Person:Jonas Cutting (1)

From Ellen Knowles Bisson

Jonas, with his brother Elijah, was among the earliest settlers of Wyoming County, NY. In 1803, he purchased land in the same township, Warsaw, as did Elijah, and again in 1804, the brothers purchased lots together.

It is likely that Jonas met his wife, Lovina Fargo, in Warsaw as the Fargo family were also among the earliest settlers. Two of Jonas and Lovina's children, David and Martha, are buried in the Warsaw Village Pioneer Cemetery.

Elijah Cutting b 1766 was an early landowner through purchases in 1803 (Middlebury) & 1804 (Warsaw) from the Holland Company. He came to Wyoming County from Addison County, VT where he was born. His brother Jonas b 1782 also went to Wyoming and is listed as buying Warsaw property in 1803 as well.

Jonas's brother Elijah & Betsey Hale Cutting married in VT; they had 8 children, probably 7 born in Wyoming.

Ruth Cutting married a John Thompson.

Jonas Cutting m Lovina Fargo, in Warsaw in 1807; they had 5 children, all born in Warsaw: David Parker b 1809, d 2-11-1843 (buried Warsaw Pioneer Cemetery) m Sarah Smith, had 4 children Chauncey Zebulon b 1811 d 9-1-1867 m Sally Gibson, had 5 children Martha Lovina b 1829 d 1829 age 17 days (buried Warsaw Pioneer Cemetery) Jerome Boneparte b 8-30-1818 or 1820 d 11-12-1910 moved to Wisconsin m (1) Louisa Moss (2) Anna Salisbury Vail, a widow Marquis Fargo b 1825 moved to Racine, Wisconsin m Delia Doolittle, had 4 children Mary Lovina b 8-28-1816 m James Doolittle

Jonas was a possible heir of his brother David, along with the following people: Lydia Scoville resides at Williamsville State of New York, Alanson Cutting resides in Crawford County, Penna. Linus Cutting resides in the State of Ohio Harley Cutting resides in California Polly Kena resides in the State of Ohio, Zeraldo Cutting resides in the State of Ohio? Lodima Dow resides in the State of Iowa Lucy Case resides in Chautauqae County, NY Jerimiah Cutting resides in the State of Wisconsin Alvina Palmer resides in Wisconsin David Cutting and Germain? German Cutting both reside in Addision Co., Vermon Artemas Flagg resides in the State of Vermont, Azariah Cutting Flagg resides in New York City, Greshom Flagg resides in the State of Illinois. Willard Flagg, Wait Flagg, Mary Flagg, Roana Hodymand, Lucy Buel residence uknown supposed state of Illinois, Alexander Thompson resides in Crawford County, State of Penna. Jonas Bridge and Belinda Baker reside at Conshochton in the State of New York all of full age.

From Andrew Young's History of Warsaw, page 252

Jonas Cutting was born in Shaftsbury, VT, Aug. 19, 1782. He came to Warsaw in the year 1804 and married Lovina Fargo, who was born April 23, 1791. They were married in Warsaw, and settled on his farm a mile and a fourth south of the village, where Helon S. Taber now resides. They had six children. [His parents, David and Keziah lived in Shaftsbury before they lived in Orwell.]

David Parker Cutting who married Sarah A. Smith, and removed to Erie County, Pa, where he was killed by the fall of a tree. He had four children.

Chauncey Z. married, Sally, daughter of Simeon Gibson. They had five children: Romanzo B., Mary L, who died at 18, Ellen M, Chauncy G., who died in the hospital at Vicksburg, Nov. 1864, and Sarah. Mrs. Cutting died, and Mr. Cutting married a second wife, by whom he had a daughter, Carrie. He died Sept. 1, 1867.

Mary L. Married James R. Doolittle. [see Doolittle]

Jerome B. married Louisa Moss, and resides in Wisconsin. Children: Nathaniel M. died at 5; Jonas, and Jared.

Marquis F. married Delia Doolittle and resides in Racine, Wis. Children: Corydon D., Delia, Myraette, died at 8; and Sarah.

Jonas Cutting died in 1860 at Racine, WI where Mrs. Cutting still resides.

From Ken Klocek

... Elijah [Cutting, Jonas' brother] made two purchases in 1803, one in Twp 10 (Middlebury, Wyoming Co.) and Twp 9 (Warsaw, Wyoming Co.)... Jonas is listed, too, in 1803. In 1804, both are also listed for Warsaw purchases.

IIRC, the History or the Bicentenial lectures show Elijah coming out "west" and making the first purchase, then returning to VT. Then both brothers returned the next year (1804) and bought in Warsaw Township, which is adjacent to Middlebury Township, but to the south. To my knowledge, they never actually lived in Middlebury, unless it was through one season.

I think it was a matter of finding land they liked better. Or perhaps to be near folks they already knew (my "tribe theory'" coming out!). Or perhaps a combination of the two. Getting the right "mix" of folks together to make a community seems to have been important. Having someone who could work iron AND someone who could build a mill together was a "good" thing.

There are some beautiful farms in the region now . . . but making a living with dairy herds is hard work. In 1804, WNY was "wall to wall" trees, as I understand it. I just read yesterday in a NY State atlas cum history, that travel in the winter was the preferred time! They used frozen lakes and rivers as routes, and oxen and sleds. I guess you threw on a few bags of grain for the oxen, and some jerky and cornmeal for the passengers and set off for a 30 or 40 day "adventure" in the middle of winter. Tough folks, eh?

... some claim David (Jonas' assumed father b. 1742) was the son of an "awkward" liaison. To the rest of the Cutting crowd we are probably just "pretenders" and not "real" Cuttings. Although there is good evidence (Meg Page's research) that David (1718) was the father, there remains for the purists, an "unprovable" gap.

Jonas' brother Elijah was married to Lucy Douglas, an aunt on the paternal side to Stephen A. Douglas, the orator.

1. ↑ Jesus Christ Church of Latter Day Saints. LDS Ancestral File.
2. ↑ Andrew W. Young. History of the Town of Warsaw, New York. (Buffalo: Press of the Sage, Sons & Co., 1869).
3. ↑ Researcher.

   Ken Klocek