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Up Dated 18 July 2008
Joseph was born about 1725, and married 29 November 1749 in Greens Farms Church, Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, Abigail WHITNEY, the daughter of Hezekiah WHITNEY and Margaret HARRIS. She was born 14 May 1735 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut and died after 1810 in New York. He died 6 November 1804 in Burnt Hills, Saratoga, New York.
Joseph Betts & Abigail Whitney, 29 Nov 1749.
Stamford Farifield Co. Jas. Bettis of Danbury & Pegge Whitney of Norwalk, 25 Jun. 1775Joseph BETTS married Abigail WHITNEY 29 November 1749, at Greens Farms Church, Westport, Connecticut. He is Joseph BETTIS on the 1790 Census, and Joseph "BETTYS" on his will. I have been unable to find where their children were born.
Joseph BETTYS was on the first vestry of Christ Church at its formation in the 1780's in "Ballston."
My ancestor, Joseph Wade, was the son of Asa Wade and Susannah Bettys/Bettis. Susannah Bettis is buried in Burnt Hills Baptist Church Cemetery, Ballston, Saratoga Co., NY. I don't know if Asa is buried here. Joseph Bettys/Bettis is also buried there but I don't know if Abigail is.
Susannah and Asa were married in Ballston on 28 Aug 1791. Asa died in Ballston in May of 1813. Susannah died 16 Jun 1806.
What information do you have on the marriage of Joseph Bettys/Bettis to Abigail Whitney?
Garland Edgell
2. JOSEPH BETTYS, born in New England; died Bef. November 1804 in Saratoga County, NY. He married 3. ABIGAIL WHITNEY November 29, 1749 in Green's Farms (in Westport, Conn).
3. ABIGAIL WHITNEY, born May 14, 1735 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died Aft. 1785. She was the daughter of 6. HEZEKIAH WHITNEY and 7. MARGARET HARRIS.
Children of JOSEPH BETTYS and ABIGAIL WHITNEY are:
1 i. ABIGAIL BETTYS, born February 02, 1762;
died March 24, 1829;
married HARMANUS Van VLECK
January 02, 1779 in Near Schentady, NY.
ii. Joseph Bettys, died in Albany, NY.
iii. Benjamin Bettys born
iv. Molly Bettys, born
married Daniel Taylor.
v. Jerimiah Bettys born
vi. Huldah Bettys born
vii. Julietta Bettys born
viii. Ruth Bettys born
ix. Susanna Bettys born
Joe Bettys, to whom allusion has been made, was the son of respectable parents residing in the Ballston district. His father, Joseph Bettys, during and subsequent to the war, kept a tavern below what is known as the Delavan farm, upon the farm now occupied by Mr. Lewis Trites. The old man's gravestone may be seen in the cemetery at Burnt Hills. The career of Joseph Bettys, Jr., is an important item in the early history of Ballston. His name, for several years towards the close of the war, was a terror to its inhabitants.
Name Assessment Amount of Tax Joseph Bettys £296 £12 18s
In 1780 another list of members received is given, peculiar in the fact that nineteen husbands and the wives of all of them united at once, - John Cabell, James McCrea, Joseph Morehouse, Samuel Wood, Epenetus White, Matthew Fairchild, James Gordon, John Young, Wm. Barns, Robert Speir, Samuel McCrea, Jabez Gorham, Nathan Raymond, John Wood, Beriah Palmer, Sunderland Sears, Michael Middlebrook, William Bettys, and James Gordon, Jr.
This society was formed at a very early day. The following members, originally connected with the old first church of Stillwater, were set off about 1791 or '92, and were the founders of the present Baptist church of Burnt Hills.
Lazarus Hollister, Clement Young, Smith Hollister, Wm. Bettys, Nehemiah Seeley, Daniel Thomas, Thomas Proctor, John Cloidenwiser, Benjamin Ide, John Luther, Gideon Luther
James Bettis CT Windham Lebanon
Thomas Bettis CT New London Unknown Township
Jeremiah Bettis NY Albany Ballstown page 18
Males 16 and Up: 1
Males Under 16: 3
Females: 4
John Bettis NY Westchester Bedford
Joseph Bettis NY Albany Ballstown page 18
Males 16 and Up: 6
Males Under 16: 1
Females: 4
Justus Bettis NY Albany Easton
Willm Bettis NY Albany Ballstown page 14
Males 16 and Up: 2
Males Under 16: 0
Females: 1
1800 Census Ballstown, Saratoga, New York. Page 17.
Joseph BETTIS
Under 10; 10 to 16; 16 to 26; 26 to 45; 45 & Up
Males: -------- -------- 1 1 -------
Females: -------- -------- 1 1 -------
1800 Census Ballstown, Saratoga, New York. Page 25.
William BETTIS
Under 10; 10 to 16; 16 to 26; 26 to 45; 45 & Up
Males: 3 1 2 -------- 1
Females: 1 -------- -------- 1 -------
[Note: I believe that Joseph Sr. is the male 45 & Up RF.]
1810 Census Balston, Saratoga, New York, Page 752
Joseph BETTYS
Under 10; 10 to 16; 16 to 26; 26 to 45; 45 & Up
Males: -------- 1 -------- 2 -------
Females: 1 1 2 -------- 1
The Female 45 & Up is his grand mother Abigail (WHITNEY) BETTYS
1820 Census Charlton, Saratoga, New York, Page
Joseph BETTYS
Under 10; 10 to 16; 16 to 18; 15 to 26; 26 to 45; 45 & Up
Male: 2 -------- -------- 1 2 -------
Females: 2 1 XXXXXXXX -------- 1 -------
1830 Census Charlton, Saratoga, New York, Page 126
Joseph Bettis
Under 5; 5 to 10; 10 to 15; 15 to 20; 20 to 30; 40 to 50; 70 to 80
Male: ------- ------- 1 1 -------- 1 --------
Females: ------- ------- -------- 1 1 1 1
Is the 70 to 80 year old Abigail WHITNEY?
I am trying to identify the parents of this Joseph Bettys, Bettis, or Betts, apparently originally from Connecticut, but may have been from Westchester County, NY, originally.
I keep hoping for feedback from the transcription of this will, written 4 November 1804, and presented for probate on the seventh. Joseph names people who spell it "Bettis" in the Censuses for Saratoga County, NY, and the record of his marriage to Abigail Whitney at Green's Farms (in Westport, CT) calls him Joseph Betts. "Molly Benjamin" was his daughter, first married to Daniel Taylor, then to Josiah Benjamin, Jr. in July 1783. The baptism of their daughter Molly (also called Polly) at the Reformed Dutch Church in Schenectady names the mother "Molly Betteys"and the father Daniel Taylor, and calls the daughter "Molly Betteys," that being her middle name. More follows on this family.
In the Name of God, Amen. I Joseph Bettys of sound mind and memory blessed be God for the same do make this my last will and testament.
I give to my beloved wife the south room of the house wherein I now live and the furniture of the same Room and also a Cow and a horse and hay and pasturing of the said cow and horse and the priviledge of my barn for stabling my said cow and horse. And also twenty pounds a year during her natural life in Satisfaction of her right of Dower out of my estate.
Secondly I also give to my grandson Joseph Bettys son of Joseph Bettys deceased twenty pounds.
Thirdly I give to my son Benjamin two hundred pounds.
Fourthly I give the whole of my estate both real and personal to the following persons equally to be divided between them as follows. To Molly Benjamin her portion of my Estate during her natural life time remainder to her children Lucy Wait and Polly Gates and to their heirs and assigns for ever. To the heirs of William Bettys to be considered as one to Jeremiah Bettys to Abigail Van Vleet to Julietta Smith to Ruth Lothrop to Huldah Rosebush to Susannah Wade to Sally Hollister to Benjamin Bettys and to their heirs and assigns for ever.
Fifthly I do give to Henry Bettys his tuition during the time he shall remain in College and request my Executors to pay the same as it shall become Due.
Lastly I do make constitute and appoint Hermanus Van Vleet Ebenezer Lothrop and Durastus Hollister Executors of this my last will and Testament.
Signed sealed published and declared as my last will and testament and I do hereby revoke all former wills by me heretofore made, this fourth day of November in the year of Our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and four.
Joseph Bettys
Signed sealed and declared as the last will and testament of Joseph Bettys in the presence of us who have subscribed our names in the presence of each other at the request of the testator as (undecipherable) to the execution hereof_
Jesse Smith
Thomas Smith
John Rathbun.
Saratoga County: Be it remembered that on the seventh day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and four before me Henry Watrous Surrogate of the County of Saratoga personally appeared Hermanus Van Vleet Ebenezer Lothrop and Durastus Hollister the Executors in the above will named and were duly sworn to the faithful performance and execution of the said will and be it further remembered that on the same day and year above mentioned likewise appeared before me the said Surrogate Jessee Smith Thomas Smith and John Rathbun the subscribing witnesses to the above written will who being duly sworn on their oaths declared that they saw Joseph Bettys sign and seal the above instrument in writing purporting to be his last will and testament that they heard im publish and declare the same as and for his last will and testament and that at the time thereof he the said Joseph Bettys was of sound mind & memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge and belief that the names of the said Jesse Smith Thomas Smith and John Rathbun subscribed to the said will of their own proper hand writing respectively and that they subscribed their respective names thereto as witnesses in the presence of the Testator ---
Henry Watrous
The people of the State of New York by the Grace of God free and independent to all to whom these presents shall come or may concern send greeting knowing that at Ballstown in the County of Saratoga on the seventh day of November instant before Henry Watrous Esquire Surrogate of the County of Saratoga the last will and Testament of Joseph Bettys deceased (a Copy whereof is hereunto annexed) was proved and is now approved and allowed of by us and the said deceased leaving whilst he lived and at the time of his death goods chattels or Credits and also the auditing allowing and first discharging the account thereof doth appertain unto us the administration of all and singular the goods and chattels and Credits of the said deceased and any way concerning his will is granted unto Harmanus VanVleet Ebenezer Lothrop and Durastus Hollister Executors in the said will named they being first duly sworn well and faithfully to administer the same and to make and exhibit a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the said goods Chattels and Credits and also to render a just a true account thereof when required.
In Testmony whereof we have caused the seal of office of our said Surrogate to be hereunto affixed Witness Henry Watrous Esquire Surrogate of our said County at Ballstown aforesaid the seventh day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and four and of our Independence the twenty ninth.
Henry Watrous
Name: Joseph Bettys
My wife My grandson, Joseph, son of Joseph My son, Benjamin To Molly and her two children: Lucy Wait, and Polly Gates To the heirs of William Bettys: Jeremiah, Abagail Van Fleet, Julietta Smith, Ruth Lathrop, Hulda Rosebush, Susannah Wade, Sally Hollister, Benjamin Bettys and her heirs To Henry Bettys Written: 4 November 1804
Witnesses: Jesse Smith, Thomas Smith, and John Rathbun
Probated: 12 February 1805
Note: This cemetery is now "Hillside Cemetery," owned and operated by the Hillside Cemetery Association. There is at this time no affiliation with the adjacent Baptist Church.
Name Relationship Born: Died: Age:
Bettis Charlott 04/22/1801 07/14/1875
Bettis Rachel (Mrs.) 07/09/1850 74y 03m 08d
Bettiss Joseph Husb of ---------- 11/06/1804 88y
Abigail
Bettys
Bettys Caty ---------- 10/13/1793 67y
Brower Hanah Wife of ---------- 09/01/1832 24y
Melinda Betteys George W.
Brower
Hollister Dorastus Husb. of ---------- 26/05/1821 50y
Sarah
Hollister
Hollister Sarah Wife of ---------- 08/05/1848 73y
Dorastus
Hollister
Gates Molly Bettis Wife of William Gates 1838/06/04 58y 03m 03d Gates William H. 1860 1934/04/05
Soon after the arrival of Rev. Mr. Ball and the members of his congregation, other settlers moved in from New England, New Jersey, Scotland, and the north of Ireland. Among those from New England were Beriah Palmer, Epenetus White, Nathan Raymond, Thomas and Jesse Smith, David How, Eliphalet Kellogg, Joseph Morehouse (father of the present Talcot Morehouse), Thaddeus Scribner, McDaniel, Edward A. Watrous, Capt. Stephen White, Paul Pierson, Capt. Tyrannus Collins, Hezekiah Middlebrook, Stephen and Enoch Wood, Thaddeus Betts, Elisha Benedict, John Higby, Edmund Jennings, Samuel Nash, Joseph Bettys, and his son "Joe Bettys," and afterwards the notorious partisan and marauder.
Records of Balls Town Parish during the Rectorship of the Rev'd Ammi Rogers - By some unaccountable accident the Register of most of my Baptisms, Marriages and deaths from June 1792 to October 1798 has been lost. But from certain documents in my possession, I can ascertain the amounts tho' not all the particulars.
From June 1792 to October 1793 I baptized 130 Married 10 couples. Buried 5 persons.
1. Henry B_____ Davis born Nov. 22 1792. Son of Henry and Mary. 2. Abraham Betts, born March 17, 1793 3. Irene Davis, born daughter of Jabez & Sarah. 4. Ann Richards born Do Paul and Sarah. 5. Esther McCully Do Alexander 6. Morten Carington Noble, 7. Isabella Johnson, 8. Abner Olney Watson 9. Rebecca Smith, 10. Thomas Brown, 11. Deborah C. Brien, 12. Alexander McNeal, 13. Robert _____ 14, Martha Henry Clench, 15. John Dorn, 16. Patty Barney 17. Esther Van Voorst, 18. Eliz'th Blackford 19. Wm Hicks, 20. Joseph _______ 21. John Campbell Valentine 22. Anna Bradshaw 23. Marg't Calaghan, 24. Sam'l Smith, 25. Jane Lefferts 26. Levi Bettys, 27. Thomas Norton, 28. Sam'l Hollister, 29. Jesse Hollister, 30. Wm Davis, 31. John Rossi___ 32. John Miller, 33. William House,Page 4 Baptisms 1797 81. Jer. Betts
Page 22 Deaths 1. Hannah D___bery died Dec. 18, 1797 aged 57 years. 2. Boston Case died January 4, 1798 aged 31 years. 3. Jeremiah Betts died Jan. 9, 1798 aged 31 years. 4. Sarah Betts died Jan. 14, 1798 aged 28 years. 5. Ruth Sears died March 13, 1798 aged 28 years. 6. Phoebe Patchen died March 15, 1798 aged 28 years
Chileren of Joseph BETTIS and Abigail WHITNEY:
+ 1. JOSEPH Jr b: Abt 1750; , , Connecticut.
md: Abt 1775; , Saratoga, New York.
_____ _______
d: 1 Apr 1782; Albany, Albany, New York.
Note: Reknowned Tory, was considered a maurader and
traitor, was hanged in Albany as a spy.
2. BENJAMIN b: Abt 1752; , , .
md: ; , , .
Rachel _______
3. MOLLY/MARY b: Abt 1754; , , .
md: ; , , .
Daniel TAYLOR
md: 28 Jul 1783; , , New York.
Josiah BENJAMIN (BASSETT)
4. WILLIAM b: ; , , .
+ 5. JEREMIAH b: Abt 1756; , , .
md: Abt 1780; , Albany, New York.
Mary/Molly _______
d: Aft 1817; , , Ontario, Canada.
+ 6. ABIGAIL b: 2 Feb 1762; , , .
md: 2 Jan 1779; , , New York.
Hermanus VAN VLEET/VAN VLECK
d: 24 Mar 1829; , , New York.
7. JULIETTA b: ; , , .
md: ; , , New York.
_____ SMITH
8. RUTH b: 1 Apr 1767; , , .
md: Abt 1785; , , New York.
Ebenezer LATHROP/LOTHROP
d: 15 Nov 1835; , Madison, New York.
9. HULDAH b: ; , , .
md: ; , , New York.
_____ ROSEBUSH
10. SUSANNA b: Abt 1771; , , .
md: 28 Aug 1791; Ballstown, Saratoga, New York.
Asa WADE
d: 16 Jun 1806; Burnt Hills, Saratoga, New York.
+ 11. SALLY (SARAH) b: 4 Oct 1775; , , New York.
md: 21 Mar 1793; , , New York.
Durastus HOLLISTER
d: 8 May 1848; , , .
12. HENRY b: ; , , .
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