Samuel Clarke Pomeroy
Born Jan. 3 1816 in Hampshire Co., Southampton Mass.
Died Aug. 27, 1891 in Whitinsville Co. Mass.
*Notes for Samuel Pomeroy – He attended Amherst College Mass. from 1836-1838. He then went to New York State and taught school. Then he returned to Southampton Mass. abt. 1842 and held several local offices. State House Of Representatives from 1852-1859. He came to Kansas abt. 1854 first Lawrence then Atchison. He was Mayor of Atchison 1858-1859. He was a Organizer & Financial Agent for the New England Emigrant Aid Co. One of his jobs was to go out and buy up land in Kansas and other places.
Parents
Samuel Pomeroy
Born May 13, 1774 Hampshire Co., Southampton Mass.
Died April 8, 1854 Hampshire Co., Southampton Mass
Dorcas Burt
Born Oct. 4, 1773 Mass.
Died April 15, 1855
Samuel & Dorcas ( Burt ) Pomeroy married April 6, 1799 Mass.
Marriages
Lucy Gaylord on April 23, 1846 N. Y.
Born Dec. 18, 1818 in Ononolaga Co N. Y. Otisco Twp.
Died July 20, 1863 in Washington D. C. of Typhoid Fever
* notes for Lucy On one of the deeds lot 9 Samuel sold to Thaddeus & Theodore Hyatt of New York City then on April 5, 1859 the Hyatt’s gave power of attorney to Samuel Pomeroy & Wilis E ( Eber ) Gaylors ( this was a brother to Lucy ( Gaylord ) Pomeroy ) Willis E. Gaylord was a Broker & a Banker
Martha Whiting Married abt 1865 most likely Atchison Kansas
Born abt. 1829 Mass.
Death Unknown
Annie ( ? )
* note I read somewhere Samuel’s first wife Annie and child died so I question if this was his 3d wife. and not his first
Children-
Unsure at this time if Samuel and any of his wives had any children other than what I read about his first wife and child
