History of Chautauqua County, New York, from its first settlement to the present timeWith numerous biographical and family sketches . settlers come in, that they put up a small logschool-house in season for a school the next winter; and in a few years acommodious frame house was erected. The school prospered, and took thename of the Abbey School. It became quite a popular institution, havingfurnished many good and successful teachers. Mr. Huyck was himself asuccessful teacher, and exerted a favorable influence in the cause of education,as Avell as in the community and in the church. He was for
History of Chautauqua County, New York, from its first settlement to the present timeWith numerous biographical and family sketches . settlers come in, that they put up a small logschool-house in season for a school the next winter; and in a few years acommodious frame house was erected. The school prospered, and took thename of the Abbey School. It became quite a popular institution, havingfurnished many good and successful teachers. Mr. Huyck was himself asuccessful teacher, and exerted a favorable influence in the cause of education,as Avell as in the community and in the church. He was for several years acommissioner or inspector of schools, and for two or three terms a justice ofthe peace. Mr. Huyck has 4 sons, Shadrach, Oscar H., Elijah and Avery;and 2 daughters, Tamar and Flester; all of whom have families—threeliving in the Abbey district, and three in the West. Oscar H. is a justice,having held the office several terms ; and has served one term as , the youngest son, now living with his father, was for three years inthe Union army, and in several battles, without receiving personal ^ ^^^ BUSTI. 227 William Wilcox, son of Aaron, elsewhere mentioned, was born in Sims-bury, Conn., May i, 1790. He came with his father to this county in 1809,and subsequently purchased a part of lot 48, on the north line of the was married, in 1817, to Esther S. Cole, who came from Vermont in1815. He felled the first tree on his land, which he improved and occupied57 years. As a citizen, he enjoyed the esteem and confidence of the com-munity. He was elected, in 1830, the first year after the formation of thetown, as its supervisor, and held the office by reelection until 1836, and from1844 to 1852—in all, for 16 years. He was also a member of assembly, in1837, with Alvin Plumb and Calvin Rumsey. [Family sketch not receivedin season for insertion here.] Methodist Episcopal Church.—k. class was formed in the Abbey, byElder David Preston, in Ju
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