William Christopher CODDINGTON ^2315,3889

  General Notes:

Farmer and stonecutter. Ancestor of the Coddingtons of Waterbury, Connecticut

Information re the wife and children of William furnished by Marian Whitford, July 2000 (presently unverified).
"William Christopher Coddington lived at Ball's Eddy on the Delware River (may have been the Susquehanna River). He and his family were driven out by the Indians. He and his wife and all of their children except two died during the journey to Ulster Co., NY. (Note by JIC: this may refer to Christopher Coddington and his wife Maria Oosterhoudt, and their departure from Northumberland Co.). Among the children of this family were (1) Joseph, (2) Christopher, and (3) Daniel. The above copied from Herbert G. Coddington's papers." ¹²⁴

  Noted events in his life were:

• Living: Balls Eddy, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, USA. ³⁹⁷⁹ According to tradition, lived in Balls Eddy

• He appeared on the census in 1810 in Rochester (Accord), Ulster Co., New York, USA. ^95,96 Males 2 <10 (Moses DePuy, William Christopher), 1 10-15 (Jacobus Van Wagenen), 1 26-44 (Daniel). Females: 2 <10 (Catherine, Annatje), 1 10-15 (Maria or Deborah), 1 >45 (Susannah).

• He appeared on the census in 1820 in Rochester (Accord), Ulster Co., New York, USA. ¹²⁶ Males: 1 10-16 (William Christopher), 2 16-26 (Jacbous Van Wagenen, Moses DuPuy), 1 >45 (Daniel). Females: 1 16-26 (Catherine or Annatje), 1 >45 (Susannah). This accounting assumes that either Catherine or Annatje died young.

• He appeared on the census in 1840 in Rochester (Accord), Ulster Co., New York, USA. ²³⁰⁸ Males: 2 <5 (Aaron C., Morgan K.); 1 30-40 (William Christopher). Females: 1 5-10 (Deborah M.); 1 20-30 (Jane?).

• He appeared on the census in 1850 in , Ulster Co., New York, USA. ³⁹⁸⁰

• He appeared on the census in 1855 in Rochester (Accord), Ulster Co., New York, USA. ²³⁰⁹

• He appeared on the census on 5 Jun 1860 in , Ulster Co., New York, USA. ²³¹⁰ Farmer. Realty $1500; personalty $300.

• He worked as a farmer on 5 Jun 1860 in , Ulster Co., New York, USA. ²³¹⁰

• He appeared on the census on 8 Jul 1870 in Rochester (Accord), Ulster Co., New York, USA. ²³²² Realty $3000; personalty $500.

• He worked as a retired farmer on 8 Jul 1870 in Rochester (Accord), Ulster Co., New York, USA. ²³²²

• He signed a will on 24 Jun 1879 in Rochester (Accord), Ulster Co., New York, USA. ²³²³ Names wife Jane, daughter Hannah E. Barnhart and Peter P. Barnhart (executors).

• He had an estate probated on 9 Feb 1880 in Kingston, Ulster Co., New York, USA. ²³²³

William married Jane VAN WAGENEN, daughter of Aaron VAN WAGENEN and Elizabeth WOOD, on 7 Jul 1832 in Marbletown, Ulster Co., New York, USA. (Jane VAN WAGENEN was born about 1806 in , Schnectady Co., New York, USA and died on 20 Dec 1891 in Rochester (Accord), Ulster Co., New York, USA ⁶⁰.)