William Casper Ryer: New York Genealogy

William Casper Ryer

1842 - 1862 (20 years)

Generation: 1

William Casper Ryer was born on 7 Jun 1842 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA (son of Abraham B. Ryer and Elizabeth Ann Majory); died on 27 Jun 1862 in Gaines Mill, Hanover, Virginia, USA.

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Also Known As: Gasper
Census: 25 Sep 1850, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA

Generation: 2

Abraham B. Ryer was born on 2 Apr 1817 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA; was christened on 17 Dec 1821 in Dutch Reformed Church, Fordham Manor, Westchester, New York, USA (son of James Ryer and Sarah Williams); died on 17 Sep 1854 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA.

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Also Known As: Abram
Census: 7 Aug 1820, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA
Census: 1 Jun 1840, New York Ward 9, New York, New York, USA
Census: 25 Sep 1850, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
Occupation: 25 Sep 1850; farmer

Abraham married Elizabeth Ann Majory on 30 May 1841 in Methodist Episcopal Church, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Dennis G. Majory and Margaret Wood) was born on 10 Aug 1823 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 6 Aug 1885 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; was buried on 8 Aug 1885. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth Ann Majory was born on 10 Aug 1823 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA (daughter of Dennis G. Majory and Margaret Wood); died on 6 Aug 1885 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; was buried on 8 Aug 1885.

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Also Known As: Eliza
Census: 25 Sep 1850, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
Residence: 1866, Peekskill, Westchester, New York, USA
Census: 9 Jul 1870, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
Occupation: 9 Jul 1870; hat shop worker

Notes:

Obituary.

MRS. ELIZA A. RYER died yesterday, of consumption, at 247 New Main street, in the 62d year of her age. She was born in Mosholu, and has lived all her days in Yonkers. She leaves two sons and two daughters, one of the daughters living in Poughkeepsie. Her mother, the widow of the late Dennis Majory, still survives, and is 83 years of age.

The funeral services will be held at the residence, on Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Mrs. Ryer was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church.

source: Obituary of Eliza A. Ryer. Yonkers, NY: The Yonkers Statesman, 7 Aug 1885, p. 3.

Children:

1. William Casper Ryer was born on 7 Jun 1842 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 27 Jun 1862 in Gaines Mill, Hanover, Virginia, USA.
Cornelius Wheeler Ryer was born in Mar 1845 in Mosholu, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 6 Jan 1911 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; was buried on 10 Jan 1911 in Oakland Cemetery, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA.
Sarah A Wheeler Ryer was born in Sep 1848 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 13 Feb 1929 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, USA.
John Garrison Ryer was born on 28 Aug 1851 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 29 Aug 1921 in Valhalla, Westchester, New York, USA.
Jane E. Ryer was born in Mar 1854 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 6 Apr 1929 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA.

Generation: 3

James Ryer was born in Abt. 1782 in Fordham Manor, Westchester, New York, USA; was christened on 23 Jun 1793 in Christ's Church, Rye, Westchester, New York, USA (son of John Ryer and Margaret Wood); died on 15 Nov 1856 in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA; was buried in Ward's Island, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA.

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Education: Bet. 19 Mar 1796–19 Mar 1797, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA; Gilmore's School
Census: 7 Aug 1820, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA
Residence: 28 May 1832, Westchester, New York, USA
Census: 1 Jun 1840, New York Ward 9, New York, New York, USA
Census: 28 Aug 1850, New York Ward 12, New York, New York, USA
Residence: 28 Aug 1850, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA; Randall's Island
Occupation: 15 Feb 1854; laborer
Residence: 15 Feb 1854, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA; Alms House, Randall's Island

James married Sarah Williams on 31 Dec 1814 in Dutch Reformed Church, Fordham Manor, Westchester, New York, USA. Sarah (daughter of Stephen Williams and Hannah) was born on 28 Dec 1798 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA; died in 1820-1840 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah Williams was born on 28 Dec 1798 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA (daughter of Stephen Williams and Hannah); died in 1820-1840 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA.

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Census: 7 Aug 1820, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA

Children:

Margaret Ryer was born on 4 Sep 1815 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA; was christened on 17 Dec 1821 in Dutch Reformed Church, Fordham Manor, Westchester, New York, USA.
2. Abraham B. Ryer was born on 2 Apr 1817 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA; was christened on 17 Dec 1821 in Dutch Reformed Church, Fordham Manor, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 17 Sep 1854 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA.
William Ryer was born on 21 Jun 1819 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA; was christened on 17 Dec 1821 in Dutch Reformed Church, Fordham Manor, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 7 Mar 1870 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA.
Rachel Eliza Ryer was born on 9 Dec 1821 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA; was christened on 17 Dec 1821 in Dutch Reformed Church, Fordham Manor, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 16 Feb 1877 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA; was buried in Methodist Church Cemetery, Westchester Square, Bronx, New York, USA.

Dennis G. Majory was born on 18 Jan 1799 in Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, USA (son of John Majory and Elizabeth Garrison); died on 7 Oct 1872 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; was buried in Saint Johns Cemetery, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA.

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Census: 7 Aug 1820, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
Census: 1 Jun 1830, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
Census: 1 Jun 1840, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
Census: 25 Sep 1850; laborer
Census: 7 Jun 1860, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
Occupation: 7 Jun 1860; stonemason
Occupation: 1866; stonemason
Residence: 1866, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; Spring Road
Residence: 6 Mar 1870, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
Occupation: 18 Jul 1870, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
Occupation: 18 Jul 1870; stonemason

Dennis married Margaret Wood on 21 Aug 1819 in Dutch Reformed Church, Fordham Manor, Westchester, New York, USA. Margaret was born on 5 Aug 1802 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 16 Sep 1888 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret Wood was born on 5 Aug 1802 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 16 Sep 1888 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA.

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Census: 7 Aug 1820, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
Census: 1 Jun 1830, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
Census: 1 Jun 1840, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
Census: 25 Sep 1850, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
Census: 7 Jun 1860, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
Census: 18 Jul 1870, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
Census: 17 Jun 1880, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA

Notes:

DIED.

MAJORY. – At Yonkers, September 16, Margaret, widow of the late Dennis G. Majory, in her 87th year.

source: Death notice of Margaret Majory. Yonkers, NY: The Yonkers Gazette, 22 Sep 1888, p. 3.

Children:

Dennis E. Majory was born on 5 Aug 1820 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; died in 1872; was buried in Saint Johns Cemetery, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA.
Nathaniel Lewis Majory was born on 29 Oct 1821 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 5 Jun 1891 in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA; was buried on 9 Jun 1891.
3. Elizabeth Ann Majory was born on 10 Aug 1823 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 6 Aug 1885 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; was buried on 8 Aug 1885.
George Washington Majory was born on 8 Oct 1825 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 28 Aug 1889 in Coos, Oregon, USA.
Henrietta Majory was born on 29 Sep 1827 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 10 Feb 1861 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA.
John H. Majory was born in Abt. 1831 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 23 Aug 1893 in Albany, Albany, New York, USA.
William Majory was born on 27 Oct 1835 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 9 Jan 1859 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; was buried in Saint Johns Cemetery, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA.
Mary Jane Majory was born on 4 Apr 1838 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 1 Jul 1883 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA.
Garret G. Majory was born in Abt. 1842 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 29 Mar 1895 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; was buried in Saint Johns Cemetery, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA.

Generation: 4

John Ryer was born on 15 Feb 1759 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA (son of Henry Ryer and Margaret Wilse); died on 2 Oct 1793 in White Plains, Westchester, New York, USA.

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Occupation: 1780; Col. James De Lancey's Refugee Corps, British Army, American Revolutionary War
Census: 2 Aug 1790, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA
Occupation: 17 May 1792; cattleman

Notes:

2 Aug 1790 - Identified as John Ryer, son of Henry Ryer, on the 1790 U.S. federal census (source: National Archives and Records Administration. 1790 United States Federal Census, Westchester, Westchester County, New York, National Archives Microfilm Roll M637_6; 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.)

BY His Excellency GEORGE CLINTON, Esq. Governor of the state of New-York, General and Commander in Chief of all the Militia, and Admiral of the Navy of the same.

PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by an inquisition taken before David I. Pell, Esq. one of the coroners of the county of West Chester, on the 18th day of May, instant, it appears that Isaac Smith, deputy sheriff of the said county, was on the 17th day of the said month, inhumanly murdered while in the due execution of his said office; and that a certain John Ryer, late of the town of Westchester, in the county of Westchester aforesaid, stands charged with the commission of the said horrid crime, and whereas it is represented to me that the said John Ryers hath fled from justice.

NOW THEREFORE, I have issued this my proclamation, hereby offering a reward of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS to any person or persons who shall apprehend and deliver the said John Ryer to the keeper of the common gaol of the said county, so that he may be brought to justice. And I do by these presents strictly enjoin and require all officers, civil and military, and all other the good citizens of this state, to be aiding and assisting in the premises to the utmost of their power.

And do further hereby enjoin and require the Magistrates of the said county to cause to be apprehended (if that is not already done) every person who may have been in any way accessory to the said offence, who may have aided the said John Ryer in his escape, or who may have withheld that assistance which was required of them by the said deputy-sheriff in the execution of his said office, and which, by the law and their duty as good citizens, they ought to have rendered, in order that they may be held to answer for the same. GIVEN under my hand and the privy Seal at the city of New-York, this twenty-fourth day of May, in the year 1792, and in the sixteenth year of the independence of the said state.

GEORGE CLINTON.

source: Poughkeepsie, NY: The Poughkeepsie Journal, 31 May 1792, p. 2.

John married Margaret Wood in 1781 in Fordham Manor, Westchester, New York, USA. Margaret was born in Abt. 1762 in Westchester, New York, USA; died in Aft. 1 Jun 1840 in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret Wood was born in Abt. 1762 in Westchester, New York, USA; died in Aft. 1 Jun 1840 in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA.

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Census: 1 Jun 1840, New York Ward 9, New York, New York, USA

Children:

4. James Ryer was born in Abt. 1782 in Fordham Manor, Westchester, New York, USA; was christened on 23 Jun 1793 in Christ's Church, Rye, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 15 Nov 1856 in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA; was buried in Ward's Island, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA.
John Ryer was born in Abt. 1784 in Fordham Manor, Westchester, New York, USA; was christened on 23 Jun 1793 in Christ's Church, Rye, Westchester, New York, USA.
Mary Ryer was born in Abt. 1786 in Fordham Manor, Westchester, New York, USA; was christened on 23 Jun 1793 in Christ's Church, Rye, Westchester, New York, USA.
Jane Ryer was born in Abt. 1788 in Fordham Manor, Westchester, New York, USA; was christened on 23 Jun 1793 in Christ's Church, Rye, Westchester, New York, USA.

10.

Stephen Williams was born on 6 Oct 1767 in Throg's Neck, Westchester, New York, USA (son of Capt. Frederick Williams and Eleanor Pell Hunt); died on 1 May 1811 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA.

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Census: 2 Aug 1790, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA
Census: 4 Aug 1800, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA
Census: 6 Aug 1810, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA

Stephen married Hannah. Hannah was born in Abt. 1769 in Westchester, New York, USA; died in Aft. 12 Mar 1823 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Hannah was born in Abt. 1769 in Westchester, New York, USA; died in Aft. 12 Mar 1823 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA.

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Census: 2 Aug 1790, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA
Census: 4 Aug 1800, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA
Census: 6 Aug 1810, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA

Children:

Caleb Williams was born on 21 Mar 1787 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 28 Sep 1842 in Cortlandt, Westchester, New York, USA; was buried in Old Van Cortlandtville Cemetery, Cortlandtville, Westchester, New York, USA.
Elizabeth Williams was born in Abt. 1792 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA.
Rachel Williams was born in Abt. 1794 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 7 Jul 1828 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried in Loyalist Burial Ground, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Thomas Gilbert Williams was born on 12 May 1796 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 13 Dec 1870 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
5. Sarah Williams was born on 28 Dec 1798 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA; died in 1820-1840 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA.
Ann Williams was born on 21 Nov 1800 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 15 Apr 1867 in Annsville, Oneida, New York, USA; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA.
Charles Williams was born in Abt. 1802 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA; died in Aft. 1860 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA.
Tamar Williams was born in Abt. 1804 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA; died in Bet. 1870–1880 in Cortlandt, Westchester, New York, USA.
Isabella Williams was born on 22 Dec 1806 in Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 31 Aug 1882 in Peekskill, Westchester, New York, USA; was buried in Old Van Cortlandtville Cemetery, Cortlandtville, Westchester, New York, USA.

12.

John Majory was born in Abt. 1758 in Massachusetts, USA; died on 5 Apr 1823 in West Farms, Westchester, New York, USA.

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Military: 5 Oct 1783; private, 3rd Massachusetts Regiment, Continental Army, American Revolutionary War
Census: 2 Aug 1790, Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA
Residence: 7 Jun 1799, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA

John married Elizabeth Garrison. Elizabeth (daughter of Tunis Gerritsen and Annatje Kranckheit) was born in Abt. 27 Jun 1761 in Philipsburgh, Westchester, New York, USA; died in Aft. 1820. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

Elizabeth Garrison was born in Abt. 27 Jun 1761 in Philipsburgh, Westchester, New York, USA (daughter of Tunis Gerritsen and Annatje Kranckheit); died in Aft. 1820.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 2 Aug 1790, Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA

Children:

Elizabeth Majory was born on 4 Mar 1784 in Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, USA; was christened on 10 Jul 1788 in Dutch Reformed Church, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester, New York, USA.
William Hooper Majory was born on 18 Jul 1787 in Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, USA; was christened on 10 Jul 1788 in Dutch Reformed Church, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester, New York, USA; died in Jul 1873 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; was buried in Saint Johns Cemetery, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA.
Hannah Majory was born on 17 Feb 1791 in Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, USA; was christened on 17 Dec 1797 in Dutch Reformed Church, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester, New York, USA.
Nancy Majory was born on 27 Oct 1792 in Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, USA; was christened on 17 Dec 1797 in Dutch Reformed Church, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester, New York, USA.
Cornelia Majory was born on 9 Dec 1795 in Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, USA; was christened on 17 Dec 1797 in Dutch Reformed Church, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester, New York, USA.
John S. Majory was born on 23 May 1797 in Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, USA; was christened on 17 Dec 1797 in Dutch Reformed Church, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester, New York, USA; died in Aft. 1860 in Rostraver, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.
6. Dennis G. Majory was born on 18 Jan 1799 in Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 7 Oct 1872 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA; was buried in Saint Johns Cemetery, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA.
George Washington Majory was born in Abt. 4 Sep 1803 in Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, USA; was christened on 4 Sep 1803 in Dutch Reformed Church, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 8 Apr 1861 in Orangetown, Rockland, New York, USA; was buried in Greenbush Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Blauvelt, Rockland, New York, USA.
Stephen Lewis Majory was born on 4 Apr 1806 in Bergen, New Jersey, USA; was christened on 16 Jun 1811 in Dutch Reformed Church, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester, New York, USA; died on 14 Nov 1870 in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA.

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