Halstead/Halsted Family History
The Genealogy of those with the Halstead, Halsted and related surnames or given names

HALSTEAD, Dr. Thomas Jr.[1, 2]
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Name HALSTEAD, Thomas Prefix Dr. Suffix Jr. Birth 8 May 1788 Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
[3, 4, 5, 6] - "Dr. Thomas HALSTEAD b. 1784 NY d1862 m. 1809 Mary Lawrence b
1789 NY d 9-13-1851 both are buried at Sloan's Cemetery LaGrange Co. In. By 1832 Thomas lived at Austingburg, Oh and by 1849 Thomas and Mary and their son Sylvester and his family moved to the newly opened Indiana, USA Territory and settled at LaGrange Co.
Children -
1- Sylvester Hamilton H. b. 7-1811 NY d. 7-28-1894 buried Wellington, Ks.
m. (1) 1841 Lydia Marie Parks b. 1823 NY d. 1-18-1850 LaGrange Co. In.
children - Mary b. 1841Austinburg, Oh. d. 1927 m. (1) William Benton (2) Phillip Short
Adaline b. 1843 Austinburg, Oh
Daniel S. b. 1845 " Oh.d.1909 m. 1872 Margaret Stickley - Daniel joined K Co. 29th Reg. of Oh. Inf. Vol. on 8-26-1861 and served until 5-22-1865 - later he received a pension for disabilities.
Thomas b. 1846 Austinburg, Oh
Edgar Gustavis b. 1848
Sylvester m (2) Velona Arlita Strickland Parks b. 1826 NY d. 11-24-1851
child - Charles Marcellus b. 1-30-1850 LaGrange Co. In. m. 1871 Barbara An Ritz
Sylvester m. (3) 6-18-1854 Eliza A. Coe b 1818/19 d. 12-14-1905 buried Wellington, Ks.
children - Clarence James b. 1855
Eugene b. 11-1858
2. son of - Thomas Stephen L. b. 5-18-1821 Pittstown, NY d 5-10-1876 Allegan, Mi. m. 5-17-1846 Delilah Moore b. 1-21-1828 Geneva, Oh. d. 6-14-1862 Oh. Delilah may have
remarried.
children - Milla E. b. 1847 Geneva, Oh. m. Albert Bartlett
Isabel b. 4-1850 Ashtabula, Oh.
Alexander
Flora
3. dau. of Thomas - Isabelle b. 1820 d1825
Elaine HALSTEAD"
Gender Male Residence 1832 Austinburg, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA
Residence 1832 Austinburg, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA
[5] Residence 1849 LaGrange County, Indiana, USA
Residence 1849 LaGrange County, Indiana, USA
[4, 5] Census 1850 Clearspring, LaGrange County, Indiana, USA
Census1850 Clearspring, LaGrange County, Indiana, USA
Residence Arkwright, Chautauqua County, New York, USA
Residence Arkwright, Chautauqua County, New York, USA
Death 27 Aug 1862 Pomfret, Chautauqua County, New York, USA
[4, 5, 6] Burial Aft 27 Aug 1862 LaGrange County, Indiana, USA
[5] - "Dr. Thomas HALSTEAD b. 1784 NY d1862 m. 1809 Mary Lawrence b 1789 NY d 9-13-1851 both are buried at Sloan's Cemetery LaGrange Co. In." Elaine HALSTEAD e-mail
Person ID I35390 HalstedMaster Last Modified 13 Nov 2025
Father HALSTEAD, Thomas Sr., b. 21 May 1735, Westchester County, New York, USA
d. 31 Mar 1806, Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
(Age 70 years) Mother LAWRENCE, Martha, b. 15 Mar 1746/47, Salem Hills, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
d. 26 May 1837, Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
(Age 90 years) Marriage 3 Jan 1764 Salem Hills, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
[3] - by New Jersey Marriage Bond [see Seversmith pgs 1,232 & 1,244;
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a.. ID: I10390
b.. Name: Thomas HALSTEAD
c.. Sex: M
d.. Birth: 1735 in Hempstead, Nassau, NY
e.. Death: 1806 in Pittstown, NY
f.. Note: quote from Lawrence Line Vol. 1 Issue 2
...it was not until 1796 before another HALSTEAD showed an interest in Canada. In that year Thomas HALSTEAD and Stephen Slaughson petitioned the government for 10,000 acres near Lake Simcoe on behalf of about 40 families from Renesselaer County, New York, USA. The petition was denied. end quote
Father: Samuel HALSTEAD b: 1705
Marriage 1 Martha LAWRENCE b: 15 MAR 1746/47
a.. Married: 3 JAN 1764 in Salem Hills, Monmouth, NJ
Children
1.. Samuel HALSTEAD b: ABT. 1765 7. Daniel HALSTEAD b. BEF. 1772
2.. Lawrence HALSTEAD b: BEF. 1767 8. Deborah HALSTEAD b. BEF 1774
3.. Jacob HALSTEAD b: 1768 9. Stephen Lawrence HALSTEAD b. ABT 1778
4.. Sarah HALSTEAD b: BEF. 1769 10. Martha HALSTEAD b. ABT 1782
5.. Joel HALSTEAD b: BEF. 1770 11. John HALSTEAD b. BEF 1784
6.. Abigail HALSTEAD b: BEF. 1771 12. Thomas HALSTEAD b. 1784
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from Forest Smith: "Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New
Jersey, Vol. 22, by William Nelson Both groom and bride from Salem, New Jersey."
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From Elaine R. HALSTEAD 14 Feb 2004: "children - Samuel, Lawrence, Sarah, Aby, Stephen, Jacob, Joel, Daniel, Deborah, Thomas, John and Martha"
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Family ID F12066 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 SHEFFER, Mary, b. 18 Oct 1790, New York, USA
d. 13 Sep 1851, LaGrange County, Indiana, USA
(Age 60 years) [2] Marriage 8 Apr 1810 [4, 6] - by New Jersey Marriage Bond [see Seversmith pgs 1,232 & 1,244;
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a.. ID: I10390
b.. Name: Thomas HALSTEAD
c.. Sex: M
d.. Birth: 1735 in Hempstead, Nassau, NY
e.. Death: 1806 in Pittstown, NY
f.. Note: quote from Lawrence Line Vol. 1 Issue 2
...it was not until 1796 before another HALSTEAD showed an interest in Canada. In that year Thomas HALSTEAD and Stephen Slaughson petitioned the government for 10,000 acres near Lake Simcoe on behalf of about 40 families from Renesselaer County, New York, USA. The petition was denied. end quote
Father: Samuel HALSTEAD b: 1705
Marriage 1 Martha LAWRENCE b: 15 MAR 1746/47
a.. Married: 3 JAN 1764 in Salem Hills, Monmouth, NJ
Children
1.. Samuel HALSTEAD b: ABT. 1765 7. Daniel HALSTEAD b. BEF. 1772
2.. Lawrence HALSTEAD b: BEF. 1767 8. Deborah HALSTEAD b. BEF 1774
3.. Jacob HALSTEAD b: 1768 9. Stephen Lawrence HALSTEAD b. ABT 1778
4.. Sarah HALSTEAD b: BEF. 1769 10. Martha HALSTEAD b. ABT 1782
5.. Joel HALSTEAD b: BEF. 1770 11. John HALSTEAD b. BEF 1784
6.. Abigail HALSTEAD b: BEF. 1771 12. Thomas HALSTEAD b. 1784
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e-mail from Elaine R. HALSTEAD 14 Feb 2004: "children - Sylvester, Stephen, and Isabelle born 1820 died 1825"
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Children 1. HALSTEAD, Sylvester Hamilton, b. 28 Jul 1811, Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
d. 28 Jul 1894, Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas, USA
(Age 83 years)2. HALSTEAD, Lavina Maria, b. 20 Feb 1813, Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York, USA 
3. HALSTEAD, Andrew Jackson, b. 1 Sep 1814, Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
d. 1 Oct 1814, Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
(Age 0 years)4. HALSTEAD, Adaline Cecillia, b. 5 Sep 1817, Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
d. 1870, Austinburg, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA
(Age 52 years)5. HALSTEAD, Stephen Lawrence, b. 5 Jul 1821, Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
d. 5 Oct 1876, Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan, USA
(Age 55 years)6. HALSTEAD, Samuel, b. 5 Feb 1829, Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
d. 4 Mar 1830, Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
(Age 1 year)Family ID F13744 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 13 Nov 2025
Family 2 HALSIE, Ann, b. 1786, New Jersey, USA
[2] Marriage 1859 [6] Family ID F13870 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 13 Nov 2025
- "Dr. Thomas HALSTEAD b. 1784 NY d1862 m. 1809 Mary Lawrence b
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Sources - [S12206] File (merged): J:\John-Work-Files\FH7-Projects\Caleb_Halstead\Caleb_Halstead.fh_data\Caleb_Halstead.ged, (OF NO USE - simply identifies for us when two Gedcom FIles have been merged).
Record originated in... - [S17777] File (merged): I:\Halstead-Family-Historian-Others-Data\Thomas-1735\Thomas-1735.fh_data\Thomas-1735.ged, (OF NO USE - simply identifies for us when two Gedcom FIles have been merged).
Record originated in... - [S17623] "Colonial Families of L.I., N.Y. & CT"..Seversmith.
- [S17786] "Halstead - An Outline Guide To The Descendants of.
- [S17784] e-mail.
- [S17789] "Hester Halstead Pier Ms 2000".
- [S12206] File (merged): J:\John-Work-Files\FH7-Projects\Caleb_Halstead\Caleb_Halstead.fh_data\Caleb_Halstead.ged, (OF NO USE - simply identifies for us when two Gedcom FIles have been merged).
