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Jonah Tooker was born April 12th,
1760 died May 12, 1824 ae 64 yr. He settled a mile west of Ludlowville
where he kept the first store in Lansing. He opened this store in 1795.
The first Methodist Episcopal Society was formed at the house of Jonah
Tooker. The following is a short history of Jonah Tooker - The old
Jonah TOOKER place, in early 1800's had a burial ground. You look
across a cornfield to hedge row and there is one stone left. We are
told a foundation for a church is there and some of the tombstones are
in the hedgerow however a lot of them have been stolen. Cemetery has
not been used since 1820 and is now on the Benson property (1950's),
Located in Lansingville Road, Tompkins Co., NY. Where the bruial ground
was it is covered with wild apple trees. Older members of the BECKWITH
family remembered at least 20 gravestones. This could be some of the
Tooker family and neighbors. In the early days there was a settlement
of perhaps 25 houses and a schoolhouse and store. There was always a
room ready for the circuit rider and a stable ready for his horse at
the Jonah Tooker's home. It has been said the Tooker family may be
buried here, but it is not Jonah Tooker, unless he has his name on a
monument in City Cemetery only, and he is buried on the family
homestead. He and his wife have headstones in Ithaca City Cemetery. As
follows: Jonah Tooker died May 12, 1824 ae 64 yr; Rachel, wife of Jonah
Tooker died Nov. 1, 1857 ae 81 yr. [Rachel Alexander] In the will of
Jonah Tooker the following is listed: TOOKER, Jonah of Lansing, dated:
6 December 1823 - proved: 9 June 1824
wife: Rachel: sons: Manly, Lazarua and Henry: daus: Fanny, Sally and
Dorothy Maria: wit: Samuel BAKER, Jonah MOORE and Silas NEWTON: ex:
wife Rachel, Samuel BAKER and Jonah MOORE |
| His wife |
Rachel Alexander was
born Aug 29th, 1774, dau. of Robert Alexander who came to Lansing in
1794, she died Nov. 1, 1857 ae 81 yr. Will of her mother is found as
follows: ALEXANDER, Hannah of Lansing, dated: 19 July 1821 - proved: 9
January 1827, hus: none mentioned: sons: James, Robert and Manley:
daus: Fanny MARSH, Hannah ALEXANDER, Eleanor SKELLINGER, Rachel
TOOKER, and Hannah TOWNLEY: wit: Ezra WILDMAN, Ephrain BALDWIN and
Polly TOWNLEY: ex: Richard TOWNLEY and Lewis TOWNLEY and James
ALEXANDER. From Landmarks of Tompkins Co., NY: In 1794 Robert ALEXANDER
settled with his family on what has been known as the Allen farm. His
title was proved worthless, several years later, and he removed to
Newfield. Record of Alexander family burials are found in Cutter
Cemetery, Newfield (also known as Alexander Cemetery at one time) |
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Jonah and Rachel Tooker and
their offspring |
| 1st child |
Manley Tooker was born May 28th, 1799 |
| 2nd child |
Lansing Tooker was born Oct. 24th,
1800 (must be the son listed as Lazarua in will of his father. |
| 3rd child |
Polly Tooker was born Aug 20th, 1802
(not listed in her father's will in 1824) |
| 4th child |
Frances Tooker was born April 19th,
1804 (believe she is the one listed as Fanny in her father's will) |
| 5th child |
Sarah Tooker was born Feb. 28th,
1806. She married 1850 as 2nd wf of Samuel Love b. July 28, 1797 (his
first wf. Annar Burnett d. 1849) (believe she is the one listed as
Sally in father's will) (See Note sent in by Cynthia Dickinson at
bottom of page)
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| 6th child |
Henry Tooker was born Nov 8th, 1807 |
| 7th child |
John W. Tooker was born May 22nd,
1809 (not listed in his father's will as a living child, dated 1824) |
| 8th child |
Maria D. Tooker was born June 13th
1814 [will of her father is listed as Dorothy Maria] (Maria Tooker did
the sampler in the year 1822) |
Information
on Jonah Tooker, wife
and children's birth dates were donated by Keith Tower,
of Berkeley, California, he
has
a sampler in his possession of the Jonah Tooker Family.
Update sent in by - Cynthia Dickinson [dickinson.cyn@gmail.com]
[Sarah Tooker was Samuel Love's second wife. His first wife was
not Annar Burnett. Annar was married to John Love and the two of
them resided in Cayuga County with their family. Samuel Love was
their first son. Second was Isaac Love and a daughter Esther who
married John Fuller]. Thank you Cynthia Dickinson for the update
on Sarah Tooker.
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