Box 6, Folder 9: Lapham Family, Genealogical Notes on the Allen, Alcott, Simons, and Lapham Families

From N. York in the Revolution Dutchess Co - Militia (Land Bounty Rights) 6th regiment - Colony & State Records discovered & arranged & classified in 1895-96-97 & 98 by James A Roberts comptroller 2d ed. 1898 Pazzy Lapham Jonathan " Reuben " Solon " } Dutchess Co - Militia 6th Regiment Land Bounty Rights

Our great grandfather Pazzy or Pazzi Lapham was born in Duchess Co - N.Y. Oct. 22d 1750 - His brother Reuben was born February 23d 1769 We have no record of the birth of his brother Solon. Pazzy had an uncle Jonathan born May 6th 1728 and a cousin Jonathan of whose birth we have no record. Our great, great, great grandfather John Lapham born 1703 married Desire Howland supposed to have been on of the Nine Partners in Dutchess Co. N.Y. over

Pazzi Lapham our great grandfather rode ninety miles in 24 hours to save his father's (Benjamin's) property from being confiscated - and succeeded - Julia

John Lapham b. 1703 m. Desire Howland - one of the original "9 partners" in Dutchess Co. N.Y.

Benj L. from Hingham - certificate signed by Maj Isaiah Cushing stating that at a meeting of the train band and alarm lists of first Hingham Company said Lapham was chosen Capt. Aug 7 - 1777 - and a com. issued etc - from "American Ancestry" & "Mass. Soldiers in Rev. War" " " " " " John Lapham - Pembroke. priv. in Capt Thomas Turners com. of militia. Col. Anthony Thomas' regt. marched Apr. 20 -1775 in response to alarm over

April 19 - 1775 - also served in several other companies, regts etc etc page 503 New York in Rev. Pazzy* Lapham Johnathan 2 " Reuben 3 " Solon 4 " } Dutchess Co Militia 6th regt. Land Bounty Rights The name appears under Capham Lampham, Laphan, Laphum Lappom Lappum Lapum Mass. Sold & Sail - in Rev War page 501 2 Jonathan uncle of Pazzi born May 6 1728 and a cousin 2 Jonathan I know nothing about *Our Pazzi or Pazzy was born Oct 22 1750 Dutchess Co. N.Y. he had a brother Reuben born Feb 23 1769 and a brother Solon I don't know - when he was born

Alexander Hamilton Lapham named for Alex Hamilton who was a political friend of his father Pazzi Lapham.

La Fayette Lapham brother of A.H Lapham mentioned above was born the night that his father, Pazzi Lapham Gen. Geo. Washington and La Fayette eat in a grand lodge at Poughkeepsie N.Y. together - Sept 15 - 1784 (?)

Benjamin Byron Lapham married a Virginia lady and lived in Staunton Augusta Co Va. April 17 - 1848 - he named his son Middleton Page Lapham - the Page