Bill’s Family - Person Sheet
NameSeth Hotchkin Dea. 337, H322, 4496, M
Birth1 May 1776, Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA
Death11 Feb 1848, Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA Age: 71
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Misc. Notes
Seth Hodgkin Dea. was also known as Hotchkin. He was born on 1 May 1776 at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA.1 He was the son of Noah Hodgkin II and Elizabeth Kimberly. He married Stata (Stella) Hale at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, before 1804.2,3 Seth Hodgkin Dea. appeared on the census of 1810 at Wallingford, New Haven County, CT, USA. The census lists the family as: Hotchkin, Seth, 1 male under 10, 1 male 26 to 44; 3 females under 10, 1 female 26 to 44.. He appeared on the census of 1820 at Amenia, Dutchess County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Seth Hodgkin, 1 male under 10, 1 male 10 to 16, 1 male over 45, 3 females under 10, 1 female 10 to 16, living next door to Noah.. He married Abigail Hubbel at Bangall, Dutchess County, NY, USA, on 11 April 1821. They were married by Rev Luman Birch.. He resided at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA, in 1824. Seth Hodgkin Dea. appeared on the census of 1830 at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY. The census lists the family as: Hotchkiss, Seth, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 50-60, 1 female under 5, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 50-60.. He appeared on the census of 1840 at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY. The census lists the family as: Hotchkins, Seth, 1 male 60-70 (1770-1780); 1 female 10-15 (1825-1830), and 1 females 60-70 (1770-1780).. He died on 11 February 1848 at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, at age 71.4
The 1810 Census shows him in Wallington, New Haven Co., CT with one male child and three female children. Seth purchased land from Joshua Francis in 1803 and 1805. According to Audrey Carver, the following parcels of land were also purchased by Seth: 1806, Seth Hotchkin of Guilford bought 65 acres in North Bristol, CT. 1810, Seth sold 5 acres in North Bristol to Nodiah Norton. In 1817, Seth sold 22 acres in Guilford to Darius Coe; 1819, Thomas Norton got a Sheriff's judgment on Seth for a debt and Seth sold the North Bristol land to pay the debt. The 1820 census of Duchess Co., NY finds his family living next door to his brother Noah, with all of Seth's children living at home. Shortly after the marriage, the family moved to Liberty, Sullivan Co., NY and the 1830 census gives the family as Seth Hotchkiss, his wife, one male child and two female children. His son Francis is also found in Liberty at this census. The 1840 census of Liberty has Seth Hotchkins with his wife age 60 to 70, one female child and another female, age 60 to 70.
Audrey Carver furnished to Geoffrey Brown, for his Hotchkin book, bible records, with an obituary attached that gave Seth's death date as 11 February 1848. This obituary said that his age was 72 and that he was a Deacon of the Old School Baptist Church for many years. Seth's children are identified by the Wills of three individuals: William Mead Hotchkin's Will dated 13 January 1900; Zebulon Hotchkin's Will, Book 10, pg 394, Sullivan Co. Surrogate Records dated 16 May, 1888 in Patterson, NJ and executed 2 February 1891; and the Will of J. Francis Hotchkin, son of Zebulon, Sullivan Co. Surrogate Records, dated 23 May 1887.
Spouses
ChildrenAbigail , 4513, F (1804-1878)
Marriage11 Apr 1821, Bangall, Dutchess County, NY, USA