Category Archives: David Dayton Junior
Second Book
Earlier this week, I started writing our second book. Actually, it’s more of an outline for now, but I intend to accumulate text over the next few years, with Jim providing information and editing as needed. It will be a … Continue reading
Acceptance to Mayflower Society
With the approach of the Mayflower 400th anniversary celebration, descendants of David (son of David Sr), Henry (son of David Jr) and Charles Dayton (son of Henry) should be aware that much of your work to establish descent from Mayflower … Continue reading
Charles Erastus and Nancy Goodnow Dayton
For anyone who may be interested, I’ve attached photos of portraits of Charles E. Dayton and his wife Nancy Goodnow Dayton. These period portraits are in my possession, handed down through my father. They appear to be charcoal-enhanced, possibly from … Continue reading
Current Ralph Dayton family projects
There are currently several Ralph Dayton family projects in process. Jim is investing numerous hours/weeks searching old documents, looking for such items as David Dayton’s land deed in Hadley NY (about 1790). As you can imagine, it is a tiresome … Continue reading
When is generational history lost?
Specifically, I’ve wondered lately how many generations typically passed before parents or grandparents failed to mention to their children that their ancestors came to America aboard the Mayflower? Had that particular ship and group of people been any more noteworthy … Continue reading
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Descendants of David Dayton and Chloe Skiff Dayton
Jim’s latest descendants project is ready to share. The project includes two charts that begin with David Dayton Jr (1766-1807) and wife Chloe Skiff/Skiffe. The first chart entitled Descendant chart of David and Chloe Dayton-Five Generations (PDF) is limited to five … Continue reading
Identifying descendants of David Dayton Jr. and Chloe Skiff
We have some exciting news for descendants of David Dayton Jr. (1766-1807) and wife Chloe Skiff. David was the son of David Dayton Sr. (s1739-1782) and wife Anne Francis and Chloe was the daughter of John Skiff and the elusive … Continue reading
Descendants of David Dayton Jr.
Stay tuned for details about an exciting project Jim is working on.
Birth Order for Children of David Dayton and Anne Francis
Generally speaking, we believe the vital statistics for our first six generations of Dayton ancestors on Long Island are very good. Least certain among all the generations, however, is the birth order for the daughters of David Dayton Senior and … Continue reading
Posted in American Revolution, Ann Francis, Anne Frances, Coram, David Dayton, David Dayton Junior, David Dayton Senior, Deborah Dayton
Tagged Abigail Dayton Smith, Anne Dayton Rose, children of David Dayton and Ann Francis, David Dayton Patchogue, David Dayton Senior, Deborah Dayton, Henry Dayton, Henry Dayton Coram, Patchogue Dayton, Rhonda Dayton, upstate New York and Vermont
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TURN: Washington’s Spies on AMC
Just a reminder that the AMC network will begin airing the fourth and final season of TURN: Washington’s Spies in ten episodes, starting April 2017. Although the production takes liberties to “enhance” the story, I find it interesting to see how … Continue reading
Posted in American Revolution, Brookhaven, David Dayton, David Dayton Junior, David Dayton Senior, Patchogue
Tagged Abraham Woodhull, Caleb Brewster, David Dayton, Dayton family, Dayton family Brookhaven, Dayton Family Patchogue, friends and neighbors of Dayton, portrayal of Caleb Brewster, Richard Woodhull, Samuel Dayton, Washington's Spies
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Mayflower connection to Dayton
If you are a descendent of Chloe Skiff (wife of David Dayton Junior, born 1766), you may already know that you have at least four Mayflower passengers in your ancestry. In case you weren’t aware, they are John Tilley, his … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlie Brown Thanksgiving special, David Dayton and Chloe Skiff, descendants of Chloe and David have Mayflower ancestors, Elizabeth Tilley Mayflower passenger, Joan Rogers Mayflower, John Howland Mayflower passenger, John Tilley Mayflower, wife of David Dayton Junior
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Dayton Ancestry 