Body History of the town of Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts. 1736--1900 with Genealogies, Lucy Cutler Kellogg, E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield Mass, 1902

Page 514

1. Warner, Ichabod. A careful research has failed to positively place the ancestry of this family, but everything indicates that he was the son of Ichabod, and grandson of Ichabod and Mary (Metcalfe) Warner, who were m. In Lebanon, Ct., Mch. 5, 1711-12. Their oldest son, Ichabod, was b. Dec. 10, 1712. Ichabod[3] (Isaac[2]. Andrew[1], of Cambridge 1632, Hartford 1639, Hadley 1660), is supposed to have settled in Mansfield, Ct., or near there, and is undoubtably the Ichabod who, in 1711, m. Mary Metcalfe. If this is the correct hypothesis, the ancestral line would be Ichabod[5], Ichabod[4], Ichabod[3], Isaac[2], Andrew[1]. Ichabod[5], b. 1733; came to town not far from 1755, settling on land in the extreme north part of the town, a large portion of which has always remained in the family. The house was located a few rods south of that now owned and occupied by A. B. Warner. He took an active part in the Indian warfare, being out in Israel Williams' Co., on duty to the westward from Dec. 11, 1755, to Oct. 18, 1756. His name appears on two of John Burk's enlistment rolls, the first ending Nov. 39, 1758, the second organized Feb. 24, 1760, for the total reduction of Canada. He held various town offices, including that of selectman and surveyor of highways, and appears to have been one of the prominent men in the town's early history. His house was twice burned. He m. Jan. 7, 1766, Hannah[4], dau. Of Lieut. David[3] Rhyther. She was b. May 10, 1746; d. Aug. 6, 1815. He d. July 13, 1814, and in the notice of his death, "Printers in Albany are requested to give insertion to the same." Children:

i. Elihu[6], b. Jan 18, 1768; d. Mch. 15, 1800

ii. Levi[6], b. Sept. 17, 1769; mentioned as carrying letter to Gideon Rider when in Dartmouth College; no further record.

2. iii. Pliney[6], b. Nov. 23, 1771

iv. Joel[6], b. June 19, 1773; m. (I) Thankful[6], dau. Lieut. Joel Chapin, Apr. 27, 1799. She d. Apr. 5, 1812, ae. 37; m. (2) Gratia[6], dau. Lieut. Joel Chapin. Intention recorded May 23, 1812; m. (3) Widow Rebecca Ackley of Halifax, Vt. Joel Warner went West, where he d. Had: I. Sarah Burke[7], b. Feb. 8, 1800; m. Apr. 14, 1819, Lewis Prouty, who had a tannery at the north part of the town. By second wife: 2. Climena[7], m. Arunah Hyde of Poultney, Vt., Jan. 19, 1824. 3. Charlotte[7], m. ----- Lackey; resided Whitehall, N. Y. 4. Oliver[7], rem. to Penn. 5. Horace[7], d. at Greenfield; unm.; was a stage driver. By third wife: 6. Gratia[7]. 7. Rebecca[7]. 8. Phelps[7]. 9. Rachael[7]. 10. Anson[7], who was the father or Anson K. Warner, late of Greenfield.

v. Roswell[6], b. Feb. 8, 1776; m. Lurena -------- Had: I. Parthena[7], b. Apr. 29, 1798. 2. Hathaway[7], b. Oct. 5, 1800. 3. Peleg[7], b. Apr. 11, 1803.

vi. Parthenia[6], b. Apr. 8, 1779; d. Dec. 27, 1796.

vii. Seth[6], b. June 4, 1782; marriage intention with Lucinda Jones of Guilford, Vt., entered June 6, 1812.

viii. Lucindy[6], b. July 11, 1785; d. Sept. 20, 1837; unm.

2. Warner, Pliney[6], (Ichabod[5], Ichabod[4], (?) Ichabod[3], Isaac[2], Andrew[1].) b. Nov. 23, 1771; m. (1) Nov. 29, 1797, Jerusha Jones of Guilford, Vt. She d. Feb. 27, 1836, ae. 60; m (2) the widow of Erastus Tyler. She m. (3) Joseph Franklin of Vernon, Vt. Mr. Warner was selectman in 1822; d. Sept. 11, 1850. He resded on the east side of the Brattleboro road, near the Vermont line, the house now occupied by the Clark family. Children:

i. Isaac Jones[7], b. Nov. 4, 1798; d. Feb. 22, 1805.

3. ii. Otis Blackmar[7], b. Aug. 27, 1800.

4. iii. Pliney Ryther[7], b. Feb. 14, 1803

iv. Anson[7], b. Nov. 15, 1804; rem. to Penn; d. Feb. 13, 1864.

v. Hannah Maria[7], b. Jan. 7, 1807; d. Sept. 15, 1810.

vi. Orren J.[7], b. 1814; d. at Chicopee Falls, Oct. 6, 1841.

vii. Giles[7], rem. West.

viii. Hannah Maria[7], b. Dec. 7, 1811; m. Israel[8] Putnam, Sept. 5, 1837. She d. May 7, 1866.

3. Warner, Otis Blackmar[7], (Pliney[6], Ichabod[5], Ichabod[4], (?) Ichabod[3], Isaac[2], Andrew[1],) b. Aug. 27, 1800; m. (1) Nov. 15, 1831, Eunice C., dau. Capt. Wm. and Caroline (Connable) Felton of Franklin, Vt. she d. Sept. 30, 1838, in Franklin. He m. (2) Mary Matilda, dau. of Issac and Delinda (Keep) Brown of Guilford, Vt., Apr. 27, 1840. She was b. Mch. 12, 1819; d. Sept. 11, 1896. Mr. Warner resided on a part of the ancestral farm at North Bernardston; served the town as selectman; d. Feb. 19, 1881. Children:

i. Son[8]. b. 1832; d. Feb 27, 1833, ae. four months.

ii. Dau.[8], b. and d. Mch. 31, 1835.

iii. Dau.[8], b. and d. Mch 7, 1836.

iv. Carrie M.[8], b. June 25, 1837; m. (1) Squire Shedd, by whom she had one son, who is m. and resides in Boston; m. (2) July 5, 1893, Edwin Bell; res. Franklin, Vt.

v. Augusta[8], b. Oct. 29, 1842; m. Aug 2, 1865, Deforest E. Shattuck; res. Hatfiled, Mass.; three children.

vi. George Emerson[8]. b. Apr. 27, 1847; m. Nov. 22, 1870, Delia Elmira, dau. Blanford Hale. He is salesman for E. Crosby & Co. of brattleboro, Vt., where he resides. She d. Sept. 20, 1900.

vii. Mary D.[8], b. Mch. 5, 1845; unm.

viii. Lucy H.[8], b. Oct. 11, 1849; unm.

ix. Albert B.[8], b. Apr. 9, 1853; m. Carrie, dau Edward Dennison of Leyden, Dec. 11, 1878. He resides at North Bernardston on the place owned by his father, and has added to that until he is one of the largest land owners, and a succesful enterprising farmer. Mr. Warner has server as selectman, and is active in the social and religious life of the place. Had: 1. Breta Mary[9], b. Feb. 24, 1894. 2. George[9].

4. Warner, Pliney Ryther[7], (Pliney[6], Ichabod[5], Ichabod[4], (?) Ichabod[3], Isaac [2], Andrew [1],) b. Feb. 14, 1803; m. (1) Lurancy[7], dau. of Solomon [6] Andrews of Guilford, Vt., Mch. 13, 1828. She was b. Feb. 7, 1804; d. Sept. 26, 1857; m. (2) Nov. 1, 1858, Elizabeth [7], dau. of Solomon[6] Andrews, and widow of Richard Gaines. He resided on the second farm north of his brother Otis; d. Mch. 28, 1877. Mrs. Warner was b. Sept. 6, 1815, and d. in Pioneer, Mich., June 18, 1896. Mr. Warner, together with his brothers-in-law, Sanford and Nehemiah Andrews and Philander Slare made a quartet of noted foxhunters. Children:

i. Harriet Delight[8], b. Jan. 2, 1829; m. Apr. 27, 1853, Amos Washburn; d. in Brattleboro, Vt., May 27, 1875; three children.

ii. Dwight Charles[8], b. Aug. 1, 1830; m. Jul 8, 1857, Laura S.[9], dau. of Zenas Cutler. He early removed to Springfield, where for several years he was a stationary engineer, and about 1860, engaged in the retail shoe business with his brother-in-law, L. Z. Cutler, and still later in the wholesale trade in the firm of Cutler, McIntosh & Co.; d. suddenly Jan., 1897. Had: 1. Alice Lucy[9], b. Aug. 3, 1859; m. Dec. 9, 1880, Frederic W. Schlesinger. He is dead. She resides in Springfield. Children: Alice[10], Edna[10], and Arline[10] Schlesiner. 2. Ella Brigham[9], b. Mch. 24, 1862; m. Sept., 1886, Herbert C. Pecker, a shoe manufacturer of Lynn, but now of Lynchburg, Va. Children: Herbert[10] and Ruth[10] Pecker. 3. Frank Pliney[9], b. Mch. 28, 1868; enlisted in Co. L, 21st Reg., now in service in Phillipines. 4. Harriet Lillian[9], b. Dec. 5, 1872; m. June 23, 1897, James F. Ferre; res. Springfield. 5. Carrie Edith[9], b. July 19, 1878; d. Sept. 3, 1879.

iii. George[8], b. Feb. 11, 1833; m. Dec. 25, 1882, Issanellah De S., dau. of John A. Rideout of Lynn. At the breaking out of the civil war he was assistant jailer of the Hampden County jail at Springfield. Sept. 13, 1861, he enlisted in Co. K, 27th Mass. Reg., Vol., and was made the first lieutenant of the same the 16th of October following. When the regiment left the State, he was detailed to remain and secure stragglers, but rejoined his regiment at Annapolis, emptyhanded, reporting that "the 27th Mass. had no such men." While with his company at the battle of Newberne, his right foot was shattered by a grape shot, and the limb amputated on the field. He was the first to receive the hospitality of the New England rooms in New York City, and with the aid of crutches, reached home the May following. His four months leave of absence was extended to Jan. 1, 1863, when he rejoined his regiment at Little Washington, participating in the siege. He was appointed commissary of subsistance at Newberne until Aug. 20, 1863, when by "General Order 229," he was transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps, and assigned to the command of the 6th Co., 2nd Battalion, at Ft. Schuyler and Willis Point. After a tigid examination he received a commission as 1st Lieutenant U. S. Vol., signed by President Lincoln, upon reseipt of which he resigned his commission in the 27th Regiment. he organized the 129th Com. Veteran Reserve Corps for duty at Finley Hospital, and soon after reported to Col. Thomas at Cincinnati. He remained at Lytle Barracks eighteen months, receiving Mch. 13, 1865, a commission of Captain by Brevet of U. S. Col., signed by Andrew Johnson, in recognition of his meritorious service. During the early part of his service, in Mch., 1862, he captured a camp situated on what was known as the North Carolina Fair Grounds. This was renovated and remodeled, and for him named Camp Warner. Upon entering the service, Sheriff Bush, on behalf of his Springfield friends, presented him with a sword, sash and belt, and subsequent events proved their appreciation of him was well merited. After the war he was for som etime in the Custom House in Boston. Later he was associated with N. S. Cutler, the friend of his boyhood days, in the shoe business here, leaving to go to Lewiston, Me., where he formed a partnership with Mr. Dam in the retail clothing business, which was ultimately transferred to Lynn, his present residence. Had:

1. George Pliney[9], b. Dec. 16, 1885.

iv. Isabella Jerusha[8], b. May 10, 1836; m. Apr. 29, 1858, Hunt W.[4] Burrows; res. Vernon, Vt.

v. William Henry[8], b. Mch. 15, 1840; m. Sarah -----; has six children; resides in New York City. Mr. Warner has always been a popular hotel clerk.