Descendants of Captain Arthur Fenner

Major Daniel Fenner

 

[b 1 Jan. 1770 at Adams, MA; d 1 Apr. 1817 at Fairfield, NY, age 46 yrs., 3 mos.] Major Daniel Fenner m Lydia Arnold [b 29 June 1770 at Adams, Berkshire Co., MA; d 25 April 1855 at Fairfield, Herkimer Co., NY, age 85]. She was the daughter of Stukeley Arnold and Lydia Edmunds. They moved from Adams, MA, to Fairfield, NY, ca. 1792–1794. Daniel’s will, dated at Fairfield in 1816, indicates that most of his children were not 21 years old when it was made. His historic homestead is located on Route 169 in Little Falls, NY. He and Lydia were buried in the Eatonville Cemetery, north of Little Falls, NY.

  1. Drusilla [b ca. 1792 at Adams, MA].

  2. George [b 23 Oct. 1794 at Herkimer Co., NY; d 19 Apr. 1856] m Charlotte Seward. George inherited the family farm and lived on it for the rest of his life. They had Anson G. [b 24 Dec. 1823 at Fairfield, NY; d 20 Jan. 1908 at Eatonville, NY], who m Mary Ann Weatherwax and had five children.

  3. Nathan [b ca. 1796 at Fairfield, Herkimer Co., NY; d 1860] m Hearty Brown.

  4. Amy [b ca. 1798 at Fairfield, NY; d 29 Oct. 1822] m — Griffis.

  5. Daniel Jr [b 1800 or 1805 at Fairfield, NY; d 1845 or 1851] m Olive Wood.

  6. Lydia Arnold [b 1802 at Fairfield, NY; d aft 29 Oct. 1822].

 

Daniel Fenner Farm, 2408 Route 169, Little Falls, NY. Image courtesy of Bruce White.

Lineage:
Arthur | Thomas | Thomas | Daniel | Thomas | Daniel

Notes:
1. Email from David Gibler to Chris Fenner, 26 Jan. 2004.
2. Photo of Daniel Fenner Farm by Bruce White, 11 Nov. 2007.
3. Major Daniel’s memorial at FindaGrave.com, no. 20509049
4. “Fenner Farm,” Historical Marker Database, https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=136718