New York. (of Greenbush, NY. Son of Rev. Henry Beach Stimson and Rebecca Pond. In the 1855 New York state census E. P. Stinson is living in Schodack, Rensselaer County, with his (2nd?) wife, Mary C. Stinson.)

..3 Mary Moore Adrain b 1806 d: Sep. 17, 1892. (living in Englewood, New Jersey, in 1880 with her husband and widowed daughter, Mary Story.)

...+John Nostrand Brinckerhoff b ca 1809 in NY. m Nov., 1829 in New Brunswick, NJ. d: Oct. 10, 1891. (Teacher. living in Jamaica, NY, in 1850.)

...4 Mary Elizabeth Brinckerhoff b Sep. 3, 1830 in New Brunswick, NJ. d: Sep. 5, 1912.

...+ William F. Story m: Feb. 22, 1854, in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

...4 Elbert Adrain Brinckerhoff b Nov. 29, 1838 in Jamaica, NY. d

March 23, 1913 in Englewood, NJ.

....+Emily Augusta Vermilye m April 22, 1869 in Bergen County, NJ.

(dau. of Washington R. Vermilye of New York.)

....5 Mary E. Brinckerhoff (One source gives Mary's husband as James D.

Armstrong. He may have been 1st husband or sister Helen's husband.)

.....+Frank B. Probst b ca 1880 in Fairview, NJ. d June 10, 1945 in

Englewood, NJ. (In real estate/insurance business.)

....5 Elbert Adrain Brinckerhoff, Jr. b ca 1874. d Nov. 11, 1943 in

Jackson Heights, Queens, NYC, NY. buried in Englewood, NJ. (Stock

broker/textile business executive. Attended Yale Univ.)

....5 Elizabeth Brinckerhoff

.....+W. B. Chapin (of Englewood, NJ.)

.....*Elizabeth Brinckerhoff married 2nd? Fred B. Ryan (In E.A.

Brickerhoff, Jr.'s obit Elizabeth is mentioned as Mrs. Ryan. In Emily

Duncan's obit she is called Mrs. Fred B. Rayns.)

....5 Margaret Brinckerhoff

.....+H. Le Roy Pitkin b ca 1876 in Booklyn, NY. m May 6, 1903. d

Feb. 24, 1946 in Clearwater, FL. buried in Englewood, NJ. (Banker.

Served on Englewood, NJ, City Council, 1920-1924. 1899 grad of

Princeton Univ.)

....5 Helen Brinckerhoff (One source says Helen married Frank B.

Probst, but his obit calls his wife Mary E. Brinckerhoff. Other guesses

make her husband either of the following two gentlemen.)

.....+James D. Armstrong (of St. Paul, MN.)

.....+Maxwell Van Buskirk

....5 Janet Brinckerhoff

.....+Clarence D. Kerr b Aug. 15, 1878 in Fairfield, PA. m April 17,

1906. d Sep. 20, 1957. (Lawyer. son of Thomas Bakewell Kerr and

Clara Dilworth)

..3 Robert Adrain b ca 1808 in New Jersey. d 1866. buried in Christ Cemetery, New Brunswick, NJ. (Lawyer)^{census info}

...+Mary Richmond b ca 1810 in New Jersey (Living with her daughter, Mary Hall, in 1880)

...4 Mary R. Adrain b ca 1837-40 in New Jersey. (Living in Morristown, New Jersey in 1880)

....+(Rev.) Samuel Hall b: 1836 in Connecticut.

....5 Mary R. Hall b: ca 1873 in New Jersey

...4 Anna A. Adrain b Oct. 7, 1838 in New Brunswick, NJ. d April 4,

1899 in New York City.

....+Spencer Bartholomew Driggs b Jan. 7, 1821 in Ypsilanti, MI. m ca

1856 in New Jersey. d Jan. 14, 1883 in New York City. buried in New

Brunswick, NJ. (Married 1st to Arthetta Woodward. 2 children by

her: Arthur Woodward Driggs and Alice Driggs.)

....5 Robert A. Driggs b July 26, 1857 in New Jersey. d Dec. 12, 1893.

....5 Queenie Driggs b Sep. 5, 1858 in New Brunswick, NJ.

....5 Spencer Turner Driggs b April 2, 1860 in New Brunswick, NJ.

(Newspaper publisher. Sec./Treas. of Musical Courier Co. in NYC for 20

years.)

.....+Evelyn Bourque m July 2, 1885 in New York City, NY.

....5 Annie Driggs b Oct., 1869 in New Brunswick, NJ.

....5 Sarah Driggs b April 26, 1871 in New Jersey

....5 Frederick M. Driggs b April 26, 1871 in New Jersey

....5 Daisy Driggs b June, 1873 in New Brunswick, NJ.

....5 James Richmond Driggs II b Dec. 25, 1867/1874 in New

Brunswick, NJ. d Oct. 11, 1933 in New York City. buried in Grovehill

Cem., Darlington, SC. (Navy captain. In the Driggs Family History

James Driggs is listed in two different places with two very different

birth years. There may have been two Driggs children named James. I

am not sure. I have both years listed here.)

.....+Eunice Thetra Ward b Jan. 20, 1887 on Penile Plantation,

Timmonsville, SC. m Jan. 15, 1914. d May 11, 1954 in Florence, SC.

(dau of William Ward and Annie Lou Ham.)

....5 Augustus Adrain Driggs b 1876 in Eddy, Santa Fe County, NM.

He was living in Eddy, New Mexico in 1907.

.....+Maria Roberts

..3 Anna Pollock Adrain b ca 1810

..3 Eliza Adrain b ca 1812. died in 1891, aged 75 years. [citation: 1891D-7279, web page for the "San Francisco Call" newspaper]

...+(Rev.) Peter S. Williamson (in 1850 census of Jamiaca, NY surname is listed as Williams?) b ca 1805 in New York. m 1835. d. 1880 in San Francisco, California. (Presbyterian minister. originally from Belleville, NJ. In 1860 census of San Francisco, California, he is living with his wife, Eliza and W. Adrain. The web page for the "San Francisco Call" newspaper lists the Rev. Peter S. Williamson as dying in 1880, aged 75 [citation: 1880D-4634) ^{census info})

..3 Garnett Bowditch Adrain b Dec. 15, 1815 (another source says Dec

20, 1816) in New York City, NY. d Aug. 17, 1878 in New Brunswick,

NJ. bur in Van Liew Cemetery. Lawyer. Member of U.S. House of

Representatives from NJ, 1857-1861.

...+Mary L. Griggs b ca 1818 in NJ. m Jan. 3, 1838. (dau of Joseph

Griggs of New Brunswick, NJ^{census info})

...4 Sarah G. Adrain b 1839 in New Jersey. d 1915.

...4 Anna Pollock Adrain b ca 1841 in New Jersey. d 1862.

...4 Catherine Adrain b ca 1841 in New Jersey

...4 Robert Adrain b Dec. 17, 1853 in New Brunswick, NJ. d in 1911.

(Lawyer. Member of New Jersey State Senate in 1880's and 90's. Pres.

of State Senate, 1891-1893. His personal papers are at Rutgers Univ.)

....+Jennie Rowland m Dec. 25, 1884. dau of William Rowland and

Jane de Gau of N.Y.C.

...4 Margaret J. Adrain b 1858. d 1901. (Biographical material on G.B.

Adrain say that he and his wife, Mary, had 3 girls. I found Catherine

Adrain listed in the 1850 census. I found Margaret in a biographical

piece on ancestor, Robert Adrain.)

..3 William Adrain b ca 1818. (Living in Jamaica, NY in mid 1840's. In an 1850 city directory of San Francisco, Calif., there is an "Adrain, Wm., of Wm. A. Mosher & Co., corner Sansome and Pacific. In an 1852 city directory of San Francisco there is a "Wm Adrain" in business as "Adrain & Story." ship chandlers. Adrain & Story are found again in an 1857 S.F. city directory. In the 1860 census of San Francisco, Calif., W. Adrain, merchant, is living with P. S. Williamson and his wife, Eliza Adrain Williamson. In the 1880 census he is 60, a carptenter and living in San Francisco.) ^{census info}

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