Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.
Campbell/McDowell/Norris
On this day, 250 years ago, three members from related families visited the store. The family surnames were Campbell, McDowell, and Norris.
Just as these three surnames appear on this page of the DayBook, so did they appear five years later in the 1773 will of Samuel Campbell. Mary Norris was a witness to the will, who was identified as the wife of William McDowell in 1781 when the will was probated.
The surnames appeared again when the farm of Samuel Campbell was sold in 1793. Mary Norris was named as an heir (presumably the daughter of Samuel Campbell and the mother of Mary Norris McDowell, witness to the will). Levi Campbell was a son of Samuel and was married to Elizabeth McDowell (believed to be the sister of William McDowell). William's brother, Alexander McDowell married Patience Norris.
The Norris and Campbell families had both lived at Newark Mountain (present Maplewood, New Jersey) prior to moving to New York. Some family members remained behind in New Jersey. There is some indication that the McDowells were also from Newark.
The individuals in the DayBook on May 21, 1868, have given names that are less well understood than those mentioned in the Samuel Campbell will and deed. Alexander Campbell (21 listings in the DayBook) is now believed to be the Alexander Campbell who emigrated with the Lachlan Campbell party of 1739 (along with Neal Gillespie ....see future blog) and is unrelated to the Campbells discussed above. Henry Norris (23 listings in the DayBook) could be a brother of Obadiah Norris, the father of Mary Norris McDowell. Alexander McDowell (13 listings in the DayBook) was the brother of William McDowell, husband of Mary Norris.
Many intermarriages occurred in this small community; some are known and some are yet to be discovered.
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This article is one in a series of a daily accountings of Colden Store transactions. Be sure you read the first installment for an introduction to the store. You should also read this article which appeared in the Journal of the Orange County Historical Society.
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Page 288 of the DayBook was clearly labeled 'May 22' at the top of the page. No other date markings exist on the page. May 22nd was a Sunday and the store was normally closed on Sundays. It is believed that this page was misdated and that the transactions of this page actually occurred on Saturday the 21st. If that was the case, 14 people visited the store on this day, May 21, 1768, 250 years-ago, and purchased 29 items.
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| DayBook Image for May 22, 1768. Top of page. Courtesy of the New-York Historical Society. |
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