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Surnames: Calkins, Hollister, Kelly, Mattocks, Ferris, Tripp, Thomas, Gates
Classification: Query
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Seek parentage of Eli Calkins, b. c. 1759 and d. Wallingford VT 17 Sept. 1844. He m. (1)
Pawling NY 30 March 1786 Chloe Hollister. He m. (2) Queensbury NY in 1818 Sally (Kelly)
Mattocks. Eli Calkins served in the Revolution, first enlisting from Frederickstown in
1776. He later testified that he served in William Calkins' Co. Simon Calkins,
brother of Eli, was listed at Queensbury in 1800 and res. at Turin, Lewis Co. NY, in 1818
and testified that at the time of the Revolution he lived at Frederickstown and served
three months with Eli. Mary (or Polly) Calkins, sister of Eli and Simon, was b. 1767 and
d. 1844; she m. James Ferris, b. Pawling 2 July 1761 to Reed and Anna (Tripp) Ferris, and
res. Queensbury. Another possible sibling is Joshua Calkins, who m. Mary Thomas, b. ca.
1765, dau. of Israel and Mary (Gates) Thomas.