Conkling, Daniel

Birth

Daniel Conkling was born on July 19, 1765 at East Hampton, Suffolk Co., Long Island a son of Ensign Daniel Conkling and Abigail Parsons.

Marriage & Children

On February 16, 1796 he married Isabella Lusk who was born on February 19, 1771 in Stockbridge, a daughter of Thomas Lusk. Their children:

• Gurdon Conkling born September 1, 1803, he married Caroline Tremaine
• Albert Conkling born in 1805, married Sarah Ann Palmer
• David Conkling born January 7, 1806, married Caroline A. ___
• Isabella Conkling was born on July 9, 1809, she married John S. Huyck
• Judson Conkling born was born at about 1810
• Betsy Conkling died unmarried at about 1833
• Thomas L. Conkling, Esq.
• Herod Conkling
• Juliana Conkling, married a Stone
• Abigail Conkling married a Buckley

Death

Daniel died between June 3, 1833 and August 5, 1833. His wife, Isabella survived him.

Daniel Conkling’s Will

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  Written on June 3, 1833, proved and recorded on August 5, 1833
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Additional Information

“Conkling Farm was established by Daniel Conkling who arrived in Rensselaerville, NY from East Hampton, Long Island, around 1806. Tall hemlocks were cleared from much of the land and the hemlock bark was used for tanning by Daniel and his son David. The Conklings, and their Huyck and Eldridge descendents, ran or supported a dairy farm for many years. They also contributed to the business and cultural life of Rensselaerville. In the nineteenth century, Conklings operated one of the many grist mills on Ten Mile Creek, Rensselaerville, and, with a Scots partner, Francis Conkling Huyck started a successful woolen mill for felt production on the creek at the foot of the spectacular falls. Conkling Hall community center, The E. N. Huyck Preserve and Biologic Research Station, and The Rensselaerville Institute are among the family’s cultural legacies. Today, Conkling Farm is operated by Roswell Eldridge, a friend of the environment, retired US public health physician and direct descendent of Daniel Conkling. The farm has been free of chemical pesticides and fertilizers for 60 years.’’ http://hilltowns.org/HHAWIKI/index.php?title=Rensselaerville_-_Conkling_Farm_-_Roswell_Eldridge

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