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Descendants of Joseph Bemis

230. Sarah "Sally"⁵ Bemus (Jotham⁴, Ephraim³ Bemis, Ephraim², Joseph¹)^1380,¹³⁸¹ was born 06 May 1768 in Bemus Heights, Saratoga Co., NY ^1382,¹³⁸³, and died 08 Jun 1865 in Evansville, Ind.^1384,¹³⁸⁵. She married Daniel Crawford^1386,¹³⁸⁷ 22 Mar 1789 in Saratoga County, NY ^1388,¹³⁸⁹, son of Archibald Crawford and Mary Benedict. He was born 14 Jan 1764 in Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., NY ¹³⁹⁰, and died 23 Oct 1839 in Saratoga Spa, NY^1390,¹³⁹¹.

Notes for Sarah "Sally" Bemus:
Sallie related the following to her Grandson about the Battle of Saratoga. General Gates and General Lincon used their house for a headquarters for a while, then moved the headquarters to another location. The British Army burned the house, and she and her mother had to spend a very severe winter living in the barn.

The Historians of the Saratoga Battle Field say the Bemus house was never used by General Gates, but from what is written in the Bemus, and Moore Genealogy, and from the location where the house (or Inn) stood, (in the point of Rt #4 and Rt #32, marker may be found behind the barn of the present day house) I feel it is very likely that when Gen Gates arrived on the scene he used the Bemus house as a headquarters.
In the Moore genealogy it states the Bemus Family Cemetery was near the Bemus house. I could find no indication of where the cemetery was. Saratoga park rangers had never heard of a cemetery there, but felt if it existed, it may have been moved to the cemetery in Stillwater, as that is where the Battle Field park has been re burying the remains of any Rev War Soldiers they have found. Thomas L Dunne (April 24, 1999)

Source: History of the Bemis Family" by Colonel Thomas Waln-Morgan Draper (1900)
The John Crawford & Jane Henderson Genealogy by Robert Crawford
Cemetery Records
Will of Daniel Crawford
Will of John Bemus
History of Andrew Moore and his descendants by: Horace Moore 1903
LAWRENCE, KANSAS JOURNAL PUBLISHING COMPANY 1903

More About Sarah "Sally" Bemus:
Burial: Saratoga Springs, NY, beside her husband ¹³⁹²
Buried @: Whitford Cemetery, Saratoga Spa, NY
Elected: She was a woman of great vitality, courage and energy, and a life-long member of the Baptist Church. Her husband Daniel Crawford was for many years proprietor of "Highland Hall", situated in the southern part of the village of Saratoga Springs.¹³⁹²

Notes for Daniel Crawford:
Daniel operated the Hill House (a hotel) in Saratoga Spa.

Source: History of the Bemis Family" by Colonel Thomas Waln-Morgan Draper (1900)
The John Crawford & Jane Henderson Genealogy by Robert Crawford
Grave Stone
Cemetery Records
Will of Daniel Crawford
Will of John Bemus

More About Daniel Crawford:
Date born 2: 14 Jun 1764, Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., NY ¹³⁹³
Buried @: Whitford Cemetery, Saratoga Spa, NY
Unknown2172: ¹³⁹³

More About Daniel Crawford and Sarah Bemus:
Marriage: 22 Mar 1789, Saratoga County, NY ^1394,¹³⁹⁵

Children of Sarah Bemus and Daniel Crawford are:

+	640	i.	Mary⁶ Crawford, born 16 Dec 1789 in Greenfield, Saratoga Co., NY; died 22 Dec 1832 in Saratoga Spa, NY.
+	641	ii.	Jotham Crawford, born 07 Jun 1792; died 23 Jul 1872 in Saratoga Spa, NY.
	642	iii.	John B. Crawford ^1396,¹³⁹⁷, born 07 Nov 1798 ^1398,¹³⁹⁹; died 1847 in Goldsboro, NC ^1400,¹⁴⁰¹. He married Louisa Harris ^1402,¹⁴⁰³.

Notes for John B. Crawford:
Source: The John Crawford & Jane Henderson Genealogy by Robert Crawford
Will of Daniel Crawford

More About John B. Crawford:
Elected: He went south as a young man to teach and was so doing at Goldsboro when he died.¹⁴⁰⁴

Notes for Louisa Harris:
Source: The John Crawford & Jane Henderson Genealogy by Robert Crawford

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Tryphena Crawford^1404,¹⁴⁰⁵, born 30 Nov 1800 ^1406,¹⁴⁰⁷; died 1871 in Hancock Co., Ill.¹⁴⁰⁸. She married (1) Alvah Ostraneler^1408,¹⁴⁰⁹; died 1826 ^1410,¹⁴¹¹. She married (2) Marvin Holden ^1412,¹⁴¹³ 1831 ^1414,¹⁴¹⁵.

Notes for Tryphena Crawford:
Source: The John Crawford & Jane Henderson Genealogy by Robert Crawford
Will of Daniel Crawford

More About Tryphena Crawford:
Died 2: 1871, Hancock Co, Ill¹⁴¹⁵
Elected: One child by the first and three by the 2d marriage.¹⁴¹⁶

Notes for Alvah Ostraneler:
Source: The John Crawford & Jane Henderson Genealogy by Robert Crawford

Notes for Marvin Holden:
Source: The John Crawford & Jane Henderson Genealogy by Robert Crawford
Will of Daniel Crawford

More About Marvin Holden and Tryphena Crawford:
Marriage: 1831^1416,¹⁴¹⁷

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Betsy P. Crawford^1417,¹⁴¹⁸, born 23 Nov 1803 in Saratoga Spa, NY ¹⁴¹⁹; died 16 Feb 1861 in Saratoga Spa, NY¹⁴¹⁹. She married John S. Andrus ^1420,¹⁴²¹.

Notes for Betsy P. Crawford:
Source: The John Crawford & Jane Henderson Genealogy by Robert Crawford
Will of Daniel Crawford

More About Betsy P. Crawford:
Date born 2: 23 Nov 1803 ¹⁴²²
Died 2: 1861, Saratoga Springs, NY¹⁴²²
Buried @: Whitford Cemetery, Saratoga Spa, NY
Elected: ¹⁴²³
Unknown2179: Whitford Cem., Saratoga Spa, NY ¹⁴²⁴

Notes for John S. Andrus:
Source: The John Crawford & Jane Henderson Genealogy by Robert Crawford
Will of Daniel Crawford

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Margaret Crawford ^1425,¹⁴²⁶, born 02 Jan 1806 in Saratoga Spa, NY ^1427,¹⁴²⁸; died 1889 in Groton, NY ^1429,¹⁴³⁰. She married (1) Samuel C. Hawley ^1431,¹⁴³²; died 1841 ^1433,¹⁴³⁴. She married (2) Augustus Pomeroy ^1435,¹⁴³⁶ 1845 ^1437,¹⁴³⁸.

Notes for Margaret Crawford:
Source: The John Crawford & Jane Henderson Genealogy by Robert Crawford
Will of Daniel Crawford

More About Margaret Crawford:
Burial: Groton, NY with her 2d husband.¹⁴³⁹
Elected: She had no children.¹⁴³⁹

Notes for Samuel C. Hawley:
Source: The John Crawford & Jane Henderson Genealogy by Robert Crawford
Will of Daniel Crawford

More About Samuel C. Hawley:
Residence: Rochester, NY¹⁴³⁹

More About Augustus Pomeroy:
Occupation: A Presbyterian clergyman, who after their marriage held charges at Fredonia, NY, Ashtabula, O. and Groton, NY.¹⁴³⁹

More About Augustus Pomeroy and Margaret Crawford:
Marriage: 1845^1439,¹⁴⁴⁰

+	646	vii.		Sarah Maria Crawford, born 10 Dec 1808 in Saratoga Spa, NY; died 12 Aug 1878 in Chicago, Ill..
+	647	viii.		Martha B. Crawford, born 17 Apr 1811 in Saratoga Spa, NY; died 1839 in Evansville, Ind..

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