Hotchkiss, David

1739 - 1826  (87 years)

• Name	Hotchkiss, David
  Birth	05 Apr 1739	Prospect, New Haven Co., CT   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Tombstone Photo	Windsor, Broome Co., NY   [2]
  	Windsor Village Cemetery
  Death	08 May 1826	Windsor, Broome Co., NY   [1]
  Burial	Windsor, Broome Co., NY   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I33282	My Damon Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	Hotchkiss, Gideon,   b. 05 Dec 1716, Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT d. 03 Sep 1807, Prospect, New Haven Co., CT (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Brockett, Anna,   b. 02 Feb 1716, Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT d. 01 Aug 1762, Waterbury, New Haven Co., CT (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Marriage	18 Jun 1737
  Family ID	F13806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Douglas, Abigail   d. 05 Apr 1775
  Marriage	21 Nov 1763
  Children	1. Hotchkiss, Frederick,   b. Abt 1768  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   2. Hotchkiss, Miles,   b. 20 Sep 1772, Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
  Family ID	F13702	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2014

  
  

  Family 2	Campbell, Jane
  Family ID	F13701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2014

  
  

  Family 3	Peck, Penina
  Marriage	05 Jul 1775
  Family ID	F13703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 05 Apr 1739 - Prospect, New Haven Co., CT Tombstone Photo - Windsor Village Cemetery - - Windsor, Broome Co., NY Death - 08 May 1826 - Windsor, Broome Co., NY Burial - - Windsor, Broome Co., NY  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Hotchkiss, David

  
  

• Notes

  From Find A Grave Memorial: David Hotchkiss was born on 05 Apr 1739 at Prospect, New Haven Co, CT, the second of twelve children born to the union of Gideon Hotchkiss and Anna Brockett. He married three times, first to Abigail Douglass, the daughter of Alexander Douglass and Sarah Ballard, on 21 Nov 1763 at Waterbury, New Haven Co, CT. They had six children: Asenath 11 Jul 1764, Sarah 20 Mar 1766, Frederick 06 Mar 1768, Lavinia 09 Jan 1770, Amraphael 25 Jun 1772 and Cyrus 15 Apr 1774. Abigail died 05 Apr 1775 in Waterbury, New Haven Co, CT. He married next to Peninah Peck, the daughter of Timothy Peck and Lydia Lines, and the widow of Charles Todd, on 05 Jul 1775, at Waterbury, New Haven Co, CT. In addition to the four children she had with Charles Todd and the six children from David's first marriage, David and Peninah had four children together: Charles Todd Hotchkiss 24 Jun 1776, Abigail 25 Apr 1778, Gilead 12 Oct 1780 and Peninah 01 Feb 1782. Peninah (the wife) died 11 May 1817 in Windsor, Broome Co, NY and is buried with David. Lastly David married Jane Campbell, who died 06 Dec 1850 and is buried in the Riley Farm Cemetery (a.k.a. Blatchley Cemetery), Windsor, Broome Co, NY. David was the founder of Windsor, Broome Co, NY and served as it's first Justice of the Peace. He donated the land for the Village Green and the first churches to be built. He was a devote Presbyterian. He also served his country in the French and Indian War (1754-1763) and the American Revolution (1770-1783). David died on 08 May 1826 in Windsor, Broome Co, NY, aged 87 years 01 month 03 days.

  
  

• Sources

  [S648] "Find A Grave", Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com: accessed 4 August 2013), memorial page for David Hotchkiss(1739-1826), Find A Grave Memorial no. 31606372, citing Windsor Village Cemetery, Windsor, Broome County, New York, created by John A Aiello, photographs by John A Aiello. [S972] Windsor Village Cemetery, (Windsor, Broome County, New York), David Hotchkiss marker.