Christopher P and Rebecca Morris Piatt
Christopher Prost Piatt was born c1802 in New Jersey to Asa and Diana Prost Piatt and died December 14, 1889, in Tompkins County, New York at age 87. He married c1820 in Tompkins County, New York, Rebecca Morris who was born c1793 in New Jersey to John and Catherine McKelvy Morris and who died September 25, 1887, in Tompkins County, New York at the age of 94. Both are buried in the Curtis Cemetery, Danby, Tompkins Co, NY.
Christopher and Rebecca had the following known children:
- Asa Piatt b: 1821
- John Morris Piatt b: 1823
- James Piatt b: 1825
- Matthias Mount Piatt b: 1826
- Christopher Prost Piatt b: 23 Feb 1828 d: 18 Apr 1828
- Arad Piatt b: 1829
- Mary A Piatt b: 1831
- Dinah Piatt b: 1833
- Christopher Prost Piatt b: 1835 NY d: bef 1880 m: Louisa Jenett ? b: c1837 NY d: 19 May 1881 (age 44 years) (buried Curtis Cemetery, Danby, Thompkins Co, NY)
- Arad J Piatt b: c1859 NY
- May A Piatt
- Lizzie Bell Piatt b: c1864 NY
- Charlotte A Piatt b: 14 Dec 1837 Danby, Tompkins Co, New York d: 2 Apr 1914 (lived in Tompkins Co, NY)
Christopher moved with his mother to a new home Tompkins Co., New York in 1804.
Christopher and Rebecca first appeared in Independence Twp, Allegheny County, New York, on the 1830 census as follows:
Christopher Piatt 1m20-30; 1f30-40 (this family enumerated #35/38 pg 123 #219; neighbors were Furman, Fanby and the C R Piatt families)
Where were Christopher and Rebecca in 1840 and 1850? They appeared as follows on the 1860 census of Danby, Independence Township, Tompkins Co, NY:
- Piatt, Christopher P age 59 born NJ / Blacksmith
- Piatt, Rebecca age 64 born NJ
- Piatt, Charlott age 23 born NY
- Mount, Dinah age 84 born NJ (this family enumerated #1349/1349 page 564; neighbors Bowen and Compton)
I do not have the family on the 1870 census, but, they appear as follows on the 1880 census of Danby, Tompkins Co, NY:
- Piatt, Christopher P age 76 born NY / MWM / Farmer / father/mother born NJ
- Piatt, Rebeca (Wife) age 83 born NJ / MWF / Keeping House / father/mother born NJ
- Piatt, Charlott A (Daughter) age 42 born NY / SWF / At Home / father/mother born NJ (from familysearch.org; page 27D)
Living nearby is the widow of their son, Christopher P Piatt Jr, as follows:
- Piatt, Louise J age 43 born NY / WWF / Keeping House / father/mother born NY
- Piatt, Arad J (Son) age 21 born NY / SWM / At Home / father/mother born NY
- Piatt, May A (Daughter) age 18 born NY / SWF / At Home / father/mother born NY
- Piatt, Lizzy Bell (Daughter) age 16 born NY / SWF / At Home / father/mother born NY (from familysearch.org; page 30A)
The following can be found in the Curtis Cemetery (Danby Rural Cemetery), Danby, Tompkins Co, NY:
Section Three - Row Nine #129
Sources:
- David C Piatt of Shelby Twp, MI dpiatt2@comcast.net
- 1830 Allegheny Co, NY, census
- 1860/1880 Tompkins Co, NY, census
- Curtis Cemetery Inscriptions
Updated Feb 2003
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