Josiah Northup was born the son of Rev. Emmanuel and Phebe (Brown) Northup on 12 Apr 1779 in Connecticut. He married Lucy Gunn (b. 29 April 1784 in Massachusetts, d. 10 June 1855 in W. Oneonta, Otsego Co., N.Y.; Burial: Cook Cemetery W. Oneonta, N.Y.), daughter of Samuel and Sarah Gunn. They had nine known children.

When Josiah was a child, the family moved to New York but they traveled freely back and forth between Ct and NY. Josiah and Lucy started their family in New York but eventually moved back to Connecticut for good.

Marty Irons has found this will in the Otsego County records.

Otsego wills - Liber 7, pg 516
Josiah Northrup of Oneonta Dated July 1843 Probated Sept 19 1846
Mentions wife Lucy (hard to read)
sons: Josiah
Curtis C
Isaac
Emanuel
daus: Sally Derby
Lucy ?an Northrup
Celina
Cynthia Brownson
Josiah Allen
Henry Northrup
Executors Sons: Eamiel (possibly Emanuel above)
Joseph (possibly Josiah above)
Witnesses Daniel Dolliver of Laurens
Henry Bates of Oneonta

Marty Irons

The index to other Otsego County will abstracts can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyotsego/barberindex.htm

Josiah Northup Died: 1 Jun 1855
Burial: Cook Cemetery W. Oneonta, N.Y.

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Children of Josiah Northup and Lucy Gunn