NORTHERN NEW YORK
by Richard Cutter 1910
An Excerpt
GROW John Grow was born in the town of La Chardee, France, about 1778. He came to Canada in his youth and settled at San Jock, Province of Quebec. He married Betsey Deroushia, of San Jock. Children: John, Peter, Febyan, Denaugh and Josey.
(II) John (2), eldest son of John (1) Grow, was born 29 March 1805. In his eighteenth year he walked from San Jock to Cornwall, Ontario, a distance of one hundred thirty miles. He followed the carpenter’s trade for many years. He lived twelve years in Cornwall. He married Widow Bero in 1795. Her maiden name was Mary Lamping, daughter of Anthony A. Lamping, born in Holland in 1770, coming to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1790, thence to Laprairie, Canada, where he married Mary Nedda, born of Dutch and English parents, 15 May 1778, died 28 February 1856. Anthony A. Lamping was killed by lightning on 10 August 1828, and was buried at St. Regis. At the time of his death, Lamping was living on Barnhart’s Island, about four miles west of Cornwall in the St. Lawrence River. Children of Anthony A. Lamping:
John, born 24 November 1795 Elizabeth, born 13 July 1807
George, born 20 July 1797 Joseph, born 18 March 1810
Peter, born 28 February 1799 William, born 22 August 1812
Charlotte, born 6 April 1801 Robert, born 19 December 1815
Mary, born 17 December 1803 Levius, born 27 February 1818
Sarah, born 2 February 1805 Roseann, born 26 February 1821
Six of the Lamping children located in Illinois. In 1832, John Grow came from Cornwall and located at Bombay, Franklin County, New York, a mile and a half south of the village of Hogansburg, then a wilderness. Nine of his children were born there, and the old homestead still bears his name. He was a Roman Catholic.
Note: Paul Horvat pointed out some of the errors in the above account. For instance, the article claims that John Grow married the Widow Bero in 1795, a daughter of Anthony Lamping. Anthony’s daughter Mary wasn't born until December 1803.
It is interesting that on the 1880 census, Anthony Lamping’s son, Joseph A., lists his father's birthplace as Pennsylvania:
LAMPING, Joseph A. 70 farming born Canada father born PA mother born Canada
wife Susan 60 born Canada Canada Canada
daughter Ester R. 26 NY Canada Canada
daughter Mary L. 17 NY Canada Canada
TAYLOR, Mary S. 5 gr.daughter NY NY NY
1880 Census Bombay, Franklin County, New York NA Film # T9-0833 Page # 446B
Notes: Living next door is a GROW family.
Joseph A. states his father was born in Pennsylvania. This was in 1880, and the information came from a son. This should be given as much weight as the claim that Anthony was born in Holland, since that data is from 1910, possibly given to the writer by descendants. Do any of Anthony’s other children list him on the census as being born in Holland? If a number of them claim their father was born in Pennsylvania, that would sway him towards Christopher Lambing of Bucks County.
Footnote: (Census) I found another one: William LAMPING, aged 67, born NY, father born PA, mother born Canada. 1880 census, Wilmington, Will County, Illinois.
Donated by, Kathy Marcinek