Family History: Baskin(s) Family: Central PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Karen J. Lambertsen. karenl@trib.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________________ THE BASKIN(S) FAMILY Pennsylvania -- South Carolina Part I -- Early Records, the Surname. Part II -- Southern Branches, William Baskin Sr of Abbeville Co, SC. Part III -- The Northern Branches, The Juniata Settlement (PA). (included here) Part IV -- The Irish Emigrants - Robert, Thomas, John, William Baskin The holder of the document will do lookups on other sections upon request. by Raymond Martin Bell Washington and Jefferson College Washington, Pennsylvania 1975 excerpted by Karen J. Lambertsen from an noncopyrighted copy given her by the author. The Juniata Settlement (Pennsylvania) The Paxton region was purchased from the Indians and thrown open for settlement in 1736. This was the land south of the Blue Mountains, near what is now Harrisburg. A flood of settlers, mostly Scotch-Irish, moved in and rapidly took up claims for land. Many did not leave a permanent record for they pushed on southwest into the Cumberland and Shenandoah Valleys. Among the families to come were the Baskins. The first record is of William (b c1722) who in 1744 joined a group from Paxton, including Francis Ellis and Thomas McKee, sent to investigate the murder of John Armstrong, an Indian trader near Mount Union. It is likely that William's father, probably John, moved to Paxton from Chest Co about 1737. William was in the colonial militia 1747-48 under Capt. Thomas McKee. In 1749 the land east of the Susquehanna River and north of the Blue Mountains was purchased from the Indians. In the 1750-51 tax list for the Narrows of Paxton Twp, Lancaster (now Dauphin) Co are listed James, William, and Francis Baskins. (In PA and "s" was added.) They were at the mouth of the Juniata on or near the two large islands. Francis is listed as a trader. A probable fourth brother, Thomas, was younger and not married. The complete list of taxables is given: Widow Murray, Robert Armstrong, John Armstrong, Thomas Gaston, William Forster, Thomas Clark, John McKennedy, Robert Clark, Thomas Adams, Hulbert Adams, John Watt, William Baskins, George Well, Francis Glass, George Clark, John Mecheltree, Francis Baskins (trader), John Clark, James Reed, James English, John Gevins, James Baskins, Thomas McKee, John Kelton (collector), Charles Williams (freeman), John Lee (freeman) (trader). A deed at Harrisburg (1839) recites: "In the latter part of the year 1749 Joseph Thornton, Michael Paxton, George Clark, and Francis Baskins settled and made improvements upon the Island called the Big Island." William Baskins settled on the smaller, adjoining, Duncan's Island, and James Baskins on the west shore. In 1733 John Harris and in 1742 Thomas McKee had been Indian Traders on Big Island. In 1745 David Brainard, a missionary, found Conoy Indians living on Big Island. In June 1750 the white settlers on the west side of the Susquehanna were moved out by the provincial authorities. Yet in January 1767 James Baskins said that he had settled at the mouth of the Juniata 16 years before -- likely the fall of 1750. When the Proprietaries had Big Island surveyed Nov 13, 1760, it was known as "Baskins Island". In 1762 Marcus Hulings drew a map which showed where 12 families lived at and near the mouth of the Juniata, and on the southern tip of Baskins Island was marked "Old Conoy Town". In 1754 the land north of the Blue Mountains and west of the Susquehanna was purchased from the Indians. At the same time the French expansion led to George Washington's defeat at Fort Necessity. The defeat of Braddock on July, 1755 loosened the floodgates and in a matter of weeks all had fled to Paxton which was itself under attack by October. Indian Wars Previously the provincial authorities had been reluctant to do anything, but now troops were authorized and forts were planned. Fort Hunter was already defending the gap in the Blue Mountains through which the Susquehanna flowed. Another fort a few miles up the river was planned at Armstrong's (now Halifax, PA). On June 7, 1756 they began to fell timber for the fort which was to be built where there was an abundance of pine. Two hundred logs, 30 feet long, were squared. On July 1, there was an officer with 30 men at the fort, called Fort Halifax. William Baskins supplied 1660 feet of pine boards. The Province paid his estate 6 lb, 12, 0 for them on April 15, 1757. Evidently before William Baskins fled in Oct, 1755 to Fort Hunter or Paxton, he put in a crop of wheat. In July, 1756 he returned to Duncan's Island to try to harvest it. Indians were rather active, having challenged Fort Granville (now Lewistown) on July 22. On July 29 the Indians came down the river and killed William Baskins and took as prisoners his wife Mary, and his children. The next day Fort Granville was attacked and burned by the French and the Indians. Cumberland County and Paxton were panic-stricken. On Aug 21 the inhabitants petitioned the authorities at Philadelphia for help. Col. John Armstrong marched from Carlisle to Kittanning and defeated the Indians, relieving some of the pressure. It was not safe to return to the Juniata. It was necessary to run boats of supplies from Harris' to Fort Augusta (Sunbury). Among the "battoe men" were Thomas Baskins and Francis Ellis 1757-58, as well as other neighbors. By the summer of 1761 a few settlers ventured back. By 1762 there were quite a number. Francis Baskins died in the summer of 1761, probably before he could return. So James Baskins was the only brother left, although Francis' widow returned to Big Island, and William's widow remarried (Francis Ellis) and lived nearby. The outbreak of the Pontiac War in July, 1763 once more drove all the settlers south of the Blue Mountains. Not until after Bouquet's invasion of Ohio in the fall of 1764 did the settlers try to return. The situation is summed up in David Ross' petition regarding Duncan's Island and in Marcus Hulings' letters: Petition May 5, 1767. When David Ross Ren'd the land of the Widow Basquin's...all the Buildings and fences was all Burnt, ye Place lying six or seven years & no Person Living on it, was hard to clear when Ross came on it as Ever it was. He hired hands & with his own Industry cleared Fifteen Acres, Fenced it & put Grain in ye Ground, and Builded a House on said place, and Before he received any Benefit thereof the Indian War Broke out, he was forced to Fly, Loosing several of his creatures which he left Behind him. Two years he worked Day Labour to maintain his family... Needcessity doth not make Francis Ellis Distress this poor man in the Manner he is agoing to do, for he and his wife has two Large Farms of their own Besides the Iand Ross lives on... William Richardson, Saml Goudy, Marcus Hulings, James Reed, Samuel Cochran, Abraham Jones, Sarah Forster, Thos Forster, Samuel Hunter. (Egle: Notes & Queries 1881, p 208) Letters Fort Pitt May 7 & 17, 1762 A Place I Emproved and lived on one Year and half...till the enemyes in the beginning of the last Warrs drove me away ...the place called the Onion bottom... where I lived six months before I moved to the other place. Marcus Hulings. (Egle: Notes & Queries 1881, p 98) James Baskins by his location at the mouth of the Juniata had an excellent place for running a ferry. It is not know when he started it, but it is mentioned in Jan 1767. A few miles up the Juniata another ferry was run by Andrew Stephen(s) who may have been a brother-in-law. In 1767 the children of William and Francis Baskins were living nearby. Two of James Baskins' daughters were married. The oldest, Catherine Stephens, lived on Big Island. The Indian Captives The Pennsylvania Gazette tells us more about the William Baskins family, and the Virginia papers copied the account. There were five Baskins children: John 11, Moses 9, Margaret 7, Nancy 5, and a boy 3. The wife, daughter Margaret, and 3 yr old son were captured. The other children were not with the parents or they escaped. William's widow, Mary, was released three years later in 1759; Margaret in 1765; the boy was found living near Detroit as Timothy Murphy. The Journal of George Croghan (PA Mag 71, 352) reads: Sept 19, 1759 Pittsburgh -- Delawares delivered me "Mary Baskins and two white boys". This was the widow. The records of Col. Henry Bouquet list Nov 15, 1764 -- Peggy Baskin "taken from the English Camp at the forks of the Muskingum to Fort Pitt". This was daughter Margaret. There are four accounts of William Baskins' death: 1. The Pennsylvania Gazette. Thursday, Aug 5, 1756. "We have Advice from Cumberland County, that on the 22d ult about 60 Indians appeared before Fort Granville, and challenged the Commander of it to come out and fight them; but that he being but weak-handed, did not think proper to accept of the Challenge; that they fired at, and wounded, one of the Men that belonged to the Fort in the Thigh, who happened to be a little Way from it, but not so badly but that he got safe in; that they lurked about the Place for some Time, expecting to catch some of our People, but they being upon their Guard, were disappointed; and that then they went off, after shooting down all the Cattle they could find. "We hear further from the same Place, that on Thursday last twelve Indians (Part of those that were at Fort Granville) went to the Plantation of one Baskins, near Juniata, whom they murdered in a cruel Manner, burnt his House, and carried off his Wife and Children; That one Hugh Carroll and Family were made Prisoners about the same time by some Indians, who asked Carroll a great many Questions, particularly with respect to the Strength of Harris's, Hunter's and McKee's Forts; and said they would soon shew him a great Number of French and Indians, who, they told him, were coming down to fall upon this Province; but that he, notwithstanding they thought they had tied him very securely, made Shift to untie himself in the Night, and made his Escape." This dates it as July 29, 1756. Letters of administration in Cumberland County were issued to James Baskins and Arthur Forster in the William Baskins estate on Aug 28, 1756. 2. Rupp's History of Dauphin and other Cos, 1846, p 338 as reported by Michael Steever. "At one time when Mr. William Baskins, granduncle to Cornelius and James Baskins, having a crop of grain on what is now called Duncan's Island (having however previously removed his family to Fort Hunter for security) returned with part of his family to cut the grain; and while engaged, all on a sudden they were startled by a yell or whooping of Indians, who were hard by; however, on discovering they were neighbors, their alarms were quieted; but, alas! they were deceived; for the barbarous savages, as soon as near enough, gave them to distinctly understand that their object was their scalps! At this moment they all fled in consternation hotly pursued, towards the house, and when there, Mr. Baskins, in the act of getting his gun, was shot dead and scalped; his wife, a daughter of about seven, and a son three years old were abducted. "Mrs. Baskins affected her escape from the Indians somewhere near Carlisle; the daughter was taken to the Miami country, west of the Ohio, then an unbroken wilderness, where she was detained for more than six years, when in conformity to a treaty made with the Indians, she was delivered up, and returned. She was afterwards married to Mr. John Smith, whose son James is now residing in Newport, Perry County, and to whom I am indebted for this interesting tradition. The lad who was taken at the same time was carried to Canada, where he was raised by Sir William Johnson, not knowing the name of the boy, when he was baptized by a missionary was named Timothy Murphy. He was afterwards discovered by Alexander Stephens, Mr. James Stephens' father, who resides in Juniata Township, Perry County, by some peculiar mark on his head. He has visited his friends in Perry. James Smith, his nephew, when at Canada in defense of his country, during the late war (1812), visited him and found him comfortably situated near Malden in Upper Canada (Ontario), and the owner of a large estate." 3. James Smith's daughter, Isabella, was born Feb 16, 1814. On Jan 29, 1898, she wrote: "Our grandmother was taken prisoner by the Indians, when seven years old, was 14 when they got her back. Her brother was five years old, him they never got. Their name was Baskins. Rachel Finley was her first husband's child. She was a half-sister to your mother and my father. Agnes was Mitchell's girls mother. Mary was your mother's name. Rachel died a maiden lady...John Smith was the youngest brother, lived with his brother, James...in Lewistown." 4. Account given by William Baskins (b 1826) in IA in 1914, as told by his grandfather, George Baskins (1761 - 1852), a nephew of William d 1756. In error William of IA thought it was George's father, rather than uncle. "When a small boy he and his brother who was almost a young man went early one morning into the woods to hunt for their horses. Their mother had been called to attend to a sick neighbor the night before and took the baby, a little girl, with her. The boys heard shots fired and crept to the edge of the clearing to see their father and the other children dragged out by Indians. All but one or two children were killed and these were carried away captive. Their home was burned. The boys hid in the brush and so escaped." Women did not remain widows long on the frontier. About 1760 Mary Baskins remarried -- a man named Findley. A William Findley is listed in William Baskins' estate. Daughter Margaret also married (first) a Findley. Mary's second husband must have died during the Pontiac War for on Jun 20, 1765 Mary Baskins Findley married Francis Ellis. In 1767 the wife of Francis Ellis is called the former Widow Baskins. In 1771 James Baskins, administrator of the William Baskins estate, entered a judgment against Francis and Mary Ellis. Francis Ellis had a grandson, Robert Findley Ellis. Mary died before 1784. Mary Baskins' oldest son, John, while on an expedition to the KY-TN area, was taken prisoner by the Kicapoos in IL in July, 1768. He was taken to Detroit and later got to Fort Pitt. In 1774 he was in SC and in the 1780's in TN. John Baskins, whose father was killed in 1756, was captured by the Indians in 1768. The account is from unpublished papers in the Archives of Pennsylvania. "Samuel Black and John Baskins -- Account of Indians when Prisoners. Monday Evening the 26 Sept 1768 about six o'clock Saml Black and John Baskins arrived here (Fort Pitt?) via Detroit and inform as follows viz: That having been in Company with John Higgins and Eleven other Men in a large Bateau about 300 miles up the Shawney River on or about the 28th of Jun they two set off about Ten Miles further up the said River to choose proper Hunting Ground where they continued Five days and then returned to the Place where they had left the boat and found four dead Bodies of Men lying at the place whom they judged to be Danl Kennedy, Jas Wethen, Frederick Myer, and John Giles. They then descended the River about 40 miles to a place where they had left come Corn and Salt and there found a letter from Joseph Hollinshead dated the 2d July ordering any man belonging to any of the Boats that were tout to follow him to the Ohio whence he would delay some time. In consequence of which they effected in 5 days the Shawney and Ohio Rivers till they reached the Cherokee Fort which they effected in 5 days without overtaking Mr. Hollinshead or any other boat. From the Cherokees Fort they set off for Fort Chartres but on the second day were attacked & taken prisoners by a party of Thirty Kicapoos who carried them to Detroit which they reached the 1st of August." Notes: Shawney = Cumberland River; Fort Chartres = 12 mi north of Kaskaskia, Ill; Cherokee Fort = on Ohio south of mouth of Cumberland; Black, Higgin, and Myers appear on SC records. This John Baskins, son of Williams, was a blacksmith in District 96, SC, in 1774 as shown by a deed at Carlisle, PA. He had cousins in this part of SC. During the Revolution, John lived in Washington Co, TN (then NC). He is listed in court records in 1781, 1782, & 1784. On July 12, 1783, the commissioners paid him for Revolutionary services -- three payments totaling 16 lb, 11,8. That year he was granted 173 acres on Onion Branch of Little Limestone Creek. He likely moved south, for in 1791 his name is in Green Co, TN records. Here he married (secondly) Mary Middleton on Dec 7, 1790. John was in Sevier Co in 1799; his widow was in Roane Co 1805. There is a Baskins Creek at Gatlinburg, TN. John's cousin, Susannah Baskins Gray, lost her husband in 1781, when the Indians killed him in what is now Greene Co, PA. The two other children of William who were not captured by the Indians were: Moses who died in 1777, and Nancy (Ann) whose husband died in 1777 while serving as a Revolutionary Captain. The Revolution The Revolution was fought in far-away Quebec, in Massachusetts, and in New York until July, 1777, when the Indian attacks moved close and every able-bodied man was called into the militia. In the first group, who fought the British, were: 1776 William Baskins, Gilbert McCoy, and Thomas McCoy, who marched under Capt. Robert Adams to Quebec, where Thomas was taken prisoner; 1777 Capt. Joseph Martin, who died on a tour of duty. In the second group, who fought the Indians, were: 1778 Capt. Thomas Clark: Mitchell Baskins; 1778-79 Capt. James Clark: Isaiah Jones; 1779 Capt. Gilbert McCoy: Mitchell Baskins, John Diven, John Smith; 1780 Capt. Matthew McCoy: Mitchell Baskins, Cornelius Atkinson, Alexander Stephens; 1781-82 Capt. John Buchanan: John Diven; Lt. Beatty: Mitchell Baskins, Corneluis Atkinson, John Smith, Alexander Stephens; 1782 Capt. William Johnston: Henry Dougherty, William Baskins, John Diven, Isaiah Jones. This group protected the settlements against Indian attacks. Troops were stationed mainly in Northumberland, Union, Centre, and Huntindon Co. Practically all the Baskins and the sons-in-law (listed above) were in the Service. David Gray was in Capt. James Archer's militia company (now Greene Co, PA) in 1782. John Baskins, son of William, served in Washington Co, TN. In later PA militia are listed: 1786 William Baskins; 1793 Thomas Baskins, Mitchell Baskins. Migrations The influx of settlers into Pennsylvania put pressure on the authorities to make more land available. The New Purchase made available in 1769 land to the north, up the Susquehanna, in what became Northumberland Co in 1772. In 1770 Alexander Stephens, Isaiah Jones, Cornelius Atkinson, and others moved up to Turbot Twp. Here James Baskins entered a claim for land in 1774. In the meantime, William's oldest son, John, had gone to SC and two of Francis' daughters, Mary and Susannah, went to southwestern PA about 1777. The estate of William Baskins was not settled until 1770; children named were: John, Moses, Margaret, and Ann. Frances' children were: William, Margaret, George, Mary, and Susannah.. In the summer of 1778 Indian attacks drove Stephens, Jones, and Atkinson back to the mouth of the Juniata. Later Jones returned north. In 1786 Alexander Stephens left for Georgia. In 1788 James Baskins died; his will named four daughters and two sons, Mitchell and Francis, the latter an invalid. By 1790 the only Baskins left were Mitchell and Francis' son, William. George had joined his sisters in what is now Greene Co, PA. Robert, Thomas and John Baskin (no s) were new arrivals near the mouth of the Juniata, coming from Ireland. In 1793-94 Capt. John Diven had a company of 32 riflemen in the Dauphin Co militia "who marched against the western insurgents from Dauphin Co in the autumn of 1794". George Clark was lieutenant; Gilbert McCoy and Cronelius Atkinson were privates. William Baskins and John Diven (who married Margaret Baskins) were dispossessed of their land on Baskins Island and moved to Seneca Lake, Watkins Glen, NY in 1802. This scattered the last of Francis' family. His widow had died about 1786. Of James' family, Elizabeth McCoy and Sarah Dougherty remained. The Jones' moved north, first to Tioga Point, PA, then to Lindley, NY. In 1825 Jane Jones lived with her son, William B Jones, in Addison, NY. In 1813 Andrew B. Stephens came north from Georgia to visit his relatives. He saw where Mitchell (who died in 1809) and James Baskins lay buried in the Baskinsville graveyard (now Duncannon, PA). He visited Cousin Keziah Martin (daughter of Corneluis Atkinson), Cousin Nehemiah Kilgore of Path Valley and Cousin James Kilgore. Andrew B. wrote home to GA in April; in June he was a witness to some Garrett deeds for his brother, James. Two of Mitchell Baskins's sons married and lived nearby: James and Cornelius. The Baskins ferry was run first by James, Sr., then Mitchell, and lastly Cornelius Baskins. A bridge had been built in 1839 so the ferry had been abandoned, but in 1865 a flood swept it away, and Cornelius Baskins reopened the ferry, contributing to the Union war effort. In the latter part of the 1770's a large westward movement carried many from central and eastern PA over the mountains into southwestern PA, now Fayette, Greene, and Washington Co. To the region now known as Richhill Twp, Greene, Co, went Mary and Susannah, daughters of Francis Baskins, with their husbands, David and Matthew Gray. This was before 1779. Where they settled is now know as Graysville. In 1780 they fled to Fort Jackson (Waynesburg) during an Indian uprising. While here Matthew ventured to return to his farm, but was ambushed and killed by Indians on Mar 9, 1781. David Gray served under Cap. James Archer in 1782. About 1790 George Baskins moved from Baskins Island at the mouth of the Juniata to Richhill Twp, joining his sisters. About 1795 he married Rachel, daughter of Francis Braddock. About the same time some of the Atkinsons and Stephens came west. James, Charles, and William Atkinson were sons of the pioneer Cornelius. Charles had married Elizabeth, daughter of Andrew Stephen (no s) (Rye Twp 1763+). Andrew Stephen and family came west over the mountains. There were at least four sons: Alexander, Andrew, Elijah, and John. Andrew Sr. died in 1798. In the Washington Co militia in 1794, a number of Atkinsons and Stephens and sons-in-law were in service under Capt. James Seal. About 1799 the Atkinsons and Stephens moved west to Monroe Co, Ohio. Cornelius had married Mary Cross in 1758 in Cumberland Co, PA, and they had eleven children. Their daughter Margaret married Mitchell Baskins about 1788. In 1824 George Baskins, his four sons and son-in-law, James Kerr, settled in North Bloomfield Twp, Morrow Co, OH. (Warren G. Harding was born in the Twp in 1865.) George Baskins and wife Rachel are buried at Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 4 1/2 miles south of Galion, OH. The sons moved to IA. There are Baskin(s) Creeks in Bremer Co, IA, in Kershaw and Lancaster Co, SC, and in Gatlinburg, TN. The Baskins pioneered in a number of states: PA, VA, SC, TN, HY, OH, GA, IA, and others. Baskins Families JAMES BASKINS 1750 settled at Juniata; 1756 adm estate of William Baskins; 1761 adm estate of Francis Baskins; 1762 on Marcus Hulings map; 1763-1788 on tax lists; 1766 warranted land; 1767 ferryman; 1774 land Northumberland Co, PA; 1780 April court; 1787 witness to deed; 1788 Jan 13 will written; 1788 Feb 11 will probated; buried in Baskinsville (Duncannon) cemetery. Of the three brothers James is best known. He was married about 1743. In 1750 he was on the tax list for the Narrows of Paxton. In Feb 1767 he stated that he had been living for 16 years at the mouth of the Juniata. In 1756 he administered William's estate; in 1761 Frances', On Dec16, 1766 he bought 100 acres of land opposite Duncan's Island from John Reed. He received an order for 100 acres back of the Reed tract on Oct 18, 1766. It was surveyed as 177 acres. He had a ferry running in Jan 1767 when a petition was presented to Cumberland Co court for a road from Baskins' ferry on Susquehanna to Andrew Stephen's ferry on Juniata, via Frederick Watts' narrows. James' name is on tax lists beginning in 1763. When the New Purchase was opened in 1769 James Baskins followed in 1774 with an application for land on the north side of the Chillisquaque Middle West Branch, now Turbot Twp, Northumberland Co. The Revolution changed his plans. James Baskins likely attended the Dick's Gap Presbyterian church. His will was written Jan 13, 1788 and probated Feb 11, 1788. The executors were Frederick Watts, David Watts, & Mitchell Baskins. Witnesses were Patrick Martin, Corneluis Atkinson, Jr, and David Watts. The will mentions daughters Elizabeth McCoy, Catherine Stephens, Sarah Dougherty, and Jane Jones; wife Elizabeth; sons Mitchell and Francis. Mitchell received most of the estate "subject to the maintenance of son Francis for life". Francis, likely an invalid, died in a few years. On Jun 26, 1792 Samuel Goudy was made administrator of the estate of Elizabeth, widow of James. She died at Goudy's house; he may have been a relative -- possibly a brother. The inventory of James Baskins' estate shows that he was fairly well-to-do. His stock numbered 44. In his kitchen he had 7 queensware plates. He had an indentured servant and an apprentice. There was a ferrying flat and a canoe. The land soon disappeared, sold by the sheriff. The settlement where James lived was called Baskinsville (now Duncannon). He is buried on the bluff above. His grandson, Andrew B. Stephens, wrote in 1813: I saw Aunt Baskins, Uncle Mitchell's widow, and family, who are living about 2 miles from grandfather's old ferry. She pointed to the place where he (Mitchell) slept alongside his father. Land records. 1766 Aug 2 James applied for 200 acres at mouth of Juniata; 1766 Oct 28 order for 300 acres; 1766 Nov 24 caveat vs Joseph Boude; 1766 Dec 16 bought 100 acres from John Reed; 1767 Feb 24 living on land 16 years; 1770 Alexander Stephens' land adjoined James Baskins; 1774 applied for land at head of Sinking Spring forks in Northumberland Co. MITCHELL BASKINS (son of James) 1778-82 in Revolution; 1780-87 taxed as freeman; 1788 in will and deed; 1790's land sold by sheriff; 1790 Census 2-1-1; 1793 militia, 1800 Census four sons, one daughter; 1809 Apr 10 died at Baskinsville. Tombstone reads "Mitchell Baskins died Apr 10, 1809 aged 54 years, 6 months, 4 days." His wife's reads "Margaret Baskins died Dec 9, 1814, aged 45 years, 5 months, 4 days". Soon after the death of his father, Mitchell married Margaret who was likely the daughter of Cornelius Atkinson, a neighbor. Their first son, James, was born Nov 9, 1789. In 1804 Mitchell Baskins helped to found the Presbyterian Church at Duncannon. His inherited land was sold by the sheriff and taken by Frederick and David Watts. The only Baskins left around by then were Mitchell and Robert, who came from Ireland. WILLIAM BASKINS 1744 on expedition; 17477-48 in militia; 1750 taxed Narrows; 1756 supplied boards to Fort Halifax; 1756 Jul 29 killed by Indians; 1762 widow listed on Marcus Hulings map; 1766 land to heirs; 1770 settlement of estate. William first appears on Apr 19, 1744 on the list of men who searched for and investigated the murder of John Armstrong, and Indian trader. He was then and likely had been living in Paxton for some time. In 1747-48 he was a member of the militia. In 150 he appeared on the first list for the Narrows of Paxton. William settled on the lower end of Duncan's Island, with Francis on the Big Island to the east, and James on the Juniata shore to the west. All three were surely brothers. In the fall of 1755 William with the others fled to Fort Hunter, but until not until he had planted a crop of wheat on the island (this story previously related in detail). He had also staked out claims up the Juniata River and on Little Juniata Creek. He had improved the former and evidently considered himself a resident of Cumberland Co. The spring of 1756 saw the start of the erection of Fort Halifax. William supplied 1660 feet of pine boards for the fort. It was completed in July. As stated earlier, he was killed by what he thought were friendly Indians. His estate was probated in Cumberland Co with James as administrator. The bond was issued to James Baskins and Arthur Forster Aug 28, 1756. The 1762 Marcus Hulings map lists Widow Baskins on Duncan's Island. The Ross petition says the island was unoccupied 1756-62 with all buildings and fences burned. There was no one on it 1763-65. The name of William's wife was Mary. Since they named a son Moses, she may have named him for her father. The only Moses in the 1750 tax lists is a Moses Wayne. In 1762 the "Widow Baskins" applied for 200 acres including her improvement up the Juniata. In 1766 James Baskins applied for land on Little Juniata Creek for the William Baskins estate. The 1767 Ross petition shows that she was married by then to Francis Ellis. Mary was probably married three times, first to William Baskins about 1744, second to ___Findley, and third to Francis Ellis. The Rev. John Bucher married Mary Findley and Francis Ellis on Jun 20, 1765. A William Findley is listed in the William Baskins estate. Mary Baskins' oldest daughter married a Findley also. In Jan 1771, James Baskins, administrator of the William Baskins estate, entered a judgment against Francis Ellis and his wife, Mary. Mary was likely dead when the Francis Ellis estate was settled in 1784. William Baskins had two sons who are named in the estate settlement: John and Moses (letters of administration in Lancaster Co Apr 25, 1777). Moses is mentioned in a Rye Twp deed in 1774 and is assessed the same year. He lived for a time on his father's claim along the Juniata. In 1774 John Baskins sold his share in the land granted to his father. He was then a blacksmith of Dist. 96, SC -- now the Abbeville region. The deed was acknowledged in Cumberland Co, showing that John had returned to PA. He had been captured by Indians in 1768 in the south. He was in TN as early as 1781 and was dead by 1805. A third son of William is indicated under the section on Timothy Murphy. There were two daughters: Margaret m1 ___Findley, m2 John Smith, and Nancy (Ann) m1 Joseph Martin, m2 Gilbert McCoy. The oldest Smith daughter and the oldest Martin daughter were named Mary for their grandmother. Land records. 1. Duncan's Island (or Hill's Island) -- 1762 widow shown on Hulings map; 1764 Dec 10-11 island surveyed for Proprietaries (305 acres); 11767 May 19 David Ross claimed to have rented the island from the widow about 1762; 1805 island sold to John Reed. 2. Little Juniata Creek -- 1766 James applied for land for heirs of William 300 acres adjoining John McCoy, McCowan's path, and Dick's Mt.; 1766 Dec 16 order for 238 acres granted to heirs of William (later site of Montibello Furnace) title not able to be traced. 3. Juniata River -- 1762 May 31 widow Baskins applied for 200 acres including her improvements 5 or 6 miles from the mouth of the Juniata; 1774 Sep 16 John Baskins (eldest son) sold 2/5 share of this 200 acres (wrongly assumed to be 1766 grant) - Oct 4 to Hugh Miller; 1776 Mar 26 Joseph and Ann Baskins Martin sold 1/5 share to Hugh Miller; 1775 Apr 6 120 acres warrant to Hugh Miller; 1791 Mar 3 25 acres warrant to Hugh Miller (balance of 200 acres). FRANCIS ELLIS. 1744 on expedition to investigate murder of John Armstrong; 1757-58 battoe man on Susquehanna; 1762 on Hulings map; 1765 married widow of William Baskins; 1766-84 taxed; 1767 road viewer; 1784 adm of estate. Francis Ellis had gone with William Baskins on the 1744 expedition; he had been a battoe man 1757-58 with Thomas Baskins (probably a fourth brother). He is listed as having two farms on the 1763 map. 1766-69 he paid taxes in Rye Twp; 1772-73 in Upper Paxton; 1768-70 and 1779-84 in Greenwood. Letters of administration in his estate were granted Sept 3, 1784 to Francis Ellis, Jr in Cumberland Co. His wife was likely dead, for in 1786 the land was sold. Francis Ellis, Jr., a freeman in Rye Twp 1788, bought a lot in the new town of Lewistown Mar 14, 1792. On Mar 1, 1792 he had married Isabella Miller of Rye Twp. In 1800 he was back at the island. He returned to Lewistown and after 1806 married the widow of William Powers. Francis Ellis, Jr. died Oct 24, 1818 at Lewistown, a Revolutionary veteran. These facts are known about him: 1793 store; 1809 tavern; 1812 butcher; 1813 house for sale; several children including Robert Finley Ellis 1797-1870. FRANCIS BASKINS. 1749 settled on Big Island; 1750 taxed as trader; 1756 mentioned in estate of William; 1761 Aug 31 estate administered; 1762 on Hulings map; 1769-86 widow taxed. Francis Baskins settled on Big Island in 1749 -- the year it was opened for settlement. The first assessment in 1750 shows Francis as a trader, surely living on the lower end of Big Island -- known in 1760 as Baskins Island. This was the site of an old Conoy Indian town. As an Indian trader Francis likely knew many of the Indians who traveled up and down the rivers. The lower end of Big Island was a strategic location, being at the junction of the rivers. In the fall of 1755 everyone fled to Fort Hunter and the Paxton region. Francis is listed as receiving 1 lb, 15, 6 from and then paying 9 lb, 6, 0 to James Baskins, administrator of William's estate. In the summer of 1761 Francis Baskins died. This was just about the time the settlers started to return. James Baskins was appointed administrator by the Lancaster Co court, since Big Island was in that county. The 1762 Hulings map was made at Fort Pitt and Hulings did not know that Francis had died. The inventory of Francis Baskins was filed Nov 30, 1761 and lists only his improvement, valued at 80 lb. The inventory contains an incorrect statement: The goods and chattels "as they were equally divided amongst the children at the decease of his widow" is the term used. It must mean as "they are to be divided", for the widow is taxed for land on Big Island as late as 1786. In 1787 her name is scratched out and the land divided between William and George. When the sheriff sold George's interest, it is described as an undivided third. The third interest was held by Margaret Baskins Diven. John Diven and William Baskins are listed together in a number of places. The tax lists show Widow 1769-70 and 1779-86 and Francis 1771-75. The assessor knew the land had belonged to Francis. There were two other daughters: Mary and Susannah. They married Grey brothers and moved to Greene Co, PA. The given name of Francis' widow is not known; it may have been Susannah. She was likely a daughter of George Clark, Sr., who is on the 1750 assessment. The William Baskins inventory of 1756 mentions George Clark, Jr. George Clark is listed on the 1762 map. He was dead in 1770. George Clark, William Baskins, and John Diven lived on the lower part of Big Island in 1799. Francis' son, George, was a new name in the Baskins family. The name Clark is a given name in the descendants of George and William Baskins. The name Francis may have come from a maternal grandfather; it is not found in the SC branch. Mary and Susannah were likely daughters of Francis. Mary, born c 1754, married c 1774 David Gray (d 1822), and died 1825. They moved to Richhill Twp, Greene Co, PA before 1779, where David was a judge from 1796 to 1822. Susannah, b 1756, married c 1775 Matthew Gray, brother of David, and died 1837. Their oldest son, William was born Sept 20, 1776. Matthew went to Greene Co and was killed by Indians Mar 9, 1781, three miles west of Fort Jackson, now Waynesburg. A third brother, John Gray, was born Jan 18, 1762, near Carlisle, went west in 1779 and died Aug 19, 1834 in Greene Co. All three Grays served in the Revolution. Susannah Baskins gray m2 John Holden. Land records. 1749 150 acres improvement on Big Island (now Haldeman's Island); 1760 Nov 13 Baskins Island surveyed for Proprietaries - 677 acres; 1761 Nov 30 valued at 80 lb.; 1762 on Hulings map; 1770 Alexander Stephens sold claim to part of Big Island, adjoining James Baskins, Francis Baskins, & Widow Clark; 1787 William and George assessed for land on island; 1789 Aug George sold his share to 150 acres improvement by his decease3d father Francis; 1791 Dec 20 sheriff sold one undivided third of tract on Baskins Island owned by George; 1799 William Baskins, John Diven, and George Clark living on lower part of Island; 1799 Baskins Island (677 acres) sold to Thomas Duncan; 1822 William Baskins and John Diven sold their interest in Big or Baskins Island; 1834 sheriff sold island as property to Thomas Duncan to Jacob Haldeman. WILLIAM BASKINS (son of Francis) of New York. 1772-73 freeman, Rye Twp; 1776-82 in Revolution; 1786 in militia; 1787-1802 taxed in PA; 1787 sold 197 acres; 1790 Census 1-1-2; 1799 on Big Island; 1800 Census 1 son, 4 daughters; 1801 witness to John Smith will; 1802 to NY state; 1818 Presbyterian elder; 1822 sold interest in Big Island; c 1832 died at Watkins Glen. William Baskins was born about 1750; his father died in 1761. His mother returned to Big Island and died about 1786. William was a freeman, single over 21 in 1773 in Rye Twp, Cumberland Co. He was a private in the Revolution. On Feb 13, 1776 he and Gilbert McCoy enlisted in Capt. Robert Adams' company for one year. They marched from the Juniata to Quebec where Adams was killed and Ensign Thomas McCoy was taken prisoner. In 1782 William, together with George Clark and John Diven, served in Capt. William Johnston's company. About 1785 William married Catharine Armstrong, a neighbor; their oldest son, Armstrong Baskins, was born in 1786. William and Catharine gave a deed Mar 23, 1787 for land Catharine had taken up on Armstrong's Creek -- 197 acres -- a tract called Indian Bottom. John Diven and James Baskins were witnesses to the deed. William's name appears on the tax lists 1787-1802. Apparently he always lived on Big Island for in 1799 he, with George Clark and John Diven, are listed on the Island. John Diven had married William's sister, Margaret, in 1782. In 1802 William Baskins and John Diven pulled up stakes and headed north, leaving their homes on the Susquehanna. They stopped at Elmira, NY, and Montour Falls, finally ending at what is now Watkins Glen, NY -- town of Dix, Schuyler Co -- then town of Catharine, Tioga Co. They found several white families in this pioneer settlement, a number of Indians, plus wild cats, panthers, foxes, wolves, deer, and bears. This account was related by William's son, Clark Baskins, and is taken from the 1879 History of Schuyler and other Cos. On Sep 8, 1818 the Presbyterian Church at Watkins Glen was organized with William and Catharine Baskins, John and Eleanor Diven, Mrs. Jane Baskins, and Miss Elizabeth Diven among the founders. William Baskins was an elder. John Diven Sr. became an elder in 1821. In 1822 William and Diven sold their interest in Big Island. Margaret Baskins Diven had died in PA Oct 9, 1799. William was living in 1830; his death date is not known. GEORGE BASKINS (son of Francis) of OH. 1783 signed petition; 1787-89 taxed; 1789 sold interest in Big Island; 1791 sheriff sold land; 1790's to Greene Co, PA; 1824 to Morrow Co, OH; 1852 died south of Galion, OH. George Baskins was born in Jun 1761, a few weeks before his father died. He lived on Big Island until about 1791 when his interest in the land was sold by the sheriff to satisfy a debt. He moved about this time to Richhill Twp, Greene Co, PA, where two of his sisters lived. Here he warranted 75 acres May 6, 1794 and married Rachel Braddock, daughter of Francis and Elizabeth Martin Braddock. He may have served as an Indian scout under Anthony Wayne. In 1804 he bought 432 acres in Richhill Twp. In 1824 he moved to North Bloomfield Twp, Morrow Co, OH. He and James Kerr, son-in-law, traveled in wagons and settled in an unbroken forest. History of Morrow Co, Ohio 1880, p 392. George died here in 1852. He and his wife (d 1848) are buried in the Ebenezer United Methodist Churchyard, 4 1/2 miles south of Galion, OH on Hwy 19. They had a number of children, including sons Francis, Abner, William, and George. A Methodist society was organized at Kerr's 1835-36. On Dec 23, 1845, George, his wife Rachel, and son Francis sold land for Ebenezer Church. By 1855 all the sons had gone west. Abner left OH May 27, 1852, four weeks before his father died. He arrived in Bremer Co, IA Jun 22, traveling with teams. His first home was a log cabin covered with clapboards, with a puncheon floor. Son William went to Missouri. JOHN DIVEN 1779-82 in Revolution; 1779-82 freeman in Tyrone Twp; 1782 married Margaret Baskins; 1784 signed petition; 1787 witness to deed; 1790 Census 2-2-3; 1793-94 militia captain; 1794 deed, carpenter; 1799 on Big Island; 1800-02 deeds; 1801 witness to Smith will; 1802 to NY state; 1818 founder, Presbyterian church; 1821 elder in church; 1822 sold interest in Big Island; 1823 postmaster; 1842 died, Watkins Glen, NY. John Diven was born in 1757, probably at Carlisle. His father, Alexander Diven, a native of County Tyrone, Ireland, had gone from York Co, PA and taken up 195 acres in Tyrone (now Spring) Twp, Perry Co in 1755 --the year the land office opened. By Oct 1755 Indian attacks had driven the settlers south to Carlisle. They did not return until about 1765. His son said of John Diven, "He was a private in the company of PA Volunteers. His captain, name as I remember it, was Kelly, a cabinet-maker with a number of apprentices, among them my father. (Robert Kelly lived in Tyrone Twp as early as 1763, dying in 1790.) Kelly influenced his apprentices to enlist. My father was at the Battle of Princeton (Jan 1777) and in camp at Valley Forge, and his term of enlistment expired about the time of the breaking camp at the latter place. I remember his statements of his hardships and the cold at Valley Forge; of guarding the Hessian prisoners at Princeton, and their terror from the idea that they were to be shot; of a pathetic scene at a review by Washington of the troops at Valley Forge." John Diven is listed as a private in the Cumberland Co militia 1779-82. On Jan 10, 1782 John Diven of Centre Church and Margaret Baskins (daughter of Francis) of Susquehanna were married by the Rev. John Linn. They settled on Big (or Baskins) Island, where Margaret's father had first settled in 1749. John was a carpenter, according to a 1794 deed. In 1793-94 he was Captain of a company of riflemen in the Dauphin Co militia. Margaret died in 1799 and John M2 Eleanor Means. In 1802 John Diven and his one-time brother-in-law, William Baskins, moved north to what is now Watkins Glen, NY. On Jun 14, 1802 Diven bought 100 acres; in 1816 50 more. He was a founder (1818) and elder (1821) in the Presbyterian church. In 1823 he was postmaster. He died in 1842. His grave, in the County Line Cemetery one mile west of Watkins Glen, is marked by a monument, "Capt. John Diven, a soldier of the Revolution, died Sep 23, 1842, in his 86th year." A son by his second marriage was Alexander S. Diven (1809-1896), whose biography is found in the Dictionary of American Biography. He was a lawyer in Elmira, a member of the NY Senate, and of the US Congress. He was a general in the Civil War and a magnate in the Erie Railroad. Alexander Diven, father of John, died between 1757 and 1763. His wife was Margaret Smith. In 1766 she was wife of William? Nelson and in 1800 wife of James? McCurdy. The children of Alexander and Mary were: 1. Mary m John Glenn, Mercer Co, PA; 2. James m Nancy Waddell, Perry Co, PA, who had 5 daughters and 5 sons: Alexander, James, John, William, Joseph; 3. William m Mary, Carlisle; 4. Joseph m Elizabeth, Mercer Co, whose sons were Alexander, Joseph, and James; 5. Jane m1 ___McCurdy, whose daughter Mary m George Long, m2 Alexander McCoy, KY and had children William, John, Elizabeth, and Mary; 6. John m2 Oct 1800 Eleanor Means, daughter of John & Elizabeth Clark Means; John & Eleanor's children: a. Alexander b Sep 12, 1802 d Apr 11, 1808. b. Elizabeth b Feb 13, 1805 d Mar 27, 1898, single. c. Eleanor b Apr 11, 1807 m Daniel Washburn. d. Alexander Samuel b Feb 10, 1809 d Jan 11, 1896. e. Charlotte b Nov 15, 1811 d Dec 12, 1894, single. TIMOTHY MURPHY of Ontario. One of the most interesting chapters in the Baskins history is that of Timothy Murphy, son of William Baskins. The details of his abduction by Indians in 1756 have already been related. Apparently he was taken by a different tribe and carried to the Detroit area where he was ransomed by a British officer or trader. Most of the Smith account appears to be correct, except that Sire William Johnson (1715-1774) did not live in Canada. He lived in eastern NY. However, he visited Detroit in 1761 and had dealings with Indians. Alexander Stephens, who discovered Timothy Murphy, had lived as an Indian trader among the Shawnee Indians for a number of years. From 1758 for several years he traveled in western PA. He would have had a very good chance of locating Baskins. He moved to GA about 1786 and was the grandfather of Alexander H. Stephens, Vice-president of the Confederacy under Jefferson Davis. There is also a connection with James Smith. In 1814 James Smith was a Sgt under Capt James Piper, 1st Brigade, 7th Division, Cumberland Co at which time Perry was a part of Cumberland Co. The American troops during the War of 1812 occupied the Fort Malden area. The family Bibly of James Smith records: "James Smith was born Apr 4, 1777 in Cumberland Co on the Bank of the Juniata on the Farm then Belonging to Andrew Stephens, Sr." James married Mary Clark Jun 5, 1800. They lived first at Lewistown, later at Newport. A search of Michigan and Ontario records shows that Timothy Murphy lived near Malden as early as 1787, and died in the Township of Sandwich, County of Essex, Ontario, on May 4, 1840. If 3 years old when captured in 1756, he died at age 87. His wife, Eleanor Fields Murphy, died the winter of 1844-45. (This Timothy Murphy should not be confused with another Timothy Murphy (1751-1818), the hero of the Battle of Saratoga.) The Indians released him after the British took over Detroit. He was brought up as a British subject. When the British gave up Detroit he moved into Canada. Before 1809 h married Eleanor Fields. Murphy was a blacksmith, as wash his brother, John, of SC. Was this a coincidence? Did they meet when John was in Detroit in 1768? The documentary record of Timothy Murphy is as follows: 1763 in Detroit, given by French to British; 1787 blacksmith at Fort Michilimackinac, now Macinac, MI; 1790 mentioned in a letter; 1796 Detroit and Michilimackinac ceded to US; 1796 Dec 25 Murphy, then of Detroit, appointed blacksmith for Indian Dept of Amherstburg; 1796 spring, bought farm in Essex, Co; 1797 Dec 24 reappointed blacksmith; 1798 summer, resigned as blacksmith; 1809 Apr 4 Timothy and Eleanor Murphy witness at baptism of son of Frederick Fisher, Indian dept employee; 1810 Apr 1 witness at marriage of George Ironside of Indian Dept to Isabella, an Indian and sister of Tecumseh (St. John's Anglican Parish); 1812-13 taxed at Malden; 1813-15 Malden occupied by Americans; 1815 Jun 15 Murphy, from age and long services, no longer able to repair the arms of the Indians; 1819 Murphy, a resident of the Petit Cote, south side of Detroit River, saw two British soldiers desert to an American ship in the Detroit River; 1840 will written Apr 9, everything to wife, Indian witnesses; 1844 died May 4; 1844 Dec 18 Eleanor Murphy in will left her property to her brother, James Fields and his children -- 1000 acres in farmland, lot and house on Bedford St., Sandwich, now Windsor. THE DESCENDANTS OF JAMES, WILLIAM, AND FRANCIS BASKINS JOHN BASKINS b Ireland c1695; to East Nottingham Twp, Chester Co, PA c 1735; likely to Paxton Twp, now Dauphin Co, PA 1737; probably died there; probable children 1. JAMES BASKINS b c 1720 Ireland, d Jan 1788 now Penn Twp, Perry CO, PA, then Rye Twp, Cumberland Co; m c1743 Elizabeth Mitchell?? b c 1722, d Jan 1792 at Samuel Goudy's; James settled at mouth of Juniata River in 1750 a. Catherine Baskins b c 1744 (see O) b. Sarah Baskins b c 1746, d c 1815 PA, m Dec 20, 1765 Henry Dougherty; in Upper Paxton (now Middle Paxton) Twp 1780- 82. c. Jane Baskins b c 1748 (see P) d. Elizabeth Baskins b c 1750 (see Q) e. Francis Baskins b c1752 d c1805 no issue f. Mitchell Baskins b Oct 6, 1754 (see R) 2. WILLIAM BASKINS b c1722, d Jul 29, 1756, killed by Indians at mouth of Juniata; m c1744 Mary ____ d before 1784 (she m2 Findley, m3 June 20, 1765 Francis Ellis) a. John Baskins b c1745 (see S) b. Moses Baskins b c1747 d 1777 Paxton Twp, m Eunice? Richardson? c. Margaret Baskins b c1749 (see T) d. Ann (Nancy) Baskins b c1751 (see U) e. son b c1753, captured by Indians, baptized near Detroit as Timothy Murphy, d May 4, 1840 Sandwich Twp, Essex Co, Ontario; m Eleanor Fields, d 1844, no issue 3. FRANCIS BASKINS b c1726, d Aug 1761 Paxton Twp; m c1749 Susannah? Clark b c1729, d 1787. a. William Baskins b c1750 (see V) b. Mary Baskins b c1754 (see W) c. Susannah Baskins b c1756 (see X) d. Margaret Baskins b c1758 (see Y) e. George Baskins b Jun 12, 1761 (see Z) 4. THOMAS BASKINS b c1730; battoe man with Francis Ellis 1758; no further record 5. ?Daughter BASKINS b c1734, m c1755 Andrew? Stephen, ferryman, d. 1798 Greene Co, PA O. CATHERINE BASKINS b c1744; d 1794 Wilkes Co, GA; 1786 to GA; 1765 m Alexander Stephens b 1727 d Mar 15, 1814 Talliaferro Co, GA 1. Jane Stephens b c1766, d 1806-13 GA; single 2. James Stephens b Mar 27, 1767; d Mar 23, 1849, Perry Co, PA; m c1800 Elizabeth Garrett b 1775, d Jun 3, 1859 (daughter of Robert and Jane McCoy Garrett); buried at Siloam Cemetery, west of Duncannon, PA a. Alexander Stephens b 1802 m1 Mary Cathel, m2 Mary Watson b. Robert Garrett Stephens b Oct 4, 1804 d Feb 2, 1881 Indiana Co, PA, m Martha Monroe Jones c. Sarah Stephens b 1806 d 1869; m Joseph White d. William L Stephens b 1808 m1 Jane Cameron, m2 Margaret Elliott e. Catherine Stephens b c1810 m John Hearst f. James Stephens b 1812 d 1861 m Uphaniah Garrett g. Jane Stephens b c1814 m Robert Garrett h. Andrew Stephens b Feb 4 1816, d Oct 19, 1892 Newport PA, m Agnes Garrett i. Elizabeth Stephens b 1820 d 1895 m Hugh Latta 3. Sarah Stephens b c1769, m c1789 Francis Coulter (son of Richard Coulter Jr who went from Rye Twp to Wilkes Co GA 1783), d Smith Co, TN; 1800 in Blount Co, TN a. Charles b. Sarah c. Francis d. Richard e. Alexander f. Jane 4. Elizabeth Stephens b c1771, m c1791 Richard Coulter III; in Blount Co, TN 1817 a. Alexander S b. John W. c. Mary d. James e. Nancy f. Andrew 5. Mary Stephens b c1774, m ___Jones, GA a. Sabra m Ray, d Jun 1854 b. Andrew c. Micajah 6. Catherine Stephens b c1776, m ___Hudgins 7. Nehemiah Stephens b c1780; in Sevier Co, TN 1830 a. Andrew 8. Andrew Baskins Stephens b Jul 12, 1782, Perry Co, PA d May 7, 1826 Taliaferro Co, GA; m1 Jul 12, 1806 Margaret Grier b 1787, d May 12, 1812 (daughter of Aaron and Jane Grier) a. Mary Stephens b c1807, d c1825, m Elbert Darden b. Aaron Grier Stephens b 1810, d 1843, m Sarah Ann Slaton c. Alexander Hamilton Stephens, b Feb 11, 1812 near Craw- fordville, GA; d Mar 4, 1883 Atlanta, GA, never married; Vice-president CSA 1861-65 m2 1814 Matilda Marbury Somerville Lindsay b 1789, d May 14, 1826 (daughter of John and Clarissa Bullock Lindsay) d. John Lindsay Stephens b Jan 28, 1815, d 1856, m Mary Elizabeth Booker e. Catherine Baskins Stephens b 1816, d 1856, m Thomas Greer f. Andrew Baskins Stephens b c1819, d Sep 1823 g. Benjamin Bullock Stephens b c1821, d Sep 1823 h. Linton Stephens b Jul 1, 1823, d Jul 14, 1872 Sparta, GA m1 Emmeline Thomas Bell, m2 Mary Salter P. JANE BASKINS b c1748, d c1828 Addison, NY; m 1769 Isaiah Jones b 1747, d Feb 2, 1821 Steuben Co, NY 1. Jane Jones m Benjamin Patterson 2. Isaiah Joel Adams Jones, never married 3. Susan Jones m Marce Hammond 4. Sarah Jones m Thomas Mayberry 5. William Baskins Jones b Jan 16, 1780 at mouth of Juniata d Sep 1, 1850 Addison NY; m c1799 Catherine S Swartwood b Feb 26, 1781, d Dec 23, 1843 (daughter of James and Martha Swartwood) a. Martha M. Jones, died young b. Ann Matilda Jones b Dec 26, 1801, d Apr 25, 1864; m John Cherry c. John Richardson Jones m Polly Young d. James Baskins Jones b Apr 22, 1806, d May 24, 1844 e. Isaiah Joel Adams Jones m Phebe b 1818, d 1845 f. Jane Eliza Jones g. Helen Charlotte Jones h. Martha Mariah Jones m Arthur Erwin i. Horatio Ross Jones m Mary Nile j. Llewellyn Apgriffith Jones m Elizabeth B Grass k. Henry Shriver Jones m Mary Atherton l. Catherine Amanda Jones m Edward H. Buck m. Joseph Jones, died young 6. James E Jones d Nov 12, 1830 Addison, NY; m Sarah Orcutt b 1797, d Nov 12, 1863 a. William B. Jones m Jane Emerson b. James E. Jones m Mary Steele c. Lydia Jones m Henry J. Hoyt d. Adelia Adelaide Jones b July 25, 1827; m Charles Henry Edwards e. Matilda Jones m James S. Reynolds, Jr. 7. Mary A Jones b c1786; d c1864; m James E Swartwood b Jun 15, 1783, d before 1855. a. Jane Swartwood m Edsel Jones b. Jacob Swartwood m Mattie Stephens c. Israel Swartwood d. Robert Swartwood e. Henry B Swartwood m Cynthia Treadwell f. Erasmus Derr Swartwood m Louisa Moore g. Mary Swartwood m Amasa Dickey h. Julia A Swartwood m Milton E Crane 8. Robert Lettus Hooper Adam Jones b 1789, m Jane Crawford b 1798; eight children including Baskin Crawford Jones 9. Llewellyn Apgriffith Jones b 1793, d Aug 14, 1871, m R. Miles Q. ELIZABETH BASKINS b c1750, d c1800 PA, m c1768 Thomas McCoy 1. Mary McCoy b 1769 d Monroe Co, OH, m William Atkinson b c1762, d after 1840 a. Cornelius Atkinson b 1788, d 1847, m Mary Johnson b. Elizabeth Atkinson b 1790, d 1849, m Reuben Sturgeon c. James Atkinson m Sarah Atkinson d. Jane Atkinson m James Skipton e. Charles Atkinson b 1796, d Jul 1880 Marietta OH m1 Jane Templeton, m2 Theda Patterson, m3 ____Henthorn f. Maria Atkinson m John Smith g. Rebecca Atkinson m Eli Anderson h. William Atkinson, Jr, b Mar 13, 1806, d Mar 31, 1832 near Clarington, OH; m Maria Baldwin i. Thomas Atkinson b 1809, d 1840, m Elizabeth Brown 2. John McCoy a. Nancy b. James c. Mary d. Elizabeth e. Margaret 3. Gilbert McCoy b 1775, d 1857, m Mary Atkinson b 1789 d 1849 Monroe Co, OH 4. William McCoy 5. Mitchell McCoy m Keziah Atkinson b 1788 R. MITCHELL BASKINS b Oct 6, 1754, d Apr 10, 1809 at mouth of Juniata; m 1788 Margaret Atkinson b Jul 5, 1769, d Dec 9, 1814 (daughter of Cornelius Atkinson & Mary Cross) 1. James Baskins b Nov 9, 1789 d Sep 4, 1848 Perry Co, PA, m Apr 10, 1810 Rachel Leonard b Apr 29, 1790, d Jun 13, 1853 a. Mitchell Baskins b Jan 14, 1812 d Jan 1852 m1 Aug 1, 1832 Nellie McCord, m2 Sarah___ b 1815 1. Rachel 2. Elizabeth 3. Eliza 4. Louisa 5. John C. 6. Mary b. Margaret Leonard Baskins b Sep 19, 1813, d Nov 12, 1825 c. Elizabeth Jane Baskins b Nov 15, 1815, m1 James Stewart, m2 William Boyer d. Samuel Baskins b Apr 26, 1818, d Feb 8, 1828 e. William Baskins b Apr 16, 1820, d Jul 21, 1889 North Platte, NE; m1 1878 Deborah Braley b 1821; m2 Anna Snyder b 1823 d Mar 1895. 1. James Cornelius Baskins b Jul 22, 1841 2. Joanna Fisher Baskins b Nov 28, 1842, d Apr 2, 1844 3. John Wesley Baskins b May 17, 1844, d Jul 30, 1845 4. Mary Jane Baskins b Jun 5, 1847 5. Rachel Elizabeth Baskins b Feb 15, 1849, d Dec 25, 1872 while attending church services; roof collapsed. 6. William Dyson Baskins b Mar 15, 1851, d Apr 4, 1859 7. Emma Lorah Baskins b Jun 24, 1855, d Apr 1, 1900 8. George Snyder Baskins b Dec 1, 1856 9. Martha Ann Baskins b Sep 25, 1858, Dauphin PA, d Jun 17, 1934, Seattle WA, m Edwin Ruthben Easton Apr 11, 1877, North Williamsport, PA [Note: Added by submitter] a. Effie Marie Easton b Mar 7, 1878, Lycoming, PA, d Sep 10, 1945, Los Angeles, CA b. Jessie May Easton b Aug 27, 1879, North Platte, NE d Oct 1, 1960, Pueblo, CO c. Elsie Irene Easton b Nov 1, 1881, Lincoln Co, NE, d May 7, 1952, Hammond, IN d. Marvin Easton b Aug 22, 1884, Lincoln Co, NE, d 1895 North Platte, NE e. Edwin Ruthben Easton, Jr. b Feb 16, 1886, Lincoln Co, NE, d Los Angeles, CA f. Kate Estela Easton b Aug 28, 1887, Lincoln Co, NE d 1889 Lincoln Co, NE g. Elizabeth Easton b Apr 4, 1890, North Platte, NE d Jul 25, 1963, North Platte, NE, m James Arthur Rodgers Dec 26, 1910 h. Charles Wesley Easton b Feb 19, 1892, Lincoln Co, NE, d Apr 19, 1920, Pueblo, CO i. Harry Eves (or Ives) Easton b Feb 25, 1894, Lincoln Co, NE, d May 12, 1966, Fort Collins, CO j. George Baskins Easton b May 9, 1986, North Platte, NE, d Feb 3, 1965, San Diego, CO k. Mary Catherine Easton b Apr 23, 1898, Lincoln Co, NE, d May 11, 1938, Seattle, WA l. William Clarence Easton b Dec 24, 1899, North Platte NE, d Sept 9, 1971, North Platte, NE, m Genevieve Jeffers Jan 6, 1920 f. James Baskins b Mar 10, 1822, d Aug 27, 1822 g. Martha Ann Baskins b Sep 10, 1823 h. Rachel Baskins b Dec 31, 1825 i. Cornelius Baskins b Mar 7, 1828, d Mar 11, 1833 j. John Martin Baskins b June 18, 1830, d Sep 6, 1830 k. Leonard Baskins b Sept 17, 1834 2. William Baskins b Sep 17, 1792 d May 3, 1836 never married 3. Cornelius Baskins b Apr 15, 1795 d Mar 21, 1871 Perry Co m1 Martha ___ a. Catherine Baskins b Mar 13, 1819 d Jul 26, 1819 m2 Oct 9, 1845 Mary Meader b 1819 d 1878 b. Cornelius Baskins b 1848 d 1917 m Rebecca Ditty b 1849 d 1920 1. Mary 2. William 3. Rachel 4. Anna 5. Stella 6. Margaret 7. Harvey Fisher 8. Minerva 9. Thomas W c. Mary J Baskins b 1849 d. Rachel Baskins b 1851 m Jacob E Sheilbey e. John J Baskins b 1854 m Emma___ 1. Revere H et al 4. John J Baskins b Aug 3, 1797 d 1848 Perry Co, PA; 1830 in Steuben Co, NY; m Jan 21, 1827 Sarah Nicholson b May 17, 1802 d Dec 9, 1876 Addison, NY a. Margaret E Baskins b Nov 26, 1827 d Feb 9, 1830 b. Cornelius W Baskins b Sep 22, 1829 d Sep 26, 1829 c. Eunice Mariette Baskins b Jul 10, 1831 d Jan 27, 1913 Stevensville, MT; m Jerome B Franklin 1. Helen Gertrude 2. Mary 3. Franz Siegel 4. Kathleen Baskins 5. Arad Hammond 6. John Baskins d. Eliza Jane Baskins b May 27, 1833 d Dec 23, 1897 Hamilton, MT; m Allen Kinn Grow 1. Alice Marietta 2. Matilda Roxana 3. William Augustus 4. Mary Louise 5. Kate Eliza 6. Helen Maude e. Andrew Jackson Baskins b May 27, 1836 d Feb 3, 1879 f. Hanna M K Baskins b Aug 25, 1837 m Andrew Jackson Spencer 1. Julie A 2. John B 3. Jessie A 4. Eunice G g. Sarah R Baskins b Nov 25, 1839 d Nov 24, 1903 Woodbine, IA; m Jesse R Burkholder 1. William B 2. Sherman R 3. Annie M 4. Jessie E 5. Kate G h. George W. Baskins b Aug 26, 1843 d Jul 12, 1844 i. Rachel Catherine Baskins b June 28, 1845 d Apr 12, 1924; m Henry William Gleason 1. Charles Baskins 2. Robert Franklin S. JOHN BASKINS b c1745 dead 1805; in 1774 blacksmith in Dist 96, SC; in Washington Co, TN 1781-84; in Greene Co TN 1790-91; in Sevier Co, TN 1799; m1 c1778 (unknown); m2 Dec 7, 1790 Mary Middleton; Mary taxed in Roane Co 1805 1. Moses Baskins b c1770 d c1845 Dist 11, Tipton Co, TN; m Sep 16, 1805 Catherine Adkison b 1782 VA; living 1850; Moses in Sevier Co 1799; in Roane Co, TN 1805 a. Andrew Baskins b 1810 TN m c1835 Casanna___ b 1817 1. John H b Sep 6, 1840, d Sep 30, 1913 Tipton CO 2. Malinda b 1842 3. George M D b 1845 4. Cynthia C b 1846 5. Yearba b 1848 et al b. John Baskins b 1819 d before 1870 Cass Twp, Perry Co, AR m 1839 Cynthia Smith b 1823; to AR 1844; Yell Co 1850 1. William T b Oct 28, 1840 d Dec 28, 1910 2. John M b 1843 3. Lafayette b 1846 4. Orrington b 1848 5. Moses M b 1850 6. Mary E b 1852 7. Sarah I b 1856 8. Thomas B b 1858 9. Robert b 1860 c. Eliza Jane Baskins m Jan 9, 1842 Nicholas H Boswell d. David J Baskins b 1824 m Aug 6, 1846 Louise Adkinson b 1829 1. William L b 1847 2. John F b 1848 et al e. Rufus T Baskins b 1826 m Jul 26, 1843 Martha Helen Davis b 1829 1. Elizabeth b 1847 2. Mary F b 1848 et al f. Mary? Baskins b 1815 m 1839 William Ellis, Pulaski Co, AR g. daughter Baskins 2. Walter Baskins b 1781 m1 (unknown); m2 c1834 Mary Saunders b 1809; Bedford Co, TN 1812; Wayne Co, TN 1850 a. Aaron? Baskins b 1805 m Margaret__ Carroll Co TN 1850 1. Isaac W b 1826 d Sep 26, 1890 2. Nancy J b 1829 3. Sarah A b 1833 4. Martha J b 1842 5. Emaline b 1844 6. Aaron Thomas b 1848 7. Zachariah J b 1849 b. John? Baskins c. Moses? Baskins m Jul 9, 1848 Cynthia Swinford; Lauderdale Co, AL d. Lavina Baskins b 1835 e. Eli W Baskins b 1839 d Mar 1899 Newcastle, AR; m1 Mary Adams d 1889; m2 Betty Stoner d 1893 1. William b 1871 2. James b 1872 died young 3. Martha b 1873 4. John b 1875 5. James b Apr 1879 6. Robert b Aug 1881 7. Lula b Mar 9, 1887 8. Zula b Mar 10, 1889 f. Margaret Baskins b 1841 g. Evaline Baskins b 1844 h. Marcus Baskins b 1847 3. ___Baskins m c1803 Nancy ___; she in Giles Co, TN 1820 a. John? Baskins b 1804; ?to DeSoto Co, Miss. b. daughter Baskins c. William? Baskins b 1812 m Elizabeth___; Coryell Co, TX 1860 4. Rose Baskins m Nov 22, 1803 Thomas Stafford in Roane Co TN T. MARGARET BASKINS b c1749, m1 c1770 John? Findley; m2 c1776 John Smith; living Perry Co, PA 1801 1. Rachel Findley, never married 2. James Baskins Smith b Apr 4, 1777 d Newport, PA; m Jun 3, 1800 Mary Clark b Nov 11, 1783 d Jul 28, 1849 a. Mary Ann Smith b Mar 25, 1801 d Dec 19, 1839 b. John Gregg Smith b Mar 25, 1805 died young c. Isabella Smith b Feb 16, 1814 d 1899; m1 Jun 1835 Andrew B. Maxwell; m2 ___Stair; m3____Hoffmeier d. George Clark Smith b Jan 9, 1819 d c1875; m Jane Elizabeth Walters; Lewistown 3. Mary Smith d 1822 m Joseph Jones b 1765 d 1835 Blair Co, PA a. Eleanor Marshall Jones b Apr 9, 1811 d Mar 12, 1903, Clarence Co, IA; m Benjamin Bossert b. Margaret Jones b Dec 19, 1812 d 1894 m John Culbertson c. John Penn Jones b Oct 29, 1815 d Feb 11, 1910 m Elizabeth T Donaldson d. F Ellis Jones d IA e. Thomas Jones died young 4. Agnes Smith b Oct 1, 1785 d 1822; m Robert Mitchell b Mar 15, 1783 d 1872 a. Margaret Mitchell b Mar 8, 1811 d 1908 Newport PA b. David Mitchell b Nov 7, 1812 c. Martha Mitchell b 1817 d 1910 d. William S Mitchell b Dec 22, 1822 d 1872 m Margaret Elliott 5. John Smith, never married. U. ANN (NANCY) BASKINS b c1751 d Jan 28, 1795 now Perry Co, PA; m1 1773 Joseph Martin (son of Samuel & Elizabeth Martin) b c1748 d 1777 in service 1. Mary Martin b Feb 13, 1774 d May 13, 1844 Mifflin Co m James McGinniss Jr b 1773 d May 22, 1804 Perry Co no issue. 2. Samuel Martin b Sep 17, 1775 at mouth of Juniata d Sep 24, 1842 Derry Twp, Mifflin Co, PA; m 1805 Nancy Stark b 1779 d Nov 27, 1859 (daughter of Zephaniah and Agnes Stark) a. Joseph Martin b Jan 7, 1807 d Nov 9, 1840; m Elizabeth Gillespie b. William Martin b Dec 5, 1808 d Aug 2, 1812 c. James McGinniss Margin b Apr 1, 1810 d Jun 1, 1883 m1 Eliza Long; m2 Emily Alexander d. Samuel Martin b Apr 1813 died young e. Rachel Martin b Jun 7 m 1816 d Feb 17, 1885; m Thompson McManigel f. Priscilla Martin b Oct 11, 1817 d Mar 21, 1851; m Thompson George Bell (great-grandparents of author of this genealogy Raymond Martin Bell) g. Samuel Martin b Dec 9, 1819 d Dec 22, 1890; m Tabitha Candas Hopkins h. Francis Martin b Nov 11, 1822, d Sep 2, 1904 Hammond IL; m Sarah Bell i. Robert Martin b Nov 24, 1824 d Jan 12, 1878; m Margaret Jacob 4. Daughter McCoy b Feb 7, 1781 d Feb 20, 1781 5. William McCoy b Dec 20, 1784 6. Francis McCoy b Jun 20, 1787 d Apr 29, 1858 Lewistown; m Martha Stuart a. Nancy Jane McCoy b 1812 m Robert Finley Ellis b. Charles Stuart McCoy b 1814 d 1887; m Sarah Coverley c. Joseph McCoy died young d. Francis McCoy died young e. Mary McCoy b 1820 m Samuel Kepler f. Martha McCoy died young 7. Priscilla McCoy b Oct 31, 1793; m William English; to OH V. WILLIAM BASKINS b c1750 d c1832 Watkins Glen, NY; m 1785 Catharine Armstrong (daughter of Robert and ___Jones? Armstrong) b c1768 d c1835 1. Armstrong Baskins b Apr 3, 1786 d May 27, 1840 Schuyler Co NY; m1? Jane ____; m2 c1823 Azuba Ann ____ b 1802 a. Sarah Ann Baskins b. Harriet N. Baskins c. Mary Jane Baskins b 1821 d Dec 22, 1850 d. Erastus Baskins b 1834 d Nov 3, 1862 Civil War hospital e. Robert Baskins 2. William Baskins Jr b c1800 m c1823; 1 son 2 daughters in Steuben Co, NY 1830 3. Clark Jones Baskins b 1814 d Mar 4, 1850 Reading, Schuyler Co, NY; m Amanda____ b 1817 d Mar 1890 a. William C. Baskins b 1843 d before 1890 b. Fanny Baskins b 1850 m Richard Nye and seven other daughters - one possibly Joannah 1799- 1844 m Samuel Richardson W. MARY BASKINS b c1754 d Jun 1825 Richhill Twp, Greene Co, PA; m c1774 David Gray b c1750 d Apr 1822 1. Mary Gray b 1775 m 1797 Robert Milliken b 1772 d Apr 30, 1865 a. James Milliken b. David Milliken d before 1865 m Lydia Rogers c. Martha Milliken d. Matthew Gray Milliken b Sep 14, 1806 d May 26, 1848 Brookville, OH; m Anna Hecathorn e. Margaret Milliken m ___Hill f. ____Milliken 2. Margaret Gray b 1778 d Jul 4, 1814; m John Braddock 3. David Gray b Aug 14, 1781 d Sep 9, 1862; m1 1802 Elizabeth Braddock b 1776 d May 20, 1841; m2 Elizabeth___ b 1770 d Aug 20, 1845 a. Francis Washington Gray b Sep 20, 1803 d Feb 26, 1844 m Dec 16, 1874 Sarah Roseberry 4. Ann Gray b 1784 d Mar 13, 1850 m 1805 Francis Braddock b 1779 d Mar 25, 1856 a. David Gray Braddock b May 9, 1807 d Dec 29, 1889; m1 Susan Crow, m2 Agnes Carter b. Mary Braddock b 1808 d Jul 6, 1874; m Ellis Bane Gray c. Francis Braddock b 1811 m Mary Gray d. Lucinda Braddock m ___McVey e. Joseph S Braddock m1 Hanna McBride, m2 Ella Edwards f. Maria Braddock m ___Taylor g. James Harvey Braddock b Oct 18, 1819 d Aug 22, 1901 m1 Jane Henderson, m2 Belle McClelland h. Elizabeth Braddock, never married i. Cyrus Green Braddock b 1824 m Sarah Bailey 5. Matthew Gray m Abigail___ 6. John Gray m Rhoda Bane X. SUSANNAH BASKINS b 1756 d Jul 8, 1837 Greene Co; m c1775 Matthew Gray b c1752 killed by Indians Mar 9, 1781 1. William Baskins Gray b Sep 20, 1776 d Apr 28, 1854 m1 Nov 16, 1798 Hannah Bane b Sep 2, 1778 d Nov 5, 1819 a. Susannah Gray b Oct 4, 1799 m Apr 18, 1816 William McBride b. Elizabeth Gray b Jun 24, 1800 d Aug 20 1822 m Apr 20 1820 John Mellon c. Matthew Gray b Jun 29, 1801 d Jun 1, 1882 Washington Co, IA; m Apr 5, 1821 Sarah Lazear d. Mary Gray b Aug 20, 1803 m Mar 1, 1821 Joseph Lazear e. Ellis Bane Gray b Feb 18, 1806 d Jun 15, 1846 m1 Elizabeth Lazear d May 4, 1831; m2 Mary Braddock m2 Sep13, 1820 Sarah Nyswaner b Jun 29, 1796 d Jan 26, 1863 f. William Nyswaner Gray b Jul 23, 1821 d Apr 18, 1838 g. Rhoda Nyswaner Gray b Feb 20, 1823 d Jan 20, 1917 m Oct 4, 1849 Samuel Cox h. Eliza Jane Gray b Feb 9, 1825 m Apr 15, 1847 James Glass i. Joseph Alexander Gray b May 12, 1827 d Jan 8, 1906; m Aug 19, 1852 Rebecca Lacock j. Margaret Gray b Sep 7, 1829 d Jul 1897 k. James Harvey Gray b Jan 9, 1835 d Sep 10, 1839 l. Thomas Dinsmore Gray b Apr 27, 1838 d Aug 9, 1916 W. Lafayette, OH; m Mar 9, 1860 Margaret Vanata 2. Matthew Gray, Jr b May 1780 d OH; m Lottie Enoch 3.? Susannah m2 John Holden d 1813 Y. MARGARET BASKINS b c1758 d Oct 9, 1799 on Big Island; m Jan 10, 1782 John Diven (son of Alexander and Margaret Smith Diven) b 1757 d Sep 23, 1842 Watkins Glen, NY. m2 Oct 1800 Eleanor Means b 1771 d Dec 24, 1836 1. Susannah Diven b Feb 20, 1786 d Oct 24, 1838 Reading, NY m 1805 Elisha Culver b 1783 d Apr 11, 1839 a. Clarissa m ___Jameson b. Sarah Ann c. Jerusha d. David e. Charlotte 2. William Diven b Nov 28, 1788 d Apr 27, 1873 Reading, NY m1 c1814 Sarah Hagerman a. David Diven b 1815 m Hannah M_____ m2 c1832 Clarissa Fry Hillerman b Aug 27, 1799 d Jul 17, 1842 b. Clarissa Diven b 1835 c. Sarah Diven b 1842 m3 Mary Antoinette Norris b 1808 d Feb 2, 1881 d. Maud A Diven d 1846 3. George Diven b Aug 6, 1791 m in Schuyler Co 1840; ?to Kansas; a. Cordelia et al 4. John Diven b Apr 7, 1794 m Olive Bacon? a. Samuel Newell Diven b 1819 b. William Diven b 1822 c. Truman B. Diven b 1824 d. Benjamin Franklin Diven b 1834 5. Francis Baskins Diven b Jan 25, 1797 to OH 6. Margaret Diven b Oct 9?, 1799 d Feb 7, 1834 m Aug 22, 1817 Samuel Warner Deming b Feb 15, 1798 d Feb 18, 1881 a. Maria Louise Deming Z. GEORGE BASKINS b Jun 12, 1761 d Jun 24, 1852 Iberia, Morrow Co, OH; m 1795 Rachel Braddock b Sep 9, 1773 d Sep 25, 1848 (daughter of Francis and Elizabeth Martin Braddock 1. Francis Baskins b 1796 m c1851 Jane___ a. William V Baskins b May 27, 1852 d Aug 11, 1852 2. Elizabeth Baskins b Jan 30, 1798 d Feb 1, 1851 single 3. Abner Braddock Baskins b 1800 d Oct 30, 1864 Bremer Co, IA; m Mar 14, 1826 Mary Kerr b 1808 a. William Baskins b Dec 26, 1826 d Jan 9, 1922 m1 Mary Clark, m2 Mary Coates 1. Francis 2. Sherman L 3. John 4. Margaret 5. Charles b. George K Baskins b 1829 d 1906 m Harriet ___ 1. William Robert 2. Louise 3. Ethel 4. Winnie 5. George 6. Fred 7. Carl c. Elizabeth E Baskins b 1830 m ___Shafer d. Rachel D. Baskins b 1833 m ___Dudgeon e. Joseph K Baskins b Feb 27, 1834 d Mar 7, 1904 m Phebe Miner 1. Miner 2. Maggie f. Abner R Baskins b Feb 15, 1836 d Jan 14, 1917 m Arrenna Ross 1. Edna 2. Clark 3. Minnie 4. Nellie 5. Abner g. Mary Ann Baskins b 183 m Hod Tabor h. Francis M Baskins b 1840 d Aug 14, 1863 i. Clark James Baskins b 1842 m Fannie E 1880 Georgetown TX 1. Flory L 2. James Francis j. Bathsheba Baskins b 1844 m William Williams k. Hannah Baskins b 1847 4. Susannah Baskins b Feb 14, 1801 d Oct 16, 1838 Morrow Co OH; m Jan 20, 1825 James Kerr b Mar 18, 1804 d Dec 6, 1867 a. Francis Joseph b. George c. James d. Rachel 5. William Baskins b Sep 2, 1804 d Oct 11, 1855; Oregon, Holt Co, MO m Ann Singery a. Rebecca Baskins b 1831 m Jason Shaffer b. Jacob Singery Baskins b Jan 24, 1832 d Oct 2, 1916 Jewell Co, KS; to KS 1872; m Sep 13, 1852 Mary Jane Fryman b Oct 18, 1836 d Mar 1, 1889 1. Caroline b 1855 2. Mary Frances b 1856 3. Susan b 1858 4. Amanda b 1859 5. Frank S b 1862 6. Franzo b 1862 7. Amy Ann b 1866 8. Sarah Ellen b 1868 9. Helen Marie b 1870 10. Martha b 1872 11. Ira b 1875 12. Cynthia b 1877 c. George Baskins b 1834 never married d. Rachel Baskins b 1836 m James Sutton e. William M Baskins b 1838 d Mar 4, 1913 Edmund, OK m Dec 20, 1860 Sarah A Sutton b 1843 d 1930 1. Ann Eliza b 1861 2. Ada b 1867 3. Leslie b 1869 4. Eddie b 1871 5. Jeannie b 1875 6. Leroy b 1877 7. Nelley b 1881 8. Bertha b 1883 9. George William b 1888 f. Francis S Baskins b 1840 g. Thomas Baskins b 1842 d Jun 12, 1892 Sparks, KS m1 Aug 16, 1868 Margaret Davis d Mar 10, 1882 m2 Apr 9, 1884 Mary Jeannette Shutts 1. Maud b 1869 2. Lewis 3. Charles Poe b 1873 4. Ann m ___Sharp 5. Cora May b 1878 m ___Racus 6. Margaret b 1882 h. Susan Baskins b 1844 never married i. Joshua Baskins b 1846 d Dec 19, 1917 Topeka, KS m Aug 10, 1876 Nancy Elizabeth Marshall Three daughters j. Aminta Baskins b 1850 died young 6. Rachel? Baskins b c1806 7. Margaret? Baskins b Sep 26, 1808 d Aug 14, 1883 m John Crawford b 1808 d 1877 8. George Washington Baskins b Jan 14, 1810 d Aug 3, 1863 Bremer Co, IA; m 1829 Elizabeth Morgan b Sep 22, 1810 d Mar 4, 1896 a. George W Baskins b 1832 d Aug 20, 1863 b. Rachel Baskins b 1833 c. David Watts Baskins b 1839 d Aug 19, 1863 1. Hiram Watts Baskins d. William B Baskins b Mar 28, 1844 d Nov 25, 1863 e. Martin B Baskins b Mar 28, 1846 d Sep 25, 1902 f. Hubbard DuBois Baskins b May 14, 1848 d Dec 28, 1927 m Hulda Allen g. Rose J Baskins b 1850 h. Millie Baskins SOME MISCELLANEOUS BASKINS Robert Cebrica Baskin b 1833 d May 8, 1864 Laurel Hill, VA m Jul 14, 1855 Pleasantville, PA Louisa White Benjamin Preston Baskins (Likely brother of above) b 1835 Addison, NY d Midling City, Michigan; m Jul 1857 La Pere, Michigan Esther M Rutherford Author's note: Could these be the sons of V2?