A. Judd Northrop includes in his book unconnected Northrops. (p. 400)

Amos was the earliest of one of those lines. I understand many records for Chatham, NY were destroyed. Other locations documented for Amos are Kent, CT and Warren, CT.

Here is the map showing Kent to Chatham in Red.A distance of 54.89 miles 1 hour, 15 minutes by car today via this path, but certainly the better part of a day in Amos' time.

and the much shorter path from Kent to Warren CT. About eight and a half miles (8.56 by this path) Click for more detail on either of the maps.

From THE NORTHRUP-NORTHROP GENEALOGY BY A. JUDD NORTHRUP, LL.D.
OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK

1 AMOS NORTHROP, b. Jan. 8, 1778, probably at Chatham, N. Y. Lived also at Warren
and Kent, Conn. D. May 16,1855, Warren, Conn. M. Rachel Ivés (b. March 15,1775).

2 i Alvin, b. Apr. 15, 1803, Chatham, N. Y. rachel would have been age 28
3 ii Gerrit, b. Aug. 9, 1812, Chatham, N. Y. rachel would have been age 37

would have been married before 1803

questions? did they lose children before? between? after?

did both boys have Rachel as mother?

Here are the documented items that seem to fit for Amos

2

??maybe my Amos age 12??

Amos Northrop
if brother Amos Northrop (Northrup) b. 11/11/1772

Kent,
CT

Alvin born 3 years later

KNOWN 1867 Map of Fairfield/Westport shows Northrop (Alvin)

KNOWN ?? Town of Westport Tax records

KNOWN daybook of Alvin shows Southport (now considered westport -- just on the line

KNOWN refreneces to Northrop Brothers Company refer to NW CT

KNOWN cemetary records Westport for William F. Northrop

KNOWN Family for George Ives

2 ALVIN NORTHROP (Amos), b. Apr. 15, 1803, Chatham, N. Y. ; shoemaker at Kent, Conn. ; m. at Kent, July 2, 1826, Sarah Wakeman Alvord (b. May S5,1809, Kent; d. June 2,1886, Southport, Conn.), dau. of Daniel and Abigail (Wakeman) Alvord. He d. Nov. 29, 1875, Westport, Conn.

i Julia Burr, b. Nov. 28, 1832, Kent, Conn. ; m. Feb. 1, 1854, Charles Bulkley ; d. .
ii Francis, b. June 4,1835, Kent ; d. July 9,1837-
4 iii William Fenn, b. Nov. 6, 1836, Kent.
iv Frances Josephine, b. Aug. 20, 1838, Kent; m. at Rye, N. Y., Dec. 13, 1854, Charles Meeker; d. March 18, 1876, Westport, Conn.
6 v George Elmore, b. Feb. 17,1844, Cornwall, Conn.
vi Louisa Azonetta, b. Apr. 12, 1850, Westport; m. March 2, 1871, at Westport.

3 GERRIT NORTHROP (Amos), b. Aug. 9, 1812, Chatham, N. Y. ; m. Feb. 11,1834, Betsey Millard (d. May 8,1868). He d. March 14, 1876, New Haven, Conn.
6 i James Edward, b. Jan. 26, 1839, Warren, Conn.

ii Charles Alvin, b. July 6,1886. Five years in Civil War ; Second Lieutenant. Sailed, about 1880, as steward,
on a voyage to Africa ; not heard from since. Supposed to have been lost at sea. Neglected to give name of vessel he sailed on.
iii Eliza Ann, b. Dec. 7, 1847 ; m. William Hall, and living at Milton, Litchfield Co., Conn. ; 2 children.

Milton is part of Litchfield. At one point it was a manufacturing center.

4 WILLIAM FENN NORTHROP (Âlvin, Amos), b. Nov. 6,1836, Kent, Conn. Carpenter and builder, and dealer in lumber, coal, etc., firm of "Northrop Brothers," at Southport, Conn. M. Dec. 23, 1857, at Mamerneck, N. Y., Abbie Jane, dau. of Ebenezer and Elizabeth Jane Baker, who are now dead, but formerly lived at Greens Farms, Conn. (One of Northrop Brothers)

i Ella Angelina, b. Nov. 4,1858 ; d. Sept. 8,1864.
ii Frederick Elmer, b. Sept. 2, 1871, Southport.

6 GEORGE ELMORE NORTHROP (Âlvin, Amo*), b.' Feb. 17, 1844, Cornwall, Conn. Served through the Civil War, in Company A, 8th Connecticut Volunteers. M. at , N. Y., Margaret Harrigan*. or Hannigan. (One of Northrop Brothers)

i George Ivés, b. July 15, 1871. My grandfather
ii Winthrop Blaine*, b. Dec. 1, 1884.

*Grandmother Margarent Hannigan (Maggie) and Winthrop Blaine Northrop (Uncle Blaine) brought up my Father and Aunts when first their mother and later father died.

6 JAMES EDWARD NORTHROP (Gerrit, Amos), b. Jan. 26, 1889, Warren, Conn. Merchant, residing at New Haven, Conn. M. Nov. 24,1864, Sarah Secelia Burnes, dau. of James and Elizabeth (Norton) Burnes, of New Haven.

i Lillie E., b. Aug. 6, 1865; m. June 8, 1885, Oscar D. Beach, of Milton, Conn,
ii Mary Elizabeth, b. Sept. 17, 1870; d. Nov. 5, 1870.

So here are some speculations.

• Amos may have been a farmer, shoemaker (his eldest son Alvin was a shoemaker) or in a profession related to leather
• Chatham may or may not have been a long term residence. It may have been the residence of his family or her family where she went to have the children.
• Amos is a common family first name for the Northrops( there are so many it's hard to tell them apart).
• Gerrit is a family first or surname for the Ives or the Northrops.
• Fenn is a family surname
• Burr is a family surname
• Elmore is a family surname
• Gerrit may be a family surname
• Winthrop may be a family name
• Blaine may be a family name
• Azonetta/Anzonetta is not likely a family surname
• Others with the same surname in the same town could be siblings or cousins with earlier ones possibly more closely related
• Warren CT may have been Amos' home when he died or he could have been staying/living with relatives.

THOMAS GRANT NORTHROP (IN CENSUS W AN AMOS)

283 THOMAS GRANT« NORTHROP (Amos*, Amot*, Amos3, Samuel2, Joseph1),
b. Jan. 5,1771, New M il ford. Conn. ;
m. June 23, 1805, Aurelia Curtiss (b. May 22, 1784; d. March 4, 1839), of Monroe, Conn. He d. Sept. 8, 1850. at Kent, Conn., whither he had removed about 1800. Farmer. Children all b. at Kent:

583 i Ann Aurelia', b. Oct. 11, 1806.
ii Thomas Wells, b. May 25, 1805; farmer; d. Aug. 24, 1855; unmarried.
584 iii Agur Curtiss, b. May 8, 1812.
585 iv Birdsey Grant, b. July 18, 1817.
v Henry Marvin, b. Aug. 3, 1828; m. March 16, 1864, Sarah E. Hunting. No children. Railroad clerk at Oak Park, HI.
A JUDD NORTHRUP

It is logical to assume that Amos had contact with his cousin Thomas since they both lived in the small community of Kent at about the same time.

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Good Hill Cemetery Kent, Ct.

Northrop, Thomas G died Sept. 8, 1850 age 79y8m3d
Northrop, Thomas Mills born May 25, 1808 died July 24, 1885 age 77y2m

cemetery located in Kent, Ct. It is on Route 7 north of the present town of Kent and north of the original settlement which was located in Flanders. One of the first churches is said to have been located on this site. Many of the stones are worn from the ages of time and hard to read.

also at goodhil cemetary, flanders, kent

Alvord, David died July 7, 1831 age 35

Jennings, Arnold W. "Arnie" June 25, 1932 - March 14, 2001
Jennings, baby buried Apr. 11, 1927 No stone
Jennings, Carrie T 1882-1954
Jennings, Charles E died Apr. 27, 1902 age 31
Jennings, Clara L dau of Walter C & Lillian S 1896-1927
Jennings, Clarence W 1894-1945
Jennings, Don Carlos buried Apr 20, 1940 1877-1940 Husband of Carrie Templeton No stone
Jennings, Pvt. Donald R. Co. C 3d BNCWS Killed in Action Sicily 1918-1943
Jennings, Elroy S G.A.R. 2d Conn. H.V.A. died May 31, 1912 age 70
Jennings, Jnet Seger born Feb. 26, 1904 died July 5, 1995
Jennings, Lillian Soule wife of Walter C 1864-1950
Jennings, Lucy Seger 1892-1972
Jennings, Laurence A. "Sonny" Oct. 11, 1923 - Feb. 1, 1994
Jennings, Marion wife of Amos 1911-2002
Jennings, Myra L 1903-1959
Jennings, Raymond W. buried Jan. 27, 1931 R.W.J.-Footmarker
Jennings, Richard W. Feb. 11, 1901-Dec. 17, 1974
Jennings, Roland T 1905-1954
Jennings, baby buried Apr. 22, 1930 No stone
Jennings, baby stillborn buried Apr 2, 1931 No stone
Jennings, Lewis buried Jan. 12, 1953 No stone
Jennings, Sadie buried Mar. 15, 1965 No stone 1879-1965 Husband was Raymond Jennings
Jennings, Sarah J Cass wife of Elroy died Jan. 1, 1927 age 79
Jennings, Walter C 1868-1945

Keeler, David died Feb. 15, 1810 age 30

Northrop, Agur C 1812-1857
Northrop, Aurelia wife of Thomas G died Mar. 4, 1839 age 54y9m11d
Northrop, Charles C son of A.C. & Lucy M died Nov. 28, 1852 age 2y5m4d
Northrop, Lewis S 1843-1903
Northrop, Lucy M Swift wife of A. C 1815-1900
Northrop, Sarah Abby Barnum wife of L. S. 1839-1918
Northrop, Thomas G died Sept. 8, 1850 age 79y8m3d
Northrop, Thomas Mills born May 25, 1808 died July 24, 1885 age 77y2m

Stephentown was formed from Rensselaerwyck March 29, 1784, and named in honor of Stephen Van Rensselaer. In 1791 the town of Petersburgh was taken off, and in 1806 the size of the town was still further decreased by taking off parts of Nassau and Berlin. The town is in the southeastern part of the county. It is bounded on the north by Berlin, on the east by the State of Massachusetts, on the south by Columbia county and on the west by Nassau. In shape it is an equilateral quadrangle.

Ralph Earl (1751-1801) - Painter of portraits and historical scenes. Born in Leicester, Mass. Went to London after the war and studied with Benjamin West. He returned to America in 1786.He painted his subjects as royalty on large canvases showing their surroundings through an open window (in the manner of Copley). He died of intemperance in Bolton, CT. Earl may have been a friend of Elijah Boardman - there is a letter in the Wadsworth Athenaeum to Earl from Boardman, telling him to come back to New Milford as Jennys is working here. Below is Earl's portrait of Anne Northrop Taylor, depicted on "Voices from the Past" book cover.

Anne Northrop 14 APR 1751 in New Milford,Litchfield Co (daughter of Amos Northrop, Amos, Samuel, Joseph)

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