The Catlin Family of Bradford, Pennsylvania

The surname Catlin is of ancient English origin. In the early records it is spelled Catelin, Cattling, Caltell and Catlin. The name is found frequently in records of county Kent, England, where the family has held property since the Norman Conquest. R. de Catlin was one of the followers of William the Conqueror and is mentioned in the Domesday Book as having two knights fees of land. Sir Catlin was knighted for honorable service at the battle of Agincourt, under Edward, the Black Prince, and the Catlin coat-of-arms was granted him, viz.: “Per chevron or azure three lions passant guardant in pale, counter charged in chief argent. Crest: A leopard’s head couped at the neck argent, ducally collared and lined or reguardant.” Motto: Semper fides.

(I) Thomas Catlin

Thomas Catlin, emigrant ancestor of the American family, was born in 1600, according to a deposition in court in 1687, giving his age as eighty-seven years. He was in Hartford about 1640 and is mentioned in colonial records in 1644. He was chimney viewer, surveyor of highways, selectman and constable, holding the latter then important office from 1662 to 1674. He married (first) Mary —, who died before 1673; he married (second) Mary Elmer or Elmore, whose first husband, Edward, was killed by the Indians in King Philip’s war.

Children

1. Mary.
2. John.

(II) John Catlin

John, son of Thomas Catlin, was born prior to 1640 in England. He married, July 27, 1663, Mary, daughter of Captain Samuel Marshall, of Windsor, Connecticut. She died in Hartford, October 20, 1716.

Children

1. John.
2. Mary.
3. Samuel.
4. Thomas.
5. Benjamin.

(III) Samuel Catlin

Samuel, son of John Catlin, was born in Hartford, Connecticut, 1672. He married Elizabeth North.

Children

1. John.
2. Thomas.
3. Samuel.
4. Isaac.
5. Abigail.
6. Job.
7. Mary.
8. Adam.
9. Ebenezer.

(IV) Isaac Catlin

Isaac, son of Samuel Catlin, was born in Hartford, Connecticut, November 11, 1712, died May 3, 1803. He married (first) Betsey (Elizabeth) Kilbourn; (second) a widow, Abigail (Ives) Tuttle.

Children by first marriage

1. Isaac.
2. Elisha.
3. Charles.
4. Irene.
5. Polly.
6. Betsey.
7. Ruth.
8. Sarah.
9. Bradley.

(V) Elisha Catlin

Elisha, son of Isaac Catlin, was born in 1745. He married, January 8, 1784, Roxanna Dewey, born January 5, 1763. They lived in Harwinton, Connecticut. Roxanna was a daughter of Eli Dewey, of Westfield, Massachusetts, and Harwinton, Connecticut, where he was a farmer and had a whetstone quarry. He married (first) Abigail Gillett, (second) Mrs. Mary (Dewey) Sloan, widow of John Sloan, and daughter of James Dewey, a kinsman. They had seven children of whom Roxanna was the second. Eli Dewey was the son of David (2), son of David (1), son of Israel, son of Thomas Dewey, emigrant ancestor of the large and influential Dewey family of the United States of whom Admiral George Dewey, the hero of Manila Bay, is a conspicuous member as was Rev. Jedediah Dewey, the “fighting parson,” who adjourned a service in his church to go out one Sunday morning to fight the British at Bennington and returned to the house of worship, took up his sermon where he had left off when interrupted and finished it to the end. Thomas Dewey came to Massachusetts in 1633 from Kent, England, married a widow, Frances Clark, and had sons:

Sons of Thomas Dewey

1. Israel.
2. Thomas (2).
3. Josiah.
4. Jedediah.

Admiral George Dewey descends through Josiah and Roxanna Dewey, through Israel, their third son. Among the children of Elisha and Roxanna (Dewey) Catlin was Dewey, of whom further.

(VI) Dewey Catlin

Dewey, son of Elisha Catlin, was born in Harwinton, Connecticut, died in Buffalo, New York, about 1843. He lived in Connecticut until he was a young man, then went to Buffalo at an early day before railroads crossed the state and the only conveyance was canal boat or team. He was the proprietor of a hotel at Buffalo and a well known citizen. He was an active Democrat and influential in the party. He married Dolly White, who died in Buffalo. They were both members of the Congregational church.

Children

1. Florella.
2. Adaline. Married Charles Huntley.
3. Minerva.
4. Samantha.
5. Eli.
6. Oren. Of whom further.

(VII) Oren Catlin

Oren, son of Dewey Catlin, was born at DeRuyter, New York, January 26, 1821, died in Portsmouth, Ohio, March, 1885. He was educated in the public schools of Buffalo, New York, and began business life in that city. He was a traveling salesman for hardware firms of Buffalo, R. L. Howard and George L. Squire, later with D. M. Osborn, of Auburn. He was active in politics, a Democrat, for many years justice of the peace. He married Eliza Ann Tallman, his cousin, born in Buffalo, New York, February 23, 1824, died there February 14, 1872, a member of the Congregational church. She was a daughter of Elijah Tallman, born at Evans, New York, ten miles west of Buffalo, in 1788, died there in 1870, a farmer of Evans throughout the active years of his life. He married Florella Catlin, born in Connecticut, daughter of Catlin and sister of Dewey Catlin.

Children of Oren and Eliza Ann (Tallman) Catlin

1. Ellen Virginia. Of whom further.
2. Cassius M. Clay. Born in Buffalo, September 18, 1849, died October 29, 1908; he was educated in the Buffalo public schools and was a traveling salesman; he married Emma Woodward of Buffalo; no issue.
3. Mary Minerva. Born in Buffalo, July, 1859, died in infancy.

(VIII) Ellen Virginia Catlin

Ellen Virginia, daughter of Oren Catlin, was born September 16, 1846, at Buffalo, New York. She was educated in the city schools at Westfield, New York, finishing her studies at Medina Academy at Medina, New York. She later pursued a course of musical study at the Cleveland (Ohio) Conservatory of Music. After completing her studies she taught music until 1872. She married, July 31, 1872, Norman Jacob Stanton, born at Milford, New Jersey, June 17, 1841, died February 19, 1897. He was educated in the different schools, finishing at Syracuse, New York. In 1861, at the age of twenty years, he enlisted in the Fifty-eighth Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry, served his first term, reenlisted and served until the close of the war. His regiment was attached to the Army of the Potomac and participated in many of the hard-fought battles of the civil war. He attained the rank of sergeant under Captain Burnham, witnessed the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox and received an honorable discharge. After the war he lived in Buffalo, New York, going thence to Richmond, Virginia, where he engaged in the lumber business. In 1877 or 1878 he located in Bradford, Pennsylvania, where he held several important city offices. He served as tax collector eight years, was secretary to the board of water commissioners, and for about nine years was chief of police, from 1884 to 1893. He was a capable and trustworthy public official and was held in highest regard. He was a Republican in politics, and a prominent member of the Masonic order, holding the highest degrees of the Scottish Rite. He left no issue.

Norman J. was a son of John Stanton, who after enlisting as a soldier in the Mexican war, never returned. He left a widow, Bridget, and children:

Children

1. William. Married Salome Bush and now lives on a farm near Smithport, Pennsylvania.
2. Susan. Deceased.
3. James. Deceased.
4. Maria. Deceased.
5. Norman B. Deceased.

Mrs. Bridget Stanton died in Buffalo, New York, 1844. Mrs. Ellen Virginia (Catlin) Stanton survives her husband and is now (1912) residing in Bradford. She is a member of the Presbyterian church and well known for her benevolences and kindly heart.

See: Genealogy of the Allegheny Valley Pennsylvania

Source

Jordan, J. W. 1840-1921. (1913). Genealogical and personal history of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania. New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co.

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