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7. Emma (Emily) Benson³ Darling (Ezra², David¹) She was born 23 December 1837. She died on 30 September 1909 at Somerville, New Jersey. She married Isaac Brokaw at Somerville, New Jersey, on 15 January 1868. She is probably his second wife. It is believed that he was first married to Sarah Harris and had at least two children (William R. born about 1857 and Isaac born about Apr 1860) from that marriage.

Isaac was born on 23 February 1835 at Middlebush, New Jersey, and died at Somerville, New Jersey, on 16 February 1888. His widowed mother, Maria Brokaw (born about 1808 in New Jersey) lived with his family during the 1880 census. During the 1860, 1870 and 1880 census Isaac's occupation was listed as being a cabinet maker. In 1860 and 1870 he reported personal property worth $200 and $400 respectively.

During the 1900 census, Emma reported that six of her seven children were still living. Her children Milton, Minnie and Grace were living with her in 1900. Milton was working at a newstand in 1900. The month and year of birth recorded in the 1900 census records differ from those found in the Rockefeller records. The dates presented here are those of the Rockefeller publication.[8]

	25.	i	George C.4 Brokaw born in Somerville, New Jersey, on 10 December 1868, died 14 July 1870.
	26.	ii	Lillian Stryker Brokaw born in Somerville, New Jersey, on 28 February 1871
+	27.	iii	Cora Darling Brokaw born in Somerville, New Jersey, on 5 May 1872.
	28.	iv	Frederick Van Rensselaer Brokaw born in Somerville, New Jersey, on 12 January 1875, married Julia Frances Waterbury on 4 October 1899.
+	29.	v	Minnie May Brokaw (a twin) born in Somerville, New Jersey, on 5 October 1878.
	30.	vi	Milton Leon Brokaw (a twin) born in Somerville, New Jersey, on 5 October 1878.
	31.	vii	Grace Loomis Brokaw born in Somerville, New Jersey, on 6 August 1882.

8. Mary Catherine³ Darling (Ezra², David¹) She was born 20 May 1841 in Seneca Co., New York. She married October 1879 to Ezra Chapman. Ezra was born about 1836 in New York. His occupation was recorded as blacksmith and farmer during the 1880 census. He died prior to the 1900 census, when his wife was listed as being a widow with her occupation as being a landlord. Ezra had two children by his first marriage (Ida born about 1863 in New York, Jenny born about 1873 in New York) who lived with Ezra and Mary during the 1880 census. [9]

9. Anthony Covert³ Darling (Ezra², David¹) He was born in Lodi, Seneca Co., New York, on 22 July 1843. He died 4 July 1929 and was buried in North Clinton Cemetery, Waterman, DeKalb Co., Illinois

He served in the Civil War with Company H, 102nd New York Volunteer Infantry. He first enlisted at Seneca Co., New York, on 15 January 1862, then re-enlisted on 30 January 1864, and served until 21 July 1865, when he was mustered out at Alexandria, Virginia. He participated in the battle of Cedar Mountain, 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Gettsyburg and Chancellorsville. After his re-enlistment furlough, he re-joined his company at Stevenson, Alabama, participated in the taking of Atlanta, Georgia, and was a part of the army that marched with General Sherman to the sea.

He married Clara A. Wilcox on 26 December 1867 at LeRoy Township, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania. She was born in LeRoy Township in 8 May 1847, died on 5 February 1922, and was buried in North Clinton Cemetery, Waterman, DeKalb Co., Illinois.

During the 1870 U.S. census, the family was living in LeRoy Township, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania. Anthony's occupation was listed as a farmer and he was reported to have personal property worth $550. By 1880, the family had moved to Canton Township in Bradford Co. [10]

+	32.	i	George Irving4 Darling born in West LeRoy, Pennsylvania, on 18 November 1868, died 28 December 1946.
	33.	ii	William Stone Darling born in West LeRoy, Pennsylvania, on 21 July 1871, died 28 May 1957, married first Laura McConathy (born 1873, died 1940), married second Anna M. Payne.
	34.	iii	Cyrus V. Darling born in West LeRoy, Pennsylvania, on 21 July 1873, died 9 April 1888.
+	35.	iv	Leon A. Darling born in Waterman, De Kalb Co., Illinois, on 21 September 1883, died 9 July 1971.
	36.	v	James Lloyd Darling (a twin) born in Waterman, De Kalb Co., Illinois, on 4 October 1887, died on 9 April 1892.
+	37.	vi	John Floyd Darling (a twin) born in Waterman, De Kalb Co., Illinois, on 4 October 1887, died 6 March 1970.

11. Anna³ Darling (Ezra², David¹) She was born in Lodi, Seneca Co., New York, on 9 March 1848. She died 8 January 1929 and is buried in the West Lodi Cemetery, Lodi, New York. She married George W. Bishop. He was born 13 April 1846, died 30 October 1914, and buried in the West Lodi Cemetery. They are known to have had at least one child.

It is likely that George W. Bishop was the son of George Bishop (born about 1821 in New York) and his wife Mary Ann (born about 1819 in New York). George and Mary Ann Bishop's children Kate G. Bishop (died 17 Nov 1860, age 18 yrs, 3m, 4d) and Gilbert C. Bishop (born 1854, died 1915, married Frances L. Crawford - born 1858, died 1902) are buried in the same lot with George W. Bishop and Anna Darling.[11]

38.

i

Fred4 Bishop born March 1881 in New York.

13. Ellen³ Darling (Ezra², David¹) She was born in Lodi, Seneca Co., New York, on 22 November 1852. She married James K. Lockwood on 23 December 1874 at Bradford Co., Pennsylvania. He was born in Orange, Schuyler Co., New York, in 1861. During the 1880 census the family resided in Orange, where James worked as a farmer and his wife Ellen was employed as a domestic.[12]

	39.	i	Lelia May4 Lockwood born in Orange, New York, on 10 September 1876, died 21 August 1882.
	40.	ii	George Irving Lockwood born in Orange, New York, on 27 February 1880, died 1 September 1882.
	41.	iii	Mabel Louise Lockwood born in Orange, New York, on 12 August 1884.
	42.	iv	Lewis Darling Lockwood born in Orange, New York, on 21 March 1893.

15. Margaret (Maggie) Vanness³ Darling (Ezra², David¹) She was born 9 October 1864 and died 12 June 1948. She was married at Watkins, New York, on 20 December 1883 to Eli Thomas Eveleth.

Eli was born 5 July 1855 at Orange, New York. During the 1880 census, he lived with his mother Ruth Eveleth (born about 1825 in New York). His occupation was recorded as farmer and his mother's occupation was domestic.

During the 1900 and 1920 census, Eli and Maggie lived in Schuyler Co., (Orange 1900, Dix 1920). Eli worked as a farmer in 1900 and a laborer in 1920. The 1900 census lists his year of birth as 1854. No children known.[13]

16. Albert C.³ Darling (Abram C.², David¹) He was born in 1851 in Seneca Co., New York. During the 1880 US census his occupation was recorded as being a blacksmith. His wife's name was Betsey [-?-].[14]

	43.	i	Mary4 Darling born about 1875 in New York.
	44.	ii	Frederick Darling born about 1876 in New York
	45.	iii	Albert Darling born about 1879 in New York

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References

[8] Henry Oscar Rockefeller, editor, The Transactions of the Rockefeller Family Association for the Five Years, 1910-1914 with Genealogy (New York: J. J. Little & Ives Co., 1915), p. 226; 1860 U.S. Census, New Jersey, microfilm M653, roll 708, Somerset Co., Bridgewater Twp, Somerville, p. 76, entry for Issac Brokaw, lists names, occupation, value of property; 1870 U.S. Census, New Jersey, microfilm M593, roll 888, Somerset Co., Bridgewater Twp, Somerville, p. 3, entry for Issac Brokaw, lists names, age, occupation, value of property; 1880 U.S. Census, New Jersey, microfilm T9, roll 797, p. 25, entry for Issac Brokaw, lists names, relationship, age, occupation; 1900 U.S. Census, New Jersey, microfilm T623, roll 994, Somerset Co., Bridgewater Twp, Somerville, ED 80, sheet 9, page 171A, entry for Emma Brokaw, lists names, relationship, month and year of birth, age, number of children (living and dead), occupation.

[9] Henry Oscar Rockefeller, editor, The Transactions of the Rockefeller Family Association for the Five Years, 1910-1914 with Genealogy (New York: J. J. Little & Ives Co., 1915), p. 225;

[10] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Microfilm 593, Roll 1311, Bradford Co., Canton Twp, p. 8, lists names including wife's middle initial, ages, occupation, value of property and state of birth; 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Microfilm 9, Roll 1104, Bradford Co., LeRoy Twp, p. 35, census lists names, age, relationship, occupation, and state of birth of individual and parents; Henry Oscar Rockefeller, editor, The Transactions of the Rockefeller Family Association for the Five Years, 1910-1914 with Genealogy (New York: J. J. Little & Ives Co., 1915), pp. 35-36, 226; Martha Womack to Sean Furniss, email message of 10 September 1996, provided information about births, marriage, deaths, burials and children of Anthony Darling, her great grandfather; Descendents chart for Ezra Darling prepared by Martha Womack, October 1996, provides name of spouse, children, dates, copy in possession of writer.

[11] Henry Oscar Rockefeller, editor, The Transactions of the Rockefeller Family Association for the Five Years, 1910-1914 with Genealogy (New York: J. J. Little & Ives Co., 1915), p. 226; Carl W. Fischer and Harriet Jackson Swick, editors,"Some Cemeteries of the Between the Lakes Country" (The Interlaken Review, Interlaken, NY, 1974), p. 212, deaths of George Bishop, Annie Darling Bishop, Kate dau of Geo & Mary Ann, Gilbert C. and his wife; 1900 U.S. Census, New York, Microfilm T1062, Roll 24, miracode entry for Geo. W. Bishop.

[12] Henry Oscar Rockefeller, editor, The Transactions of the Rockefeller Family Association for the Five Years, 1910-1914 with Genealogy (New York: J. J. Little & Ives Co., 1915), p. 226; 1880 U.S. Census, New York, Microfilm T9, Roll 930, Schuyler Co., Orange, ED 150, p. 32, entry for James Lockwood, names of parents and two children, age maritial status, occupation, place of birth of individual and parents

[13] Henry Oscar Rockefeller, editor, The Transactions of the Rockefeller Family Association for the Five Years, 1910-1914 with Genealogy (New York: J. J. Little & Ives Co., 1915), p. 225; 1880 U.S. Census, New York, Microfilm T9, Roll 930, Schuyler Co., Orange, ED 150, p. 32, entry for Ruth Eveleth, records age maritial status, occupation, place of birth of individual and parents; 1900 U.S. Census, New York, Microfilm T623, Roll 1161, Schuyler Co., Orange, ED 52, Sheet 3B, page 52, entry for Eli. T. Eveleth, records month & year of birth, age, number of years married, place of birth of individual and parents, oocupation; 1910 U.S. Census, New York, Microfilm --, Roll --, Schuyler Co., Dix, Sheet 7A, entry for Eli. T. Eveleth, records age, place of birth of individual and parents, oocupation

[14] 1860 U.S. Census, New York, Microfilm 653, Roll 861, Seneca Co., Lodi, p. 534, National Archives, Washington, DC, census provides information on age, county of birth; 1880 U.S. Census, New York, Microfilm T9, Roll 931, ED 151, pp 15-16, records age, relationship, occupation and place of birth of individual and parents.

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