Godfrey Vought was born circa 1760.08/1763 in Peekskill, NY to Catherine Rhinehart and Joseph Christian Vought. DAR has birth as 4/1761 His father was an immigrant from the Netherlands. He enlisted in 1780 in Col. Hughes regiment, New York Line during the Revolutionary War. He married Polly Croft in 1780. Children: 1.David VOUGHT (16 Feb 1790 - 7 Oct 1865), husband of Ellen Huyck 2. Catherine (_Caty_) VOUGHT d. 23 Jun 1879, wife of Andrus Eiklor 3. Joshua VOUGHT, b. 23 Jan 1795, husband of Polly E. Thatcher 4. John VOUGHT (15 Mar 1805-1890), husband of Mervil Cannan 5. Polly (_Mary_C_) VOUGHT (13 Jul 1793 - 28 Mar 1868), wife of Steven Cranmer 6. Daniel VOUGHT, Husband of Mary Mattison He died in Rome, PA on 1849.04.15. Isaac Vought (born 1814), the son of Henry Christian Vought (born around 1760), and grandson of Joseph Christian Vought said to his granddaughter Myrta Delling a few years before his death in 1903 that Joseph Christian Vought was from "Ornesprat." Due to the similarity of the name, I checked the baptismal records from 1810-1849 for Ooltgensplaat, Netherlands but did not find any mention of Joseph Christian Vought nor his wife Christina Rhinehart. From THE VOUGHT FAMILY by Heverly At the age of 18 he enlisted in the regiment of Colonel Hughs and served one year in the Revolutionary war. He re-enlisted under Col. Dubois and served an additional nine monthes He was in many skirmishes and was personally acquainter with George Washington, Mad Anthony and other distinguished soldiers of the Revolution. His granddaughter says " I have many times heard him resite his experience, and as he told of the hardships of the soldiers a momentary sadness came over his face. After the was he married Polly Croft. Only one family proceeded the Voughts into Rome Township, Bradford Co. Pa. From LaFrancois Family Tree Fought in the Revolutionary War Enlisted at 18 in the regiment of Col. Hughes - served one year. reenlisted under Col. Dobois - served 9 months Knew George Washington and Mad Anthony moved from Peeksville to Rome, Pa. Cut own road with Hendrick Lent Killed a bear that was stealing a pig. in 1804 built the first frame house in Rome and then a barn with Andrus Eiklor and mr. Wells built teh first sawmill in Rome started a tavern in Rome Started the first orchard in Rome with the seed that he had brought was tall,fine looking with ble eyes, light hair and fair complexion. His little wife braved the fronteer. One night they heard a pig squeal and Mr Vought with a gun and his wife with a torch went out nto the night and saw a large bear carrying a porker. A good shot and they had an abundance of bear meat. In 1814 he opened his doors to the public, keeping Rome's first house of public entertainment. His orchard bore the first fruits in Rome. From "HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF BRADFORD COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA" CHAPTER XXXVIII. ROME TOWNSHIP (pp. 423-432) By Clement F. Heverly Godfrey Vought, a native of Peekskill, N.Y., enlisted in the Revolutionary War and served until the establishment of peace. He was personally acquainted with General Washington, "Mad Anthony" Wayne and many other distinguished patriots. In 1798 he emigrated to Rome, cutting his own road part of the way from Sheshequin. He took up lands and erected a log house in the north part, of the present Rome village. Here surrounded by savage beasts he began to battle with the wild woods. His little wife bravely shared the dangers and hardships with him. One night they heard their pig squeal. Mr. Vought ran out with his gun and found a large bear trying to carry the porker from its log pen. Mrs. Vought followed with a torch, when a well aimed bullet saved the pig and supplied the larder with an abundance of bear's meat. In 1804 Mr. Vought built the first framed house in Rome and soon after the first framed barn. He also in company with Andrus Eiklor and a Mr. Wells put up the first saw-mill in Rome. In 1814 he opened his doors to the public, keeping Rome's first hostelry. He died, 1849, in his eighty-ninth year. His wife was Polly Croft, who died, 1860, aged ninety-three years. Their children were David, Catherine (Mrs. Andrus Eiklor), Polly C. (Mrs. Stephen Cranmer), Joshua and John. History of the Presbyterian Church of Rome, Pennsylvania (pp. 53-61) By: Victor Charles Detty Godfrey Vought, a farmer, had his residence at the site of Claude B. Wilmot's residence. His wife was Polly Croft, granddaughter of the Duke of Baden, Germany. He died in 1849 in his eighty-ninth year. He was the great-grandfather of Mrs. G. W. Chase and Mrs. Minnie Truesdale of Taylor Hill and Miss Ruth Whitney and the great-great-grandfather of A. J. and Richard Whitney and Sarah Whitney (wife of Dr. R. L. Scott of Buffalo, N.Y.). He and his wife donated the land, valued at $100, for the erection of the Rome Methodist Church in 1849. The following is the testimony he gave when applying for his Revolutionary War Pension. My comments are in brackets. Declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the act of congress of the 7th of June 1832 granting pensions to the soldiers of the Revolution. State of Pennsylvania } County of Bradford } S.S. On this tenth day of September 1832 personally appeared before the court of common pleas of the county of Bradford Godfrey Vought a resident in the Township of Rome in the said county of Bradford and State of Pennsylvania aged seventy years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaratoin in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of congress passed June 7th 1832 That he enlisted for the term of one year in the army of the United States about the tenth of April as near as he can recollect in the year 1780 at Peeks Kill Westchester county in the state of New York. That he was enlisted by a recruiting officer or agent by the name of Thomas Vanpeldt into the company commanded by Cap Bond who shortly after left the command of the company which was in his stead placed under the command of Cap Jonathan Knapp who continued in the command during the year. This company was attacked to the Regiment under the command of Col Hews or Hughs. Major Kears commanded in the same Regiment, John Accomom was his Lieutenant in his company. Shortly after his enlistment this declarant was ordered into service on board of the Boats at Kings Ferry so called at Stony and Verplanks Points on Hudson River called "Continental Boats" and the service was that of transporting the troops, cavalry and Infantry and public property of various Kinds such as cattle, provisions and military stores &c. and he continued in this service during the year for which he enlisted and at the end of the year was regularly dismissed but dont recollect whether he had a written discharge or not. At this time there was a considerable portion of his pay in arrears and due for his services and so with his other soldiers and there were some persons who purchased form the soldiers their arrears of pay. This declarant states that for his services he received but very little and that in "continental money" that it was so depreciated that he gave six dollars for a gill of rum [one gill = four fluid oz or 118 mL] at one time. That the service rendered by him and others attached to and manning the continental Boats was exceeding arduous & fatiguing. He was subject to be called into service and often times great exertion at any & all times, night and day, when the weather was good or bad. He was required not only to transport persons and property, expresses and troops across the river at the ferry, but also provisions and stores up and down the River to any distance necessary. He saw Genl Arnold on board his barge as he passed down the River by where he was then stationed on Van Planks point to a vessel by about three miles below. He saw Major Andre a number of times and he assisted in ferrying him a number of times accross the river at Kings ferry. After he had got dismissed from his first years service he immediately enlisted again for nine months service at Peekskill state of N York, he went before Col Saml. Drake to be qualified that he would perform faithfully in the service of the United States in he thinks they were called the New York Levies that he served the nine months tour on the lines as [illegible] scouting parties in Westchester county Bedford &c. as occassion required. Richard Sacket was his Captain, Lieut Moshier or Moser was first Lieutenant of the company, second Lieutenants name Tucker, Col Dubois commanded the Regiment, was discharged he thinks by the Major but dont recollect his name, at the experation of the said nine months, During this time the money had become so depreciated that he paid one hundred and ten dollars for one gill of Rum to (old Mother Trow) Middle Patten [Middle Patent, North Castle Township, Westchester County]. During this time he had an engagement with Col Holmes at "King Street" thinks New Rochelle county) in which Cap Sackett was taken [skirmish 1781.11.01 three miles east of White Plains?] and Lieut Mosher (as above) had a desperate engagement, we killed one man dead and it was reported that forty four were wounded. That this declarant with others guarded the French artillery up to fort called "Valentine Hill" [Valentine Hill Marker Location: On 201 Seminary Avenue in front of St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, New York 10714] and while there an express came and ordered us back to the army under the hill and carried the wounded and dead back, after a hard engagement with the Hessians which, he thinks was in the latter part of June. That another engagement took place at "Dobbs Ferry" on the North River [Hudson River] at the British shipping went down the River after having been up the river and while they were up the River we built a fort a little below Tarry Town at Dobbs Ferry after the nine months service ended this declarant was frequently called out to guard the lines by the militia officers and had frequent tours in scouting sometimes ten or fifteen days at a time and exposed to hardshiip and toil and found themselves without any pay. This declarant further states the wages he drew for the first year while he was in the Ferry service of his enlistment was a dollar per day. But received his pay & all he did receive in continental bills as before stated. This declarant hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any state. his Godfrey + Vought mark Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court. J P Bull, Prvt. per E S Goodrich Dep. and the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. Bradford County, SS I James B Bull Prothonotory of the court of common Pleas of Bradford
Last Will & Testament ( I Godfrey Vought of the township of 670 of Godfrey Vought ( Rome in the county of Bradford & state deceased late of Rome ( of Pensylvania farmer being in a ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~( declining state of health but of a sound mind & disposing memory do make and ordain this my last will & testament in manner & form following that is to say I will that my funeral expenses any last debts be paid and Discharged out of my personal property as soon after my decease as reasonably may be. I give and devise to my beloved wife Polly the use rents & occupancy of the dwelling house in which we live & the barn below the house on the same side of the road with the land embraced in the following description to wit Beginning at the well between my house and Joshua thence to a Butternut tree standing in the fence back of the house thence northerly course past the barn to the back of the hill where the fence comes down the hill thence square to the highway thence down the road to the burying ground thence along the line of the fence to the Burying ground to the line between the farms on which John Vought lives and the farm on which I now live thence following said line across the creek to the old 6 corner line thence a Northerly line to an elm tree standing near the bank of the creek called parks creek thence a southerly direction to the fence on the lower side of the Orchard thence a direct line to the highway at the lower corner of the shed opposite the [illegible] house thence to the bars between Joshuas & my house & thence to the well the Place of Beginning. Also a piece of Land to contain twenty five acres situate on the North or west side of the highway along the line of the farm on Which John Vought lives to my west line or north west line & wide enough so that the line is to run parallel with siad Johns line back to the road wide enough to make the twenty five acres to have & to occupy the same so long as she lives. And I do more over give to my said wife all the house hold furniture and one half of all the personal property to her absolute use I give and devise to my Daughter Catharine Eiklor all the land and buildings before described the use of which my wife Polly is to have as aforesaid the title to vest in her the said Catharine at the deceas (sic) of her Mother. I give and devise to my said son Joshua Vought and to his heirs all the land contained in my farm which I now own north of the land before disposed of in this my last will on condition that he or his heirs pay to Polly Cranmer Widow of Stephen Cranmer deceased fifty Dollars a year after my desease for four years making in all two hundred dollars without Interest I give to my Daughter Polly Cranmer two hundred Dollars to be paid in four years after my decease by payments of fifty Dollars per year the first payment to make in one year after my decease & so on in yearly Payments as above Specified by Joshua Vought. I give and devise to Joshua Vought and to his heirs for the support and maintenance of my son John Vought & Marvell his wife during their [illegible] of their natural lives the following piece or tract fo land [illegible] 454 as follows to wit beginning at the old 6 corner line south of the Wysox creek thence to the highway so as to stike the south line of the burying ground, thence across the highway along with line of the meeting house lot straight up the hill & back to the back line of the farm thence southerly along the line of John Canmores line thence to Joshua Maynards line thence following said line to the place of Beginning containing one hundred acres more or less & if in the Providence of God the said Joshua Vought shall die before the said John & Marvell [illegible] case the heirs of the said Joshua to entitle them to the benefits of this devise are to carry out the conditions thereof by maintaining the said John & Marvell as the said Joshua is bound to do to carry out the intention of the Testator. Lastly I do hereby nominate constitute & appoint my son Joshua Executor of this my Last Will & testament and I do hereby revoke annul and make void all former and other wills and testaments heretofore by me made & do declare this only to be my last will & testament in Witness thereof I the said Godfrey Vought the testator have hereunto set my Hand & seal the 18th day of January AD 1849. Godfrey (his x) Vought {seal} [illegible] Sealed published & declared by the said Godfrey Vought the testator as & for his last will & testament in the presence of each other have hereunto inscribed our names as Witnesses Hiram H. Mann William M. Mowatt Probate taken May 1st 1849 Joshua Vought { Letters testamentary granted to Joshua 670 executor of the Estate { Vought upon the Estate of Godfrey of Godfrey Vought { Vought deceased late of Rome township Late of Rome died { in the county of Bradford he having ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ first been duly sworn well & truly 3.81 paid to administer upon said Estate according to Law. Given under the hand & Seal of the Register at Towanda This 1st day of May 1849 Inventory Filed May 18th 1849 ====================================================================== Godfrey Vought was my 5 x great grandfather. If you are descended from him as well, please feel free to contact me at my e-mail address below. Also, please check out my link to "Vought Family and Reminiscenses of Early Times" by C.F. Heverly.
202. Godfrey Vought born 1760.08 or 1763 in Peekskill, NY Revolutionary War veteran – listed as being in the 3rd Regiment of the Westchester County Militia according to the DAR, he enlisted in 1780 at the age of 16 in Col. Hughes regiment, NY Line. Pension mentions him enlisting at Peekskill, NY about April 10, 1780 and serving 1 year in Captain Bond's company, later Captain Jonathan Knapp's company in Col. Hugh's regiment in 1780 and 9 months in Capt. Sacket's co. Col. Dubois' regiment in Westchester co. in 1781. He was employed on the "continental boats" at King's Ferry, Stony Point and Verplanck's Point transporting troops, cavalry and infantry, cattle, and military stores. He ferried Maj. Andre a number of times. When he served in Capt. Richard Sackett's company in Col Dubois' New York regiment he was in an engagement with Col. Holmes at "King Street thinks New Rochell county" in which engagement Capt. Sackett was taken prisoner, and was in other engagements one of which was at Dobb's Ferry (a little below Tarry town) on the North River. He afterwards was called out frequently on short tours. He defended the French artillery up to a fort called "Valentine Hill". A hard engagement against the Hessians in the latter part of June. married 1780 to Polly Croft 1800 Vought, Godfey living in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in census [12010-11010-00] 1810 Vought Godfrey in Orwell, Luzerne county, PA in census 1820 Godfrey Vought in Orwell, Bradford, PA in census 1830 Godfry Vought in Orwell, Bradford, PA in census 1840 Godfrey Vought in Rome, PA, age 79, in census of Pensioners of Revolutionary or Military Service died 1849.04.15 or 05.29 in Rome, PA 404. Joseph Christian Vought born 1741 in Ornesprat, Netherlands (per grandson Isaac Vought, the son of Henry Christian Vought). The closest place name I have found to Ornesprat is Oranjeplaat, which is in the town of Arnemuiden. 1745 family came to America and settled in Peekskill, NY Revolutionary War veteran – listed as being in the 3rd Regiment of the Westchester County Militia according to the DAR he served as a private in Capt. Ebenezer Boyd's company, Col. Samuel Drake's 3rd Westchester County, NY regiment died 1799 in PA