Birth
Richard was born on December 7, 1781[1] in Vermont[2], the son of Isaac Filkins and Sarah Langdon [1]
His life
He came to Berne with his parents about 1792, and later settled in the eastern part of the town on a farm of 200 acres. [2] Assuming the Filkins genealogical information is correct, Richard was born in Rensselaer County, NY and came to Albany County as an adult and not with his parents, both of whom lived in Rensselaer County from the end of the Revolutionary War until their deaths.
Occupation
He was a farmer and he owned and operated a saw mill. [2]
Military
He was a soldier in the War of 1812, filling the office of Sargeant. [2]
Marriage & Children
Richard married first, Nancy Crabb who was born on August 2, 1783. Their marriage took place before 1801. [1]
Their children:
- Eliza Filkins, born March 30, 1801, died in 1865[1]
- Julia Filkins, born about 1803 died before 1841[1]
- Joseph Filkins, born July 4, 1805, died in 1857[1]
- Hannah Filkins, born August 14, 1808[1]
- John B. Filkins, born February 26, 1810 and died in 1854. [1]
- Richard Filkins, born March 26, 1814[1]
Richard married secondly on July 11, 1814, Catherine Angle born April 22, 1791, a daughter of Daniel Angle and Catherine Becker. [1]
Their children:
- George Filkins, born August 26, 1815 and died May 10, 1900. [1]
- Alanson Filkins, born 1816 and died 1816. [1]
- Daniel C. Filkins, born November 2, 1816 and died December 19, 1872[1]
- Elvira Marie Filkins, born May 7, 1819 and died August 1, 1881. [1]
- Edward Vincent Filkins born March 7, 1821 and died February 18, 1887. [1]
- Christopher A. Filkins, born September 28, 1822 and died in 1892. [1]
- Ezra Filkins, born in 1823 and died in 1823. [1]
- Albert Filkins, born in 1824 and died in 1824. [1]
- Hiram R. Filkins, born September 1, 1825 and died January 4, 1906. [1]
- Morgan L. Filkins born August 20, 1826 and died on June 13, 1896. [1]
- Welcome Lewis Filkins, born November 6, 1829. [1]
- Catherine Amelia Filkins, born May 11, 1830 and died in 1863. [1]
- Amanda Malvina Filkins married Charles Barber[2], she was born February 10, 1832 and died December 20, 1874. [1]
- Isaac Henry Hudson Filkins, born July 19, 1835. [1]
- Charles O. Filkins, born July 19, 1835 and died in 1919. [1]
Death
Richard Filkins died on November 9, 1841 and his wife, Catherine, died on March 29, 1863[1]
Richard's Will
Written on November 6, 1841.proved and recorded on August 8, 1842 
Additional Media
Filkins, Edward Vincent. — The late Edward Vincent Filkins was born in East Berne, on the Filkins homestead, in 1821 of Scotch ancestry.
His father, Richard Filkins, was a native of Vermont and came to Berne with his parents about 1792, and later settled in the eastern part of the town on a farm of 200 acres. He also owned and operated a saw mill, and was a soldier in the war of 1812, filling the office of sergeant. He was twice married, and by his first wife six children were born. His second wife was Catharine Angle; to this union were born fourteen children, eight sons growing to maturity.
Edward V. was reared on his fathers farm and attended the Rensselaerville and Knoxville Academies, teaching .school to procure means to pay his way. He read law in Delhi and settled in Berne in 1854, where he spent his life practicing his profession with success and distinction. Previous to his entering actively into the law practice, he filled the office of school com- missioner. His law practice was extensive, often being retained on cases which carried him before the higher courts in Albany. His wife was Emma E. daughter of Rev. Thomas L. Shafer and they had three children : Carrie E., Thomas Richard and May S. He died February 13, 1887, and his wife September 23, 1894. The surviving children, Carrie and Thomas, still reside on their father's homestead in the village of Berne, and they own a farm of 400 acres in Iowa. Miss Filkins is a graduate of Temple Grove Seminary of Saratoga, and for some years afterward devoted her attention to teaching.
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 Berne NY Family files, www.bernehistory.org
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Landmarks of Albany County, NY, Edited by Amasa J. Parker, Albany, NY Cite error: Invalid
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