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Family Bible Records for Tioga, Bradford, Chemung Counties

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 Orwell Township, Bradford County, PA
Beardslee-Darling Family Bible in possession of The History Center on Main Street
Purchased from a person who found it in a barn on property he bought in Susquehanna County near Bradford County line.
Transcribed from actual Bible pages by Pat NEWELL Smith 2011
  Date Comments
Marriages    
John Beardslee & Adaline Darling 7 July 1833  
Randolph L. Beardslee & Stella A. Graves 6 June 1860  
John Beardslee & Cordelia Hotchkiss no date given  
Truman Brainard & Addie Beardslee 12 Jan 1887  
Amzi B. Wycoff & Lizzie M. Beardslee no date given  
Ralph Beardslee & Nellie Russell no date given  
Florence Wells September 15, 1915 [Nellie Russell & Florence Wells appear on separate lines but may be one name, or may be two marriages]
Sidney A. Pitcher & Kate S. Beardslee 20 Oct. 1859  
Lorin Pitcher & Henrietta L.C. Coburn 5 July 1830  
Lorin Pitcher & Emily Coburn 17 Nov. 1851  
Thomas B. Young & Sarah C. Pitcher 28 Nov. 1855  
Paul D. Morrow & Harriet K. Pitcher 2 June 1857  
Rev. Albert True & Thursey M. Pitcher 16 May no year  
Anson Walker & Betsy Pitcher 16 May 1852  
     
Births    
John Beardslee 12 June 1812  
Adaline Darling 28 May 1811  
R.L. Beardslee 26 April 1835 Child of John & Adaline Beardslee
Sarah C. Beardslee 9 Aug. 1839 Child of John & Adaline Beardslee
Sidney A. Pitcher 20 Oct. 1834  
Stella A. Graves 24 Apr. no year   
Addie E. Beardslee 19 July 1863  
Lizzie M. Beardslee 1 Jan. no year  
Ralph W. Beardslee 30 June no year  
Truman Brainard no date  
Harry B. Brainard 7 Nov. 1887  
Marion E. Brainard 29 July 1889  
Howard R. Brainard 16 June 1892  
Russell L. Beardslee March 26, 1902 Child of Ralph Beardslee
Donald R. Beardslee 30 Apr. 1904 Child of Ralph Beardslee
Sarah C. Pitcher 1 May 1831  
Betsey C. Pitcher 23 May 1833  
Harriet K. Pitcher 19 Oct. 1836  
Thursey M. Pitcher 17 Dec. 1840  
John B. Pitcher 11 Nov. 1863  
Henrietta Louisa  6 Apr 1869  
     
Deaths    
Adaline Beardslee 31 Aug. 1879  
John B. Pitcher 9 Aug. 1887  
John Beardslee 16 March 1898  
Nellie Beardslee 11-Jun-15  
Randolph L. Beardslee 22-Jun-16 Son of John & Adaline Beardslee
Sidney Pitcher 8 Aug. 1916  
Lorin Pitcher 21 Apr. 1884  
Mrs. Emily Pitcher 28 Dec. 1898  
Mrs. Betsy Walker 12 Aug. 1910  
Mrs. Harriet K. Morrow 31-Mar-00  
Paul D. Morrow 14 Dec. 1890  
Mrs. Sarah Young 1898  
Thomas B. Young 7 Feb. 1914  
Mrs. Maria T. True 18 Apr. 1896  
H. Louisa Pitcher 15-Jun-19  
Orwell Township, Bradford County, PA
Hand written pages found in the Beardslee-Darling Family Bible
Bible is in possession of Joyce M. Tice
Transcribed by Patricia NEWELL Smith
  Born Died Comment
Russell Family Record      
William N. H. Russell Oct. 1612 1664 Baptized in England Oct. 1612
married Sarah Davis      
Samuel Russell 16 Feb 1645   Son of Wm. & Sarah Russell
Hannah Russell 29 July 1652   Dau. Of Wm. & Sarah Russell
John Russell   died young Son of Wm. & Sarah Russell
Noadiah Russell 22 July 1657    
married Mary Hamlin      
William Russell 1690 Son of Noadiah & Mary Russell
Noahiah Russell 1692   Son of Noadiah & Mary Russell
Giles Russell 1693   Son of Noadiah & Mary Russell
Mary Russell 1695   Dau. Of Noadiah & Mary Russell
John Russell 1697   Son of Noadiah & Mary Russell
Esther Russell 1699   Dau. Of Noadiah & Mary Russell
Daniel Russell 1702   Son of Noadiah & Mary Russell
Mahitable Russell 1704   Dau. Of Noadiah & Mary Russell
Hannah Russell 1705   Dau. Of Noadiah & Mary Russell
    John in his will, made 6 Jan. 1745, mentioned John, Johnathan, Stephen married Abigal. In the distribution of his estate mentions Thomas, Stephen, Johnathan, John, Mary Ruth. 
John Russell 1756 Sep. 1820  
married Polly Woodruff      
Edmund Russell 1779 21 Feb 1840 Son of John & Polly Russell
married Clarissa Grant      
Barzilla Russell 2 Oct. 1781 Hartford, CT Son of John & Polly Russell
married Esther Spencer      
Sally Russell   15 Feb. 1870,age 86 Dau of John & Polly Russell
married Theron Darling      
Samuel Russell 1786 1832 Son of John & Polly Russell
married Lucy Dickenson      
Polly Russell 1786 17 Feb. 1868 Dau of John & Polly Russell
married Samuel Anthony & James Bush      
Henry Russell 1788 1871 Son of John & Polly Russell
married Lydia Smith      
Julius Russell 1792 1868 Son of John & Polly Russell
married Eliza Seymour      
Wm. M. Russell 1794 1858 Son of John & Polly Russell
married Eliza Creamer      
John Russell   Died in Wis., age 65 Son of John & Polly Russell
married Martha Wadsworth & Lydia Wadsworth      
George Russell 1799 1870 Son of John & Polly Russell
married Susan Bear      
Betsy Russell   1884; Died in Winslow, Ill. Dau of John & Polly Russell
married Ivers Baker & Philip Rogers      
Children of Barzilla Russell & Esther Spencer    
Mary Ann Russell    
John Barzilla Russell    
Eliza Russell    
     
Children of John Russell & Martha Wadsworth    
Gurdon Wadsworth Russell 10 Apr. 1815  
Harriet Russell 13 Feb. 1817  
James Woodruff Russell 19 Apr 1824  
Martha Jane Russell 28 July 1829  
     
Children of Addie Evelyn Beardslee & Thurman Braninard    
Harry Beardslee Brainard 7 Nov. 1887  
Marion Elizabeth Brainard 29 July 1889  
Howard Randolph Brainard 16 June 1892  
     
Children of Adeline Hannah Darling & John Beardslee    
Randolph Leet Beardslee 25 Apr. 1835  
married Estella Graves 6 June 1860  
Sarah Catharine Beardslee 9 Aug 1839  
married Sidney Pitcher 20 Oct 1859  
Sidney Pitcher 20 Oct 1834  
     
Children of Randolph Beardslee & Stella Graves    
Addie E. Beardslee 19 July 1863  
married Truman Brainerd 12 Jan 1887  
     
Children of Addie Beardslee & Truman Brainerd    
Elisebeth Mary Brainerd 1 Jan 1868  
Ralph Wells Brainerd 30 June 1873  
     
Children of Sarah Catharine Beardslee & Sidney Pitcher    
John Beardslee Pitcher 11 Nov 1863 9 Aug 1887
Henrietta Louisa Pitcher 6 Apr 1869  
     
Darling Family Record    
Theron Darling & Sally Russell  25 July 1802; married by Moses Coolbaugh See Darling Cemetery Listing on site
Children of Theron Darling & Sally Russell    
Abel Patterson Darling 12 Feb 1804 16 Mar 1866
married Laura Ellis died 5 Mar 1881 5 Mar 1881
Edwin Woodruff Darling 18 Feb 1805 25 Feb 1805
Wm. Nelson Darling 22 Dec 1806 31 Dec 1841
married Betsy Lovett 22 Nov 1875
Dennis Russell Darling 16 Mar 1808 11 Dec 1855
married Ruby Goodwin 22 Mar 1880
Polly Ann Darling 8 Mar 1810 14 June 1867
Adeline Hannah Darling 28 May 1811 31 Aug 1879
married John Beardslee 12 June 1812 18 Mar 1898
Major Darling 6 Feb 1814 31 Aug 1881
married Mary Jane Beckwith 21 Dec 1863
Lyman Merrill Darling 11 Dec 1815  
George Barzilla Darling 21 Sep 1818 20 Mar 1819
Elisebeth Darling 1 Mar 1821 29 Dec 1878
married Wm. Morgan    
Cullen Randolph Darling 22 Apr 1822 13 Jan 1882
married Juliette Beebe    
Nancy Ellen Darling 25 Aug 1826 2 Jan 1894
     
Children of Major Darling & Mary Jane Beckwith    
Augusta Thirza Darling 12 Aug 1844  
Frances Ella Darling 2 Mar 1847  
Theron Humphrey Darling 28 Feb 1849  
George Brazilla Darling 24 Feb 1882 
Theron Hubert Darling    

Beardslee-Darling Bible – Comments
Researched by Pat Newell Smith

John Beardslee & Adaline Darling – 1st marriage of John Beardslee; 1840-1880 Warren Twp, Bradford County PA; John [1813-1898] & Adaline [1811-1879] - both buried in Little Meadows Cemetery, Apolacon Twp., Susquehanna County, PA
John Beardslee & Cordelia Hotchkiss – 2nd marriage of John Beardslee.
Randolph L. Beardslee & Stella A. Graves – 1860-1910 Warren Twp., Bradford County, PA; Randolph [1835-1916] & Estella [1839-1919]- both are buried in Little Meadows Cemetery, Apolacon Twp., Susquehanna County, PA.
Truman Brainard & Addie Beardslee – Truman born in PA July 1852; 1900 Manhattan, NY.
Amzi B. Wyckoff & Elizabeth Beardslee – 1910 Stroudsburg, Monroe County, PA; Amzi & Elizabeth married less than one year; 2nd marriage for Amzi & 1st marriage for Elizabeth. Passport issued for Elizabeth Beardslee Wyckoff on May 14, 1924 – born 1 Jan. 1868 Warrenham, Bradford County, PA, married 21 July 1909 to Amzi Wyckoff, widowed Sept 1912, legal address 7 Gramercy Park, NYC, NY, occupation missionary.
Ralph Beardslee & Nellie Russell – 29 Dec 1897 – Marriages Bradford County 1891-1899; Buried Little Meadows Cemetery, Apolacon Twp. Susquehanna County, PA; Nellie [1871-1914], Ralph [1873-1968]
Florence Wells – 2nd wife of Ralph Beardslee; [1871-1939] – Buried Little Meadows Cemetery, Apolacon Twp. Susquehanna County, PA.
Sidney A. Pitcher & Kate S. Beardslee – Sidney with father Lorin Pitcher – 1850 Henrietta, Monroe County, NY; Sidney & Kate – 1860 & 1870 Warren Twp. Bradford County, PA; 1880-1910 Little Meadows, Apolacon, Susquehanna County, PA; Sidney [1834-1916] & Kate [1839-?] – buried Little Meadows Cemetery, Apolacon Twp. Susquehanna County, PA.
Lorin Pitcher & Henrietta L.C. Coburn – 1st wife of Lorin Pitcher; Lorin [1808-1884] & Henrietta [1812-1847] – buried Little Meadows Cemetery, Apolacon Twp. Susquehanna County, PA.
Lorin Pitcher & Emily Coburn – 2nd wife of Lorin Pitcher; Emily [1823-1898] – buried Little Meadows Cemetery, Apolacon Twp. Susquehanna County, PA; 1870 Warren Twp. Bradford County, PA; 1880 Little Meadows, Susquehanna County, PA.
Paul D. Morrow & Harriet K. Pitcher – Paul [17 Feb 1828-14 Dec 1890] & Harriet [19 Oct 1836-31 Mar 1900] – buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Towanda, Bradford County, PA; http://www.joycetice.com/bradsby/bradc16.htm – Paul’s life story; resided in Towanda, Bradford County, PA.
Anson Walker & Betsey Pitcher – 1860-1880 Owego, Tioga County NY; 1900 Little Meadows, Apolacon Twp. Susquehanna County PA.