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Notes on Ira Huntley

Land patents: Ira received military warrants for two properties in Wisconsin, both of which he assigned to others.

• http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=0174-016&docClass=MW (89.25 acres in Trempealeau Co., assigned to James V. Brown; states that Ira was "Private, Captain Sax's Company War 1812")
• http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=0347-413&docClass=MW (160 acres in Lincoln Co., assigned to John Dick; states that Ira was "Sergeant, Captain Wilson's Company, New York Militia, War 1812")

There is an account of Captain Saxe's company in a history of Highgate:

Conrad Saxe was captain of the 2d Company of the 1st Regiment and 1st Brigade of detached Militia. This 2d Company was raised from the towns of Highgate, Swanton, St. Albans, Georgia, Milton, and Westford. ... This company were detached for 6 or 9 months and served out their time at Swanton Falls in 1812.

Page 420 of the same volume lists the roll of Saxe's company on Sept. 1, 1812; Ira Huntley is listed.

New York State records show that Ira Huntley was an officer in a Genesee County regiment in 1821.

It appears that there are two Ira Huntleys of the same approximate age in Ohio. 1850 census:

• Bath, Summit, Ohio; b. 1796 in New York; m. to Sophia B, b. 1797 in Mass.; wagon master
• Berlin, Erie, Ohio; b. 1791 in Vermont; m. to Sally, b. 1789 in Vt; farmer

The Berlin Ira lived next door to Ozias Huntley, who is presumably his son. It also seems most likely that this is the Ira who is grandfather to Selium.

The Bath Ira is presumably the father of Amanda M. Huntley whose marriage license I found.

There is only one Ira Huntley in the 1840 census, in Bath, Summit, Ohio. There is an Aaron Huntley listed in Berlin, Erie, Ohio.

The only Ira Huntley in the 1830 census is in Milton, Chittenden, Vermont. There is a Levis Huntley in Bath, Medina, Ohio.

There are three Ira Huntleys in the 1820 census: Milton, Chittenden, Vermont; Cicero,​ Onondaga,​ New York; and Middleburry,​ Genesee,​ New York. Neither of the latter two are anywhere near Vermont. I don't have access to the images to check ages.

It is notable that Selium's biography says that the family moved first to Medina County, Oh. before settling in Erie County. I want to believe that the Levis/Ira in Bath is a cousin of the Milton Ira.

By the 1860 census the only Ira of appropriate age is in Farrington, La Crosse, Wisconsin; b. 1794 in Vt.; wife Sally.

By the 1870 census the only Ira of appropriate age is in Bath, Summit, OH; b. 1796 in NY.; no spouse, but a daughter or dil.

No appropriate-aged Iras in the 1880 census.

McGary land grants

in vicinity of Norwalk:

• 4/15/1856: two 40-acre patents to Elvira McGary
• 3/10/1857: 80-acre patent to William W. Lord, assigned to Selium McGary
• 3/10/1857: 40-acre patent to Selium McGary
• 7/1/1859: 80-acre patent to Selium McGary