LeRoy Township, Genesee County GenWeb -

J. Lyman Crocker was born in Hamilton, Madison County, N. Y., September 4, 1814. He is an intelligent and well informed farmer. He received a good English education at the common schools and Middlebury Academy, and in early life he taught considerable in the common schools. He has served as town superintendent of schools and supervisor, and has had other honors conferred upon him, but not desiring the positions refused to qualify. He married, June 14, 1843, Lamnia McIntyre, of Worcester County, Mass., who bore him two children, Edgar M. and Henry C., the latter of whom died at Saginaw, Mich. Mr. Crocker is a prominent member of the Presbyterian Church. He is a son of Isaac and Susan (Emmons) Crocker, who were born in Colchester, New London County, and East Haddam, Middlesex County, Conn., respectively. They were married in December, 1812. Mr. Crocker, soon after his marriage, entered the army in the War of 1812, but in a short time furnished a substitute. He came to Hamilton, Madison County, in 1814, and in February, 1816, came to Genesee County, and settled three miles south of Le Roy village, on 90 acres, which he had purchased in the fall of 1815. He died July 30, 1859, aged 70 years and 10 months, and his wife January 5, 1862, aged 73 years and 10 months. J. Lyman was their only child. Isaac was a son of Simeon Crocker, Jr., who was a soldier in the war for independence, and was connected with the quartermaster department. He married a Miss Swift, and reared a family of four sons and three daughters. His father was Simeon Crocker, who came from England and settled in Connecticut.

FROM: Gazetteer and Biographical Record of Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890


LEROY TOWN, GENESEE COUNTY, NEW YORK GENWEB PROJECT
BIOGRAPHY J. LYMAN CROCKER - OF PAVILION, NY

Crocker, J. Lyman, son of Isaac and Susan (Emmons) Crocker, was born in Hamilton, Madison County, N. Y., September 4, 1814. His education was received in the common schools of his native town and the Middlebury Academy. He was engaged in teaching school for a number of years and served his town as superintendent of schools and supervisor and filled other offices of minor importance. On June 14, 1843, Mr. Crocker married Tammay McIntyre of Worcester County. Mass., by whom he had two children-Edgar M. and Henry C. Mr. Crocker's father was a native of Colchester, New London County, Conn., and his mother of East Haddam, Middlesex County, Conn. They were married in December, 1812, and in 1814 they removed to Madison County, N. Y., and in 1816 to Genesee County, settling two miles south of Le Roy village on ninety acres, which he purchased the year previous. His grandfather, Simeon C., jr., was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and was connected with the quartermaster's department; he married a Miss Swift and reared a family of seven children Mr. Crocker's great-grandfather, Simeon Crocker, Sr., came from England at an early day and settled in Connecticut. Since the above sketch was prepared Mr. Crocker died on February 11, 1899. Source: Our County and its people, A descriptive work on Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890
J. Lyman Crocker was born in Hamilton, Madison County, N. Y., September 4, 1814. He is an intelligent and well informed farmer. He received a good English education at the common schools and Middlebury Academy, and in early life he taught considerable in the common schools. He has served as town superintendent of schools and supervisor, and has had other honors conferred upon him, but not desiring the positions refused to qualify. He married, June 14, 1843, Lamnia McIntyre, of Worcester County, Mass., who bore him two children, Edgar M. and Henry C., the latter of whom died at Saginaw, Mich. Mr. Crocker is a prominent member of the Presbyterian Church. He is a son of Isaac and Susan (Emmons) Crocker, who were born in Colchester, New London County, and East Haddam, Middlesex County, Conn., respectively. They were married in December, 1812. Mr. Crocker, soon after his marriage, entered the army in the War of 1812, but in a short time furnished a substitute. He came to Hamilton, Madison County, in 1814, and in February, 1816, came to Genesee County, and settled three miles south of Le Roy village, on 90 acres, which he had purchased in the fall of 1815. He died July 30, 1859, aged 70 years and 10 months, and his wife January 5, 1862, aged 73 years and 10 months. J. Lyman was their only child. Isaac was a son of Simeon Crocker, Jr., who was a soldier in the war for independence, and was connected with the quartermaster department. He married a Miss Swift, and reared a family of four sons and three daughters. His father was Simeon Crocker, who came from England and settled in Connecticut. FROM: Gazetteer and Biographical Record of Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890

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