SOURCES: Leslie, Edmund Norman, 1902, Skaneateles,
history of its earliest settlement and reminiscences of
later times (Andrew Kellogg Press: New York).
BIOGRAPHY: Charles established on the outlet of Otisco
Lake, a milling station, which he called "Marietta" in
honor of his wife. Burnett was descended from the
Burnetts of Leys of Aberdeen, Scotland, a family
originally of Saxon origin, and was a lineal descendant
of Bishop Gilbert Burnet, the historian of "The
Reformation in England," and a brother of the Rev. I.
B. Burnet, Rector of the parish of Houghton, Hints,
England.
In early life he left London, and entered the
mercantile house of a relative at Lisbon, Portugal.
After residing there for a while, and also at Malaga
and at Gibralter, in Spain, he returned to England. He
soon after came to this country, and settled at
Skaneateles in the year 1803, with one of the Dutch
merchants of New York, William J. Vredenburg, with whom
he had already previously had business relations while
in Spain and portugal, and whose daughter he soon after
married. The marriage service was held ninety-seven
years ago, in the parlor of the house in which he
always lived until his death, and from the same parlor
his remains were borne to the church where the funeral
services were held.
He held the office of postmaster of Skaneateles from
1817 to 1843, a period of twenty-six years, through the
administrations of Presidents Monroe, Adams, Jackson,
Van Buren, and Harrison. He had been a warden of St.
James' Church since 1824, a period of thirty-two years.
He died in this village, February 16, 1856, aged
eighty-two years.
SOURCES: NY Genealogical and Biographical Record Vo. 90 (1959) p.213
CHR: Sponsors at baptism: William J., Elizabeth [father and mother],
Wilhelmina Vredenburgh
SOURCE: Bowman, Fred Q., 1986, 10,000 vital records of
Western NY 1809-1850, p. 244. Leslie, Edmund Norman,
1902, Skaneateles history of its earliest settlement
and reminiscences of later times (Andrew Kellogg Press:
NY) p. 292.
BIOGRAPHY: At time of marriage, Walter Weed was listed
as a merchant in Albany. Weed built the first
flouring-mills at what in 1902 was known as Weedsport.
SOURCE: Albany Register Jan 1, 1811 (From LDS Film 1022833)
MARRIAGE: Weed-Vredenburgh At Skaneatales on Friday 21 st inst. by Rev. Mr.
Sears,Mr. Walter Weed of this city to Miss Cornelia Vredenburgh dau of William
I. Vredenburgh esq. of Skaneateles.
SOURCES: Jenkins, John S., 1852, Lives of the governors
of the state of New York (Syracuse: Hall, Mills & Co.),
Throop, Walter Fay and Beryl Estelle Burch Throop,
1971, The Throop Tree (self published: La Mariada, CA)
BIOGRAPHY: Governor state of NY 1829-1833.
SOURCE: Bowman, Fred Q., 1986, 10,000 vital records of
Western NY 1809-1850. Jenkins, John S., 1852, Lives of
the governors of the state of New York (Syracuse: Hall,
Mills & Co.) p. 496.
MARRIAGE: From the Argus July 26, 1814 (see LDS film
1022833) Throop-Vredenburgh, At Skaneateles on the 19th
inst. by Rev. Wm. Clark, Enos T. Throop of Auburn to
Miss Evelina Vredenburgh, dau. of the late Hon. Wm. I.
Vredenburgh
SOURCE: DAR Vol. 1 p. 166 Lineage of Mrs. Eva J.
Hopkins Hamilton.BIOGRAPHY: Smith Weed served as Commissary in the Am.
Rev. He received a pension.
SOURCE: Colonial Families of the United States p. 244.
BIOGRAPHY: Captain of the First Rhinebeck Company of the First Regiment of
Militia (Minute Men), 17 Oct. 1775; was one of the Associates of Dutchess Co.,
1775, High Sheriff of Co., 1786-1807.