Individual Details

Birth

Bible pruchased by John C. Albright. Marjorie Albright reported that the parents were named in the Bible. Since then I located a copy of the bible information. There is no mention of his parents.
where the vital records of Williamstown, MA; the town where his first three children were born, were searched with no Albright birth records found during the time that John Carpenter Albright was born.

Baptism

This information is from Marjorie Adams (nee Albright), the sister of my husband, who had been researching . Baptism is not recorded in the original church records

Census

1830 census Wayne County, New York;
1 male 5 to 10
1 male between 30 to forty.
2 females under 5
3 persons under 20
1 person 20 to 50

Marriage

The newspaper stated:
At Petersburg, N.Y. on the 31st ult. by the Rev. Mr. Weaver, Mr. John Allbright, of Pownal, Vt. to Miss Eliza White, of Hancock.
At the time of his marriage John was living in Pownal, Bennington County and Eliza was living in Hancock, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, (next to the border of New York).

Miscellaneous

To Miss Eunice Ann Gilbert of Pownal;, Bennington County, Vermont
From Moses William Gleason of Newberg; July 25, 1836
It has not been for want of inclination of forgetfulness that I have thus long neglected writing to you but every day has brought with it various & new occupations & through my friends have not been forgotten yet I confess, I have not been as punctual as I ought. I need not assure that a letter from you would procure many pleasing sensations & hope this letter will find you enjoying the best of health & a contented mind & then you will be happy. When I bade you a parting adieu, my mind was in a state of agitation which I can never express.
I arrived in Troy that night, saw your Father there & had a long talk with him & the next morning, he went down to the boat with me and visited until we started & he bade me farewell & wished me a pleasant voyage & I was blessed with one. I have traveled about fourteen hundred miles since I last saw you & it is with pleasure that I can assure you that I am comfortably settled here in Illinois, Winnebago Co. on the river called Kishwaukee, Eight miles east of Rock River which is navigable. I have a lot on the river for my shop, being 6 rods in the river & twenty back for a house lot. They are going to lay out a village here. I have the privilege of drawing three feet of water from their dam to cary a trip hammer, bellows or other works. I have built a small shop since I came here & burnt some coal, & I have been to Chicago which is about 100 miles east of here. I bought a new set of tools & now I have everything in ample order for business & I have more than double for work here to what I used to in Vermont. I have $2.25 for shoeing a horse & $4.50 for oxen & 25c per pound for mill irons & plows & all other heavy irons-etc. I am going to get out timber for a ship this winter & build another 60 ft. by 30 for carriage ship. I have bought me a yoke of oxen that measure 7 ft. 7 in., paid $90 for them & I calculate to keep them drawing timber.
I found my brother well & doing well & we are going to build a dwelling house this fall & together we have the house in company, one thousand & 40 acres of the best land, one mile square. It is as handsome a meadow as you ever say & as level as a house floor, not a stump or bush nor stone on the while of it but covered with green grass & flowers of the most beautiful kind. It does not take a great sum of money to buy a farm here, land can be bought for $1.25 an acre & the day you get you duplicate your land is worth from $10 to $20 an acre. We have no clearing of land to do. leaving me having nothing to do but plow so ____ & _____.
Our water is good, good springs & brooks & a healthy climate. The timber of this country consists of black-walnut, hickory, several kinds of oak, black & white ash, hackberry, elm, maple, beech, locust, buckeye, catalpha, sycamore, cottonwood, mulberry, basswood, cherry & poplars. One year ago & a little better but little did I thin that I should see Blackhawk's battle ground & his wigwams where the Indians camped. but the very ground that the wigwams stood on is not but a few rods from the house but they have sold their lands to the government & moved West of the Mississippi River. All is at peace.
The change has been great with me for two months, but I am far from being unhappy. I have found many valuable sources of enjoyment & I believe I can say not-withstanding my separation from everything which once I loved, yet, I never was happier or more contented in my life, but there shall be remembrances of scenes past in a circle of my Powel friends to dwell within & never be forgotten.
Eunice, I shall trust to you to give my love to all. Eunice, with respect to Keziah & Thomas, give my respects to them & tell them that I have a claim of land for them & I shall write to your Father soon, for when I saw him in Troy, he requested me to look around for him & I fund a plot that I thought would do. For than to write him & he would send the money or come & fetch it & see the country himself.
With respect to the country, there is no better, it is the Glory of the United States & Garden of America. I which you to write your Father & inform him that I am well & that I shall write him soon & be more particular in describing the situation of the land which I have now for the boys. There is 160 acres of land which they can have.
Dear friend, I wish you to inform Raymond Morganson where to direct his letters & give my best respects to him & Betsey & tell them that my well wishes ever attend them & I wish they were here in Illinois with me for here is the place for young men to make money and furthermore to please inform them that I have as good a water privilege as there is in the state of Vermont-situated on the Kishwaukee River with pleasant little grove on it & that I'm going to build a dwelling house on it this fall.
N.B. Direct your letter to Chicago, Cook Co. State of Illinois.
Eunice, I have two thousand things that I would like to write but paper will not admit & so you will have to wait for the next letter. You know, Eunice, I can say more in one minute than in 10 letters could contain.
Yours while life remains, so good night. Please write by the 1st mail & do no fail to give me a general history or a brief sketch of all that has taken place since I left.
Kishwaukee July 25, 1836
Eunice Ann Gilbert this is from your friend.
M W GLEASON

Death-shared

To the Hon Court of Probate in and for the county of Berkshire, Thomas S McMaster of Williamstown in said county that Young McMaster late of Williamstown deceased. Died on the 24 th of Augt 1836 leaving Demmis McMaster his wife widow and following children theirs at said Thomas McMaster. Samuel Y McMaster, John S McMaster and Sally wife of John Start all of lawful age and any in Williamstown. And Henry Albright, Eliza Albright and Sally Albright minor children of said deceased daughter Hannah deceased late wife of John C Albright who reside in the state of New York. The Thomas S further informants that said Young McMaster left a last will and testament in which your petitioner is named Executor. And hereto with presents said last will Testament and prays that the same may be ... recorded and that he may be improved to execute the same.
Thomas S McMaster

Census

John C Albright, 2 males under five,
1 Male between 5 and 10,
1 male between 15 and 20,
1 male between 30 and 40.
2 females under 5,
2 females between 10 and 15,
1 female between 20 and 30. Total 10.

Residence

as determined by the birth places of his children

Residence

Eliza Ann the daughter of John and Hannah, John's first wife, on 16 April 1847 was married in Samford Vermont. She stated her residence as Williamstown, Massachusetts. This may indicate she remained with another family while her father and family moved to Illinois.

Census

John Albright age 40 Farmer, born New York,
Eliza age 38 born Massachusetts,
John Jr. age 16 born New York,
Franklin W. age 15, born New York,
Francis W. age 14 born New York,
Geo D. age 13 born New York,
Elizabeth E. age 11 born New York,
Delos age 9 born New York,
Etta age 7 born New York,
Harrison D. age 5 born New York,
Mary J. age 3 born Illinois,
Thos G. age 1 born Illinois.

Living next household with the family of William H. Chamberlin is: William H. Albright age 26 (John's first son) born Massachusetts and is a farmer.

Property

with his wife Eliza, et al Grantee and William D Robertson, wife Rhoda J (or I), Grantor, dated 2 April 1856, recorded same date, into book 141, page 21. Lot 17 N side Albany and Schenectdy turnpike road, N to Sand St.
Is it possible that this a probate settlement? The clue is that John and Elizabeth are not the sole grantee's.

Upon receipt of the deed this is not my John Albright

Property

Henry Albrectt Grantee and John Albrecht and wife Eliza Grantor, dated 24 November 1856, recorded same date, into book 141, page 21. Lot 17 N side Albany and Schenectdy turnpike road, N to Sand St.

Upon receipt this is not my John Albright

Census

John C Albright age 57, farmer, real estate value 11500, personal property value 1900, born New York,
Eliza age 48 wife, born Massachusetts,
Frank age 24 farmer born New York,
Delos age 19 born New York,
Harrison L age 6 born New York,
Mary I, age 10 born New York,
Thos J age 11 born New York.

Property

John C Albright taxed for a carriage May 1, 1864

Census-shared

household 102, family 103
John Albright age 67
Eliza age 58
household 102, family 104
E E Garcelon age 26 auctioneer, born Maine, married Dec
Mary age 23, born Illinois

Census

John Albright age 67, born New York, farm value 21,000,
Eliza age 68 born Massachusetts,
Thomas age 20 general farmer born Illinois.

Burial

Birth: 1803, Vermont, USA
Death: Sep. 6, 1875, USA

John C. Albright was born in Vermont. He lived and farmed near Belvidere, Illinois. (Boone County Spring Township) He immigrated to Boone County from Sherburne, New York. He was married to Eliza White Albright (1813 - 1875) They had Nine children. One of their children Delos (1841 - 1862) served with the Ninth Illinois Cavalry during the Civil War. Another son, Noble John C. (1834 - 1905) also lived for most of his life in the Belvidere, Illinois area. John and his wife Eliza, along with another child Thomas (1849 - 1876) along with Delos are buried in the Belvidere, Illinois cemetary. Noble John C. along with several other family members are buried in Shattuck's Grove Cemetery which is located in a rural area in the SE corner of Boone County, Illinois. According to cemetery records, John C. died from a nervous affliction and paralysis.

Burial: Belvidere Cemetery, Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA

Info

Henry Albright and Sarah Jones were designated as the parents of John Carpenter Albright. Marjorie Albright Adams the sister of Ray, my husband, had the family Bible. She indicated that Henry and Sarah were the parents of John C. Albright. She was also a serious genealogist. I found the marriage of Henry and Sarah Jones and designated them as the parents from the sparse knowledge I have.