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Borthwick Cemetery
Town of Broome, Schoharie County, NY
latitude 42� 32' 26" N; longitude 74� 15' 13" W
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I found in my family papers dated 1939 this cemetery which was located next to the Union Church. The land of the farm where this cemetery is situated was once owned by James Borthwick. This was done by some one else I'm sure, as I don't recognize the handwriting and I wish I could give this person the credit but I don't know who did it. I'm a descendant of Benjamin Brayman and Nancy Borthwick's daughter Helen Jane Brayman who married Smith H Potter. These are my 3rd & 2nd gr grandparents. I have typed it as it is written. Ann Hanford
On Bell Hill Rd., .2 mile west of Pine Bush Rd. corner, behind house. Betty Chichester
Avery Taylor 10/12/1845-12/3/1910 Dalinda Williams, wife /Avery Taylor Aaron Williams d. 8/17/1864 34y 10m 3d Catherine Borthwick, wife/J. Bentley Borthwick d. 12/27/1863 31y 9m 13d Chloe Williams, wife/ J. Bentley Borthwick d. 12/23/1871 35y 9m 9d James Bentley Borthwick 1829-1910 James Borthwick (came from Scotland 1773) 1738-1821 Margaret Byres, w/ James Borthwick 1740-1824 stone erected 1913 by their descendants Benjamin Brayman d. 1/7/1890 82y 2m 25d Nancy Borthwick, wife/Benjamin Brayman d. 8-17-1906 89y 8m 12d Minerva Brayman 1811-1910 Fanny Adelia Borthwick dau/Wm. D. & Maria Borthwick d.11/24/1863 4y 4m 2d James Borthwick d. 2/19/1880 85y 7m 1d Dalinda Dickinson, w/ James Brothwick d. 10/10/1877 80y 2m 17d Pamelia Borthwick 1836-1909 Orpha Borthwick dau/ James & Dalinda Borthwick d. 12/13/1878 45y 9m 11d Nathaniel Borthwick 3/1/1823-12/15/1904 Roxanna Crippen, w/ Nathaniel Borthwick 12/12/1820-11/20/1894 Mary Ellen dau/ Nathaniel & Roxanna Borthwick d. 11/24/1862 11y 8m 11d Uriah Russell d. 3/30/1879 72y 5m 2d Margaret w/ Uriah Russell d. 8/29/1861 59y 5m 26d Nancy w/ George Borthwick d. 5/1/1849 76y 8m 15d George Borthwick 7/21/1851 82y 1m 17d Alexander Borthwick 9/27/1883 71y 4m 17d Ann Maria w/ George Borthwick 10/21/1896 87y 4m 12d James M. son/Nelson & Lany Russell 7/29/1840 1y 3m 18d Absalom Taylor 3/28/1829 40y 7m 6d Sally w/ Aaron Williams 11/2/1821 44y 3m 23d Hannah w/Aaron Williams 1/5/1836 51y 3m 18d Aaron Williams 4/19/1862 84y 9m 13d Andrew 2/15/1836 7m 3d Samuel B. 10/3/1840 1y 7m 3d Harriet 12/20/1844 9d John E. 6/27/1847 4y 3m 17d Mary 3/13/1848 1y 5m 25d children of Jacob & Chanilly Snyder Hannah M. Delamater w/ David Leighton 1/29/1862 45y David Leighton 12/3/1849 50y Hannah Bushnell 3/1/1863 58y 2m 14d J. Elijah Bushnell 12/31/1850 34y 9m 24d Anne w/ Joshua Bushnell 10/5/1852 80y 7m 28d Joshua Bushnell 7/18/1847 77y 7m 1d Mary Ann dau/Asa & Prudence Bushnell 10/11/1836 23y Olive widow/Elisha West 9/3/1836 93y Joshua J. Bushnell 5/20/1868 67y 9m 26d Deborah Snyder 1/25/1870 53y John Billings 1/17/1853 41y 9m 9d Seth Jones 1/16/1834 31y 5m 2d Joseph (stone only) Helen dau/ Robert & June M. Townsend 6/6/1857 2y Mary w/ Isaac Riphenburg 5/31/1850 17y 8m 20d Polly w/ Minton Palmer 10/21/1863 56y 6m 21d Minton Palmer 1/14/1851 43y 6m 1d Waity w/ Leuis Chichester 3/26/1864 24y 5m 22d Amaziah son/Leuis& Waity Chichester 9/20/1867 3y 6m 5d Vilona A. dau/ John & Samantha Boomhower 9/5/1865 3y 11m 25d Elijah C. Bates 9/26/1864 19y 5m Harry Bates 10/12/1863 45y 7m 27d Adaline Crippen w/ Harry Bates 8/10/1858 33y 2m 11d Emily day/ Elijah & Abigail Crippen 7/18/1833 12y Abigail Weston w/ Elijah Crippen 2/8/1868 73y 6m 25d Elijah Crippen 6/2/1875 79y 2m 5d
We are the current owners of the Borthwick homestead, and noticed a couple of small questionable things on your list. There are 5 persons by the name of Crippen, for whom, in parentheses, someone is guessing their name might actually be �Grippen.� Actually, Crippen is correct, so I�d take out that speculation.
One Milton Palmer is actually Minton Palmer; ditto his wife, Polly (w/o Minton, not Milton). Other than that, your list seems pretty accurate.
Kevin & Ruby Krajick - March 24, 2004
This might assist with the 1939 writing mystery...and it might not!!! My
father's uncle, William Sidney Borthwick, published a Borthwick Genealogy
book in the year 1936 having waited for my father's birth on 4/15/36 for inclusion. It is my understanding that he did extensive research for the
book and took the genealogy back to the Lord Borthwick's in Scotland in the 1600 or 1700s.
The reason I think this might help with the writing mystery is the simple
fact that William Sidney Borthwick and my father's father, George William
Borthwick were located in Cornwallville, NY (Greene County) which is not
really that far from your neck of the woods. Supposedly WSB worked for
quite some time on the book and interviewed and met with a great number of
people during that period. It would seem reasonable that he would have
spent time at the Borthwick Cemetery and likely with some of your relatives
(who likely are some of mine in some way!!!) to develop the lists and
information to include in the genealogy book.
Jeannette (Borthwick) Lippitt - April 29, 2004
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