Genealogy of the Anthony family from 1495 to 1904 traced from William Anthony, Cologne, Germany, to London, England, John Anthony, a descendant, from England to America . t hismother was want to spin tow for skim milk to feed the chil-dren, and that at a very early age he was bound out to a manl)v the name of Tripp to learn the blacksmith trade, and servedhis time and received his pay in hard fare, three months school-ing and a few pennies in his pocket for putting new blades injack knives, working overtime. This brings him to the age of21 and to the turning point of his life, when he went to
Genealogy of the Anthony family from 1495 to 1904 traced from William Anthony, Cologne, Germany, to London, England, John Anthony, a descendant, from England to America . t hismother was want to spin tow for skim milk to feed the chil-dren, and that at a very early age he was bound out to a manl)v the name of Tripp to learn the blacksmith trade, and servedhis time and received his pay in hard fare, three months school-ing and a few pennies in his pocket for putting new blades injack knives, working overtime. This brings him to the age of21 and to the turning point of his life, when he went to a placeof diversion and had to loan the crowd money to pay thefiddler. He swore by the crook of his elbow that, if he couldntkeep better company, hed keep none at all, and good com-I)any was the pride of his whole life. He was a man of rug-ged physic[ue, strong mentally and physically, of mediumbuild, yet knotted in a form of nerve and muscle that wasquick to act. In the winter of 1793, according to his own account, whenthe snow was waistband high, he shifted his clothes and leftthe parental roof with only one object in view, and that was to 166 THE ANTHONY FAMILY. (1622) Humphrey Anthony THE ANTHONY FAMILY 167 visit the home of friend Joshua Lapham, on the east mountain,four miles away, because in that home hved httle black eyedHannah Lapham, the pride of his heart. Next Monthly Meeting.—Friend Humphrey Anthony andHannah Lapham appeared at this meeting and offered propos-als of marriage with each other, producing consent of theirparents. Jeremiah Smith and George Lapham are appointedto look into the mans clearance in relation to marriage andreport at the next meeting, where they are desired to come foran answer. Next Monthly Meeting.—Representatives called and pres-ent. The friends that were appointed to make inquiry intoHumphrey Anthonys clearance in respect to marriage reportthat they have made the necessary inc^uiry and do not find any-thing to hinder his proceeding-. H
Size: 1350px × 1851px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookidgenealogyofa, bookyear1904
