JEREMIAH ALLYN, of Conneaut, Ohio, came to this place from Connecticut, May 1, 1854, and was for several years engaged in the produce business. In 1868 he started the Allyn Garden on West Main street, with 100 feet front, which has since been enlarged to 1,200 feet on the same street.
     Mr. Allyn is a direct descendant of Hon. Matthew and Margaret Allyn, who came to America in 1632.  He has an ancestry of which he may well be proud, and which, without a broken link in. the chain, is traced as follows:
     Hon. Matthew Allyn of Brampton, Devon county, England, son of Samuel Allyn of Chelmsford, Essex county, England, came with his older brothers, Samuel and Deacon Thomas, with the Braintree company to Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1632.  He was the largest landholder in Charlestown; in 1636 went to Hartford, Connecticut, and in 1638 removed to Windsor.  He was Judge of General Court and was one of the grantees named in the charter granted to the Colony of Connecticut by King Charles II. in 1662.  He died February 1, 1670 or 71.
     Captain Thomas Allyn, second son of Matthew and Margaret Allyn, was born in England; married Abigail, daughter of Rev. John Warham, Oct. 21, 1658; died Feb. 14, 1695.
     Hon. and Colonel Matthew Allyn, second son of Captain Thomas and Abigail Allyn, was born June 5, 1660; married Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Wolcott, Jr., Jan. 5, 1686; her death occurred June 4, 1734, and his Feb. 17, 1758.
Captain Thomas Allyn, first son of Matthew and Elizabeth Allyn, was born about 1686, and died Dec. 11, 1738.
     Thomas Allyn, first son of Captain Thomas and Elizabeth Allyn, was born Nov. 7, 1725; married Sarah Phelps, Dec. 13, 1750; died Nov. 17, 1781.
     Alexander Allyn, third son of Thomas and Sarah Allyn, was born Oct. 14, 1757; married Mercy, daughter of Captain Sodace and Mercy (Humphrey) Wilcox of Simsbury, Connecticut.  Her death occurred Oct. 14, 1816, and his May 9, 1822.
     Truman Allyn, second son of Alexander and Mercy Allyn, was born at Windsor, Connecticut, June 11, 1787; married Harriet, daughter of Eli and Athildred (Curtis) Case, Dec. 17, 1807.  She was born at Canton, Connecticut, Dec. 23, 1788, and died Apr. 6, 1845. He died June 3, 1849.
     Jeremiah Allyn, fourth son of Truman and Harriet Allyn, was born at Sunsbury, Connecticut, July 15, 1831; married Abbie A., daughter of Allen W. and Betsey (Wilder) Niles, Nov. 20, 1855, at Conneaut, Ohio.  She was born at Auburn, New York, Aug. 28, 1836.
     Jeremiah and Abbie A. Allyn have one child, Millie Elizabeth Allyn, born at Conneaut, Ohio, Oct. 15, 1860.
(Transcribed from Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga Counties; published in Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co., 1893 - Page 312)

BIRNEY M. ANDREWS, of North Sheffield, Ohio, is classed with the representative business men of his vicinity.  Of his life and ancestry we present the following brief review:
     Birney M. Andrews was born in Cherry Valley township, Ashtabula county, Ohio, in 1863, son of Philo and Melvina (Giddings) Andrews.  Philo Andrews, also a native of Cherry Valley township was born in 1831, and continued to reside there until the time of his death, Mar. 15, 1888.  By occupation he was a farmer; politically, a Republican.  The esteem in which he was held was evinced by his election to fill various official positions.  For a number of years he was Justice of the Peace and Township Trustee.  He was a man of strict integrity and was exemplary in his habits.  It was not only after his mortal remains were consigned to the elements from which they came that his praises were sounded, but also while he was living were his many virtues recognized.  His parents were Benoni and Betsey Andrews, natives of New York, who came to Wayne Township, Ashtabula county, Ohio, about 1803.  They settled an a large tract of timber land, being among the earliest pioneers of the township, and experienced all the labor incident to the developing of a farm in the wilderness.  They subsequently removed to Conneaut, where they lived the remainder of their lives.  The mother of Birney M., nee Melvina Giddings, was born in Wayne township, Ashtabula county, Ohio, in 1833, daughter of Marvin and Clara (Clark) Giddings.  Her father was a son of Joshua R. Giddings' half brother.  Mrs. Andrews was a devoted Christian woman, exemplifying her profession by her daily walk and conversation.  Her family were called to mourn her death Oct. 14, 1892.  Mr. and Mrs. Andrews had four children, namely: Lenora M., who resides in Andover, Ohio; Birney M.; Jessie F., who resides with her sister; and J. C., who is in business with his brother.
     The subject of our sketch remained a member of the home circle until he was twenty-four years of age.  He received a good English education, and at the age of seventeen began teaching, which occupation he continued until 1892. In 1887, with the proceeds of his work in the school room, he bought a farm and from that time until 1892 spent his summer in working on it.  That year  he engaged in the mercantile business, in which he has since continued.  He is a conservative business man.  Having by his own honest toil accumulated what he has, he looks well to the expenditure of the same.
     Mr. Andrews married, in 1886, Miss Alta Peebles, daughter of E. R. and Charlotte (Brockett) Peebles, natives of Ashtabula county.  She received her education at Grand River Institute and was for several years engaged in teaching.  They have one child, Ruth Pauline.
(Transcribed from Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga Counties; published in Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co., 1893 - Page 570)

HIAL ANDREWS, a farmer of Cherry Valley township, Ashtabula county, was born in Wayne township, this county, April 17, 1826, a son of Benoni Andrews, a native of Chautauqua county, New York.  The latter's father, Samuel Andrews, came to Ashtabula county, Ohio, in 1814, and was one of the pioneer settlers of Wayne township.  His death occurred here in 1843.  He was three times married, and Benoni was a son  by the first marriage.  The latter came to this county with his parents at the age of seventeen years, and in 1864 removed to where he died, at the age of sixty-eight years.  He was married at the age of twenty years, to Betsy Parmentrel, a native of Chautauqua county, New York.  Her father died at the age of ninety-seven years, and her mother was formerly a Miss Swift.  Mr. and Mrs. Andrews had ten children, nine of whom grew to years of maturity: Hial; Sally; Philo, deceased; Candace; Oliver, of Conneaut, Ashtabula County; Sylvia; Harrison, born in 1840; Sabra, of California; and Edd, deceased at the age of nineteen years.  The father was a farmer by occupation, and a Republican in his political views.  The mother, a member of the Baptist Church, died at the age of eighty-four years.
     Hial Andrews, our subject, came to his present place about forty years ago, then known as the J. H. Giddings farm, and consists of 135 acres of well-improved land.  He has 1,000 rock maple trees, and manufactures the best sugar in Ashtabula county.  He also has a good dairy, and a number of fine horses.  He was married in Trumbull county, Ohio, at the age of twenty-four years, to Sophronia Von, who was born and reared at Fowler, that county, a daughter of John and Betsy (Burr) Von, natives of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and both deceased in Trumbull county, Ohio.  Mr. and Mrs. Andrews have one daughter, Stella A., now the wife of James Tangdon.  They also have one daughter, Myrtle.  Our subject affiliates with the Republican party, and has served as Township Trustee, and as Assessor three years.  Socially he is a member of the A. F. & A. M., Gold Rule Lodge, No. 331.
(Transcribed from Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga Counties; published in Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co., 1893 - Page 890)

WILLIAM W. APPLEBY, a real estate dealer of Conneaut, Ohio, and one of the prominent business men of the town, is descended from early settlers of this place.  Following is a brief sketch of his life, and also that of his father and of his uncle, Captain Calvin W. and Gilman Appleby:
     W. W. Appleby was born in Ashtabula county, Ohio on Dec. 14, 1839, son of Capt. Calvin W. and Mary (Brown) Appleby.  His father was born in Bethlehem, New Hampshire on Aug. 17, 1808 and lived to be seventy-two years of age, dying Aug. 6, 1880, at Conneaut, Ohio.  His mother, a native of Windsor, Lower Canada, was born on Nov. 10, 1811, and died on Apr. 16, 1872, at the same place.  This worthy couple had several children, only two of whom lived to adult years, and of those two W. W. is the older.  He was educated in the Conneaut Academy, and before he engaged in the real estate business he was employed as a bookkeeper and salesman.
     Mr. Appleby was married in Detroit Michigan, in 1872, to Miss Ida J. Wiles, daughter of Francis R. Wiles.  Her father died in Detroit, of cholera, in 1854, when she was only two years old.  Mr. and Mrs. Appleby have four children:  Calvin W., Frederick W., Walter R., and Fannie.  Mrs. Appleby is a member of the Episcopal Church, and is a lady of much culture and refinement.  Politically, Mr. Appleby affiliates with the Republican party.  He has served as a member of the City Council for four years.
     Captain Calvin W. Appleby, and his older brother, Captain Gilman Appleby, were for many years prominent steamboat men on the great lakes.  They came to Conneaut at an early age with their stepfather, Major Samuel Blakeslee, and family, and were among the first settlers of the place.  Major Blakeslee was a well-known resident of Conneaut for many years, and at last died from the infirmities of extreme age.  He was at one time Worshipful Master of the Masonic lodge of Conneaut.  He had two sons and three daughters, namely:  Orville, a resident of Geneva Lake, Wisconsin; Chauncey of Chicago, Illinois; Harriet, wife of Frank Nettleton, of Kingsville; Eliza, wife of James H. Lake of Fredonia, New York; and Aurelia, wife of C. F. Levitt  of Conneaut.
     Captain Calvin W. Appleby's first experience as boatman was on the Lady of the Lake.  He afterward ran on the packet J. G. King, the brig. Lucy A. Blossom, and the steamers Indiana and Sultana.  The whole of his active life was spent on the lakes, and for many years he was one of the most popular commanders running between Buffalo and Chicago.  He was an intimate friend of Benjamin Wade and Joshua Giddings.  Mr. Wade was his attorney in one of the first suits the Captain ever had, the litigation concerning Conneaut harbor.  This suit was with the Fords and Captain Appleby and the defendant.
     Captain Gilman Appleby, also a native of Bethlehem, New Hampshire, was born on Aug. 29, 1806.  He built and commanded both the Sultana and the ill-fated Lady Elgin.  He also commanded the North America and the Constitution.  After he built and took command of the Lady Elgin, his brother became captain of the Sultana.  This vessel was described as the "Buffalo and Chicago steam packet Sultana," and was used chiefly in carrying passengers.  The gangway to the Sultana (like the gates to the upper sanctuary) was open night and day for the reception of the able sons of Ham, and the disembarking, too, if occasion required it, to insure the safety of such passengers on "the underground steamboat railway,"  Captain Calvin himself being the captain conductor.  Many were the negroes carried safely over, and the Sultana could have carried as many more had opportunity offered.  The kind and large-hearted Captain was a man of wonderful expedients in providing ways and means to lend a helping hand to every one who was in trouble.  Gilman Appleby was commander of the famous Caroline at the time she was captured by the enemy on Dec. 20, 1837.  The fate of this vessel - how she was set on fire and allowed to drift over Niagara - is familiar to all readers of history.  The captain and crew escaped.
     These brothers, Gilman and Calvin, were both self-made men, beginning their careers on small vessels and working and wining their way to promotion and the high positions they occupied.  Many were the times they distinguished themselves for their bravery.  Indeed, they were ready for every emergency.  In all their long experience they never lost a life nor did they ever have an accident.  Gilman was at one time commanding the North America on Lake Erie, and when near Dunkirk, New York, the vessel was caught in a heavy storm and was in danger of being dashed against the beach.  The Captain knew this would be certain death to all on board.  All the steam the vessel was allowed to carry was applied.  Still she was in danger.  Only one thing could save her.  Apply more steam.  But would the strength of her boiler admit this?  Taking the benefit of the doubt, and against the best judgment of the engineer, he held down the safety valve with his own weight, and more steam applied, and thus withstood the storm, landing his passengers safe in port.
(Transcribed from Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga Counties; published in Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co., 1893 - Page 587)
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City Cemetery, Conneaut, Ashtabula Co., Ohio for burials.

STEPHEN B. ATWOOD, Justice of the Peace, Notary Public, and an insurance representative, is one of the most highly respected citizens of Conneaut, Ohio.  Following is a brief sketch of his life:
    S. B. Atwood was born in Cortland county, New York, Feb. 27, 1820, son of Mills and Charlotte (Day) Atwood, both natives of the Empire State.  The father, a weaver by trade, passed his life and died in Columbia County, New York, at the age of eighty-three years.  The mother died in 1823.  She was a member of the Friends Church.  They had four children: David, Gideon, Stephen B., and Jane, all of whom have passed away save the subject of this sketch.
     Mr. Atwood was educated in Onondaga county, New York, and in Erie county, Pennsylvania, having resided at the latter place from 1837 until 1843.  The last named year he came to Conneaut and engaged in the harness and carriage business, continuing the same until 1878.  That hear he turned his attention to the granite business, and as traveling agent for the Ryegate Granite Works of Vermont, was on the road for five years.  In 1887 he was appointed Postmaster of Conneaut, which position he filled until 1891, when his commission expired.  As the incumbent of that office he rendered excellent service, giving entire satisfaction to all.  Since 1891 he has been engaged in the insurance business, and since 1892 has been a Justice of the Peace.
     He was married in Conneaut, Jan. 15, 1843, to Miss Charlotte E. Phillips, daughter of Gardner Phillips of Perrington, Monroe County, New York.  They had three children:  Edwin Gardner, Minnie C. and Lee C.
     Edwin G. Atwood was associated with his father in the carriage business for many years, and was afterward and up to the time of his death in the employ of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad Company, as freight agent, being a man of excellent business qualifications.  He was a member of the Masonic Order and also of the I. O. O. F.  Of the last named lodge he was elected Noble Grand and his death occurred the very evening he would have been installed in office -  Jan. 21, 1891.  He died at the age of forty-three years.  His wife, nee Marion Brown, a native of Scotland, is also deceased.  They left three children: Charlotte D.; William S., who is in the office of E. A. Miller¸ master mechanic of the Nickel Plate Railroad Company, at Conneaut; and Burt.
     Minnie C., the daughter of our subject, was engaged in teaching in Conneaut for several years, but at present presides over her father’s home.
     Lee C., is Deputy Postmaster of Conneaut, having occupied this position for nearly ten years, which circumstance in itself speaks well for his ability.
     S. B. Atwood has taken a deep interest in the moral and educational development of Conneaut.  He has served as Mayor of the city, for twenty-five years has been a member of the School Board, and has also held other minor offices in the city.  He is a member of the I. O. O. F., having filled all the chairs in the subordinate lodge.  He takes little active interest in politics, but votes with the Democratic party.
(Transcribed from Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga Counties; published in Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co., 1893 - Page 328)