Daniel (Harry) Harrison Piatt (1840-1918)
b. November 16, 1840, Sullivan County, New York, USA
d. July 23, 1918, Sullivan County, New York, U
DANIEL HARRISON (HARRY) PIATT; Born Nov 16, 1840. Died Jul 23, 1918.HE MARRIED JULIETTE WELLS PIATT-HIS BROTHER EDWIN'S WIDOW. HE LIVEDIN THE PORT JERVIS TO WESTBROOKVILLE AREA AND BUILT LARGE HOTELS ALONGRT. 209. THE HOTELS WERE LOCATED IN HUGUENOT, CUDDEBACKVILLE, ANDWESTBROOKVILLE.
He first married MARY E. SKINNER, ? . Born Jan 31, 1843. Died Jan 7,1916.
He second married JULIETTE WELLS PIATT, 1916. Born 1856.
EDWIN B. PIATT
UNKNOWN PIATT
Daniel (Harry) Harrison Piatt (1840-1918)
b. November 16, 1840, Sullivan County, New York, USA
d. July 23, 1918, Sullivan County, New York, USA
In the 1800 St.Andrews, Charleston, South Carolina Federal Census Peter Pyeatt was listed as being the head of household. The household consisted of one male age under ten, two males age at least sixteen but under twenty-six, one male age forty-five or older, three females at least ten but under sixteen, and one female age forty-five or over and ten slaves.
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Arnold Schlesinger & Aaron Gillett v. Jesse Jeffrey
AbstractThis case is the sequel to Jeffrey v. Schlesinger & Gillett. After the Superior Court remanded the initial case, Arnold Schlesinger and Aaron Gillett resumed the lawsuit against Jesse Jeffrey. Meanwhile, however, the structure of the court had changed. The Court of Common Pleas with its panel of three lay judges had been replaced with the Circuit Court with one judge "learned in the law." The new circuit court judge was Richard Searcy, who had been counsel for Schlesinger & Gillett in the original lawsuit. Thus, the circuit court certified the case up to the Superior Court to be tried there. Henry Sanford, the Clerk of the Lawrence County Circuit Court, certified the record on Oct. 28, 1822, and it was filed with David McKinney, the Clerk of the Superior Court, on Nov. 13, 1822.
Schlesinger & Gillett complained that Jeffrey, who operated a store in Strawberry Township, had received their goods to sell and that he had never accounted to them for the goods or paid them what he owed them, amounting to $2,000.
In the original lawsuit, James M. Kuykendale, Deputy Sheriff of Lawrence County, had served the declaration on Jeffrey. As evidence, the parties presented a note from Schlesinger & Gillett to Jeffrey, lists of goods presumably sold by Jeffrey at his store, a receipt delivered by John Lafferty for two steers and a horse for James McClintock, another receipt listing a note from James Criswell and a bill of goods for F.N. Trammel, a list including the charge for four loads by Joseph Martin, and a lengthy list of goods.
In preparation for the Superior Court trial, Schlesinger and Gillet requested that George Teal be summoned as a witness. Henry Armstrong delivered the subpoena to him in Big Rock Township in Pulaski County on Dec. 4. Meanwhile the parties had received permission to depose various persons. Schlesinger & Gillett notified Jeffrey that they intended to depose witness at the house of Nathaniel McCarrell on Dec. 9, and at the Clerk's office in the town of Batesville on Dec. 11. James McCarrell, a constable, delivered the notices to Jeffrey.
On December 9 at Strawberry Township, Daniel Randall, James Jeffrey, Joseph Martin and John Raney were deposed at the house of Nathaniel McCarrell, before Justice of the Peace Thomas McCarrell. Randall testified that some in the neighborhood, who he thought bore Jeffrey ill will, claimed that he had raised his prices. Randall testified to paying a dollar for a pint decanter of rum, and fifty cents for a quart of whiskey. James Jeffrey, Jesse's son, testified that his father sold goods on commission and sold both his own goods and those of Schlesinger & Gillett. He testified that his father had raised the prices on a few of the goods; that the coffee his father had received from the plaintiffs was not "clean and good" but had some "nastiness"; that goods were to be sold on credit; and that an account had been kept. Joseph Martin testified that he had delivered three "waggons" of goods from Schlesinger & Gillett to Jeffrey, and that many people said he had raised his prices. John Raney testified that he had heard Jeffrey say that "he thought there was a Yankey trick to be plaid and he was in hopes it would not be on him."
On December 11 the depositions continued at the Clerk's office in Batesville before Justice of the Peace Thomas Curran. John Lessours, Edward Sullens, John Reed and Jacob Spears gave testimony. They said that Jeffrey had agreed to build a house for Schlesinger & Gillett; that Jeffrey expected to receive an annual salary of several hundred dollars for selling goods; and that Schlesinger & Gillett had offered to compromise with Jeffrey over an amount due them, and Jeffrey offered $50 rather than "go to law," but that Schlesinger had insisted on $100.
On December 18 both parties agreed that the suit should be continued over until the April Term of the Superior Court. John Wimble witnessed the agreement. The court approved the further taking of depositions.
In March 1823, the Superior Court issued a subpoena, served by Deputy Sheriff Peyton Tucker (serving for Sheriff Charles Kelly), to John Reed in Christian Township, Independence County, summoning him to be a witness for Schlesinger & Gillett at the April Term of Court.
On April 9, James Bartley was deposed at the Clerk's office in Batesville. Bartley testified that in the fall of 1822 he had heard Jeffrey tell Schlesinger that he was ready to settle. Also that day, Deputy Sheriff William Ramsey delivered a notice to Aaron Gillett at Ruddell Township in Independence County stating that Jeffrey intended to depose witnesses at the house of James Raney's "on Strawberry," the following day, and a notice from Gillett to Jeffrey that depositions would take place at the same house on April 16.
On April 10, Joseph Martin was deposed before Thomas McCarrell. He testified that he received $42 for hauling three loads, most of it in goods, that had come from the plaintiffs' store on the White River. He did not cross the river [the White River?] with his wagon but waited for the plaintiffs to bring the goods across. He stated that he believed the store closed sometime in March [1823]. There was more testimony about what the wagons contained, and the prices for the goods. Afterward, Jeffrey's attorney, Townsend Dickinson, stipulated to the reading of the deposition at trial.
On April 24, at the Superior Court, Aaron Gillett appeared in court and swore on oath that John Sissums, John Lafferty and John Reed were material witnesses but had not been deposed because the dedimuses (the court's orders for the depositions) had been stolen from the office of Batesville Justice of the Peace Thomas Curran. He believed that he could depose them before the next term. The court ordered the suit continued, and gave leave to take depositions generally.
On August 9, John Lessours and John Lafferty were deposed before Thomas Curran at Batesville. They testified that goods had been sent from Schlesinger & Gillett to Jeffrey and also that the plaintiffs had sent a wagon from Davidsonville [the site of Schlesinger & Gillett's store?] to pick up goods from Jeffrey to be returned.
On July 10, the Superior Court issued a subpoena for Epere Capshaw to appear at the August Term of the Superior Court to testify on behalf of Schlesinger & Gillett. On July 13, Gillett sent a notice to Jeffrey that he would be deposing witnesses at the house of Peyton Tucker in Christian Township on August 12. Mark Bean delivered the notice to Jeffrey on July 26.
On Aug. 12, John Reed was deposed by Justice of the Peace Perry Magness. He stated that in February 1822, Jeffrey had sent an empty wagon to the plaintiffs' store on the White River to pick up a load of goods, but that plaintiffs had refused to give him any more goods until he advanced them four or five hundred dollars. Jeffrey had also stated that he would collect his salary from the plaintiffs whether they gave him any goods or not. Later Jeffrey also stated that he would rather settle with the plaintiffs than go to law. At the time Schlesinger had gone to St. Louis, and the lawsuit was filed while Schlesinger was out of town. Reed stated that Schlesinger and Jeffrey and his son had gone over the books together, and they indicated that Jeffrey owed Schlesinger & Gillett around $150, but Jeffrey claimed that he should receive further compensation because Jeffrey had agreed to keep up a store at his house. Schlesinger denied having made any kind of "perminent Contract" and offered Jeffrey $25 as a full settlement.
On Wednesday, August 20, the case came on for trial. Judges Joseph Selden and Andrew Scott presided on that day. The jury consisted of William Strong, Peter Pyeatt, James Billingsly, George Rankin, Archer Welborn, Thomas ?, John Morrison, Samuel Taylor, Alexander McLean, James DeBaun, Abraham Secrest and William Thompson. The jury found for the plaintiffs in the amount of $111.85.
________________________________________________He is listed as one of John Pyeatt's orphans in William Gowdy's 1785 sale of land on the Haw River, Guilford Co., NC. He appears to have been living at Charleston, SC in 1818.
DEATH: His will was proved 24 Feb 1818; recorded in Charleston Co., SC Will Book E (1807-1818), recorded on page 695; See microfilm# US/CAN 23,483, (typed copiesof wills, vol. 33, p. 1377).
DEATH: Maxwell, Nancy; Pyeatts & Finleys of Rowan & Guilford Counties, NC; Guilford Genealogist;Greensboro, NC; Guilford Co. Genealogical Soc.; vol 16, no. 3 (whole no. 45, Spring 1989).
She was still living at the time of her husband's death.
Social Security Number: 115076203
Birth:
Date of Birth: September 30, 1894
Place of Birth: Westbrookville, Sullivan County, New York, 12785, USA
Father: David Alexander Piatt (1870-1939)
Mother: Mary Estella Culver (1873-1913)
Source: Social Security Application, Ellsworth Piatt, 1937
Source: Gertrude Estella Piatt (1925- ), Telephone Conversation,September 24, 2000Home:
Westbrookville, Sullivan County, New York, 12785, USA (1894-1937)
Source: Social Security Application, Ellsworth Piatt, 1937
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Source: Gertrude Estelle Piatt (1925- ), 2000Employement:
G.E. Ashworth & Sons, Westbrookville, Sullivan County, New York,12785, USA
US Employement Service Number: 3753-423
Source: Social Security Application, Ellsworth Piatt, 1937Social Security Death Index:
Name: PIATT, ELLSWORTH
Social Security Number: 115-07-6203
Date of Death: Mar 1980
Date of Birth: 30 Sep 1894
Residence (2/88 and prior): New York
Last Residence (Zip): 12776 Roscoe, Sullivan, NY
Lump Sum Payment Location (Zip): 12771 Port Jervis, Orange, NY
Source: Social Security Death Index, 2000Ellsworth Piatt (1894-1980):
He worked in Detroit for a while with my uncle Frank. Ellsworth,Marion, Gladys Frank and Lloyd were his siblings. My dad fell out of atree and broke his hip in 1899, he was a cripple ever since. They wouldput bricks tied to his feet to try and stretch him at night. He had towear an extension so he could walk properly.
Source: Gertrude Estelle Piatt (1925- ), 2000Children:
Gertrude Estella Piatt (1925- )
Jeanette Arvella Piatt (1927- )
Glynn Edwin Piatt (1930- )
Source: Gertrude Estelle Piatt (1925- ), 2000WW1 draft registration Sullivan Co, NY 1917 lists him as single
Siblings:
Genevieve Elnora Page (1903-?)
Bessie Teresa Page (1905-1978)
Clara Alvira Page (1906-1944)
Elsie Augusta Page (1908-1979)
Edwin Reid Paige I (1909-1975)
Vera Caherine Page (1911-1982)
Richard James Page (1913-1945)
Ardeth Wilhelmina Page (1917-1987)
Floyd (Chink) LaFayette Page (1919-1982)
Olive Alfretta Page (1919-1975)
Margaret Chalana Page (1921-1988)
Robert Calvin Page (1924-1975)
Bernice (Bunny) Etta Page (1927-1991)
Source: Elmer Jay McDowell, 20001920 US Census, New Jersey:
Enumeration District 131, Sheet 11A, Line 18-30, Image 13/14,Mountain Road, Westbrookville, Mamakating Township, Sullivan County, NewYork, 12785, USA
Household:
Archibald R. Page, head, age 45, Farm Leborer
Viola C. Page, wife, age 35, Needlecraft at Home
Clara A. Page, age 13
Elsie A. Page, age 11
Edwin R. Paige, age10
Vera C. Page, age 8
Richard J. Page, age 6
Ardeth W. Page, age 2
Floyd L. Page, age 10/12
Olive A. Page, age 10/12
Archibald B. [sic] Page, father, age 79
Josephine Page, mother, age 72
Household Interpreted:
Archibald Reed Page II (1876-1945)
Viola Catherine McDowell I (1840-1960)
Clara Alvira Page (1906-1944)
Elsie Augusta Page (1908-1979)
Edwin Reid Paige I (1909-1975)
Vera Catherine Page (1911-1982)
Richard James Page (1913-1945)
Ardeth Wilhelmina Page (1917-1987)
Floyd (Chink) LaFayette Page (1919-1982)
Olive Alfretta Page (1919-1975)
Archibald Reed Page I (1841-aft1920)
Josephine Culver (1848-1928)
Source: US Census, New Jersey, 1920
Millard DeGroat (1896-1981)
b. September 14, 1896, Westbrookville, Sullivan County, New York, 12785,USA
d. August 24, 1981, Port Jervis, Orange County, New York, 12771, USA