Note: the name is spelled "Phinehas" on the gravestone, and supposedly spelled the same way in the Revolutionary War service record for Albany County. Other accounts spell the name without the h, but the tombstone spelling will take precedence here.
The birth year comes from his age at death (since he died Feb 1812 in his 60th year, 1752 is the most likely year of his birth, and probably late 1752, which keeps his birth adequately distant from that of his slightly older brother, Polipas, born in 1751).
Phinehas was the son of John Austin and Mary Sweet of North Kingstown, Rhode Island. During the Revolutionary War he served in the 13th Regiment of the Albany County Militia and is said to have been present at the surrender of Burgoyne. He was married in Washington County, New York about 1784 to Hannah GERMAINE. He apparently lived in what is now Greenwich (Washington Co.), then lived in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, where his first four children were born. He appears on the 1790 census in Cambridge, but at that time it was in Albany County, NY. Between 1792 and 1796 he moved with family to Queensbury and settled on what is known as the Austin farm. He was a farmer and blacksmith, and ran a saw mill. He and Hannah had eight known children born 1785-1807. A huge maple tree grows from the middle of his grave, and is straddled by his headstone and footstone.
The children of Phinehas and Hannah were:
*Phineas Germaine, b. 1785, m. Lois Sanders
*John Duncan, 6 Aug 1787, m. Polly Jenkins
*Francis, b. 2 May 1790, d. 16 Feb 1873, m. Jemima Hoag
*Mary, b. 23 Feb 1792, m. Daniel D. Scott
*Lydia D., b. 15 Mar 1796, d. 18 Mar 1877, m. Jacob Broeffle, but had no children
*Betsey, b. Jan 1800, d. 5 Apr 1881, unmarried
*Annice, b. 1805, d. 1828, unmarried
*Nancy, b. c. 1807, m. (1) John C. Day; m. (2) Vivian Follansbee
The birth year comes from his age at death (since he died Feb 1812 in his 60th year, 1752 is the most likely year of his birth, and probably late 1752, which keeps his birth adequately distant from that of his slightly older brother, Polipas, born in 1751).
Phinehas was the son of John Austin and Mary Sweet of North Kingstown, Rhode Island. During the Revolutionary War he served in the 13th Regiment of the Albany County Militia and is said to have been present at the surrender of Burgoyne. He was married in Washington County, New York about 1784 to Hannah GERMAINE. He apparently lived in what is now Greenwich (Washington Co.), then lived in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, where his first four children were born. He appears on the 1790 census in Cambridge, but at that time it was in Albany County, NY. Between 1792 and 1796 he moved with family to Queensbury and settled on what is known as the Austin farm. He was a farmer and blacksmith, and ran a saw mill. He and Hannah had eight known children born 1785-1807. A huge maple tree grows from the middle of his grave, and is straddled by his headstone and footstone.
The children of Phinehas and Hannah were:
*Phineas Germaine, b. 1785, m. Lois Sanders
*John Duncan, 6 Aug 1787, m. Polly Jenkins
*Francis, b. 2 May 1790, d. 16 Feb 1873, m. Jemima Hoag
*Mary, b. 23 Feb 1792, m. Daniel D. Scott
*Lydia D., b. 15 Mar 1796, d. 18 Mar 1877, m. Jacob Broeffle, but had no children
*Betsey, b. Jan 1800, d. 5 Apr 1881, unmarried
*Annice, b. 1805, d. 1828, unmarried
*Nancy, b. c. 1807, m. (1) John C. Day; m. (2) Vivian Follansbee
Note: the name is spelled "Phinehas" on the gravestone, and supposedly spelled the same way in the Revolutionary War service record for Albany County. Other accounts spell the name without the h, but the tombstone spelling will take precedence here.
The birth year comes from his age at death (since he died Feb 1812 in his 60th year, 1752 is the most likely year of his birth, and probably late 1752, which keeps his birth adequately distant from that of his slightly older brother, Polipas, born in 1751).
Phinehas was the son of John Austin and Mary Sweet of North Kingstown, Rhode Island. During the Revolutionary War he served in the 13th Regiment of the Albany County Militia and is said to have been present at the surrender of Burgoyne. He was married in Washington County, New York about 1784 to Hannah GERMAINE. He apparently lived in what is now Greenwich (Washington Co.), then lived in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, where his first four children were born. He appears on the 1790 census in Cambridge, but at that time it was in Albany County, NY. Between 1792 and 1796 he moved with family to Queensbury and settled on what is known as the Austin farm. He was a farmer and blacksmith, and ran a saw mill. He and Hannah had eight known children born 1785-1807. A huge maple tree grows from the middle of his grave, and is straddled by his headstone and footstone.
The children of Phinehas and Hannah were:
*Phineas Germaine, b. 1785, m. Lois Sanders
*John Duncan, 6 Aug 1787, m. Polly Jenkins
*Francis, b. 2 May 1790, d. 16 Feb 1873, m. Jemima Hoag
*Mary, b. 23 Feb 1792, m. Daniel D. Scott
*Lydia D., b. 15 Mar 1796, d. 18 Mar 1877, m. Jacob Broeffle, but had no children
*Betsey, b. Jan 1800, d. 5 Apr 1881, unmarried
*Annice, b. 1805, d. 1828, unmarried
*Nancy, b. c. 1807, m. (1) John C. Day; m. (2) Vivian Follansbee
The birth year comes from his age at death (since he died Feb 1812 in his 60th year, 1752 is the most likely year of his birth, and probably late 1752, which keeps his birth adequately distant from that of his slightly older brother, Polipas, born in 1751).
Phinehas was the son of John Austin and Mary Sweet of North Kingstown, Rhode Island. During the Revolutionary War he served in the 13th Regiment of the Albany County Militia and is said to have been present at the surrender of Burgoyne. He was married in Washington County, New York about 1784 to Hannah GERMAINE. He apparently lived in what is now Greenwich (Washington Co.), then lived in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, where his first four children were born. He appears on the 1790 census in Cambridge, but at that time it was in Albany County, NY. Between 1792 and 1796 he moved with family to Queensbury and settled on what is known as the Austin farm. He was a farmer and blacksmith, and ran a saw mill. He and Hannah had eight known children born 1785-1807. A huge maple tree grows from the middle of his grave, and is straddled by his headstone and footstone.
The children of Phinehas and Hannah were:
*Phineas Germaine, b. 1785, m. Lois Sanders
*John Duncan, 6 Aug 1787, m. Polly Jenkins
*Francis, b. 2 May 1790, d. 16 Feb 1873, m. Jemima Hoag
*Mary, b. 23 Feb 1792, m. Daniel D. Scott
*Lydia D., b. 15 Mar 1796, d. 18 Mar 1877, m. Jacob Broeffle, but had no children
*Betsey, b. Jan 1800, d. 5 Apr 1881, unmarried
*Annice, b. 1805, d. 1828, unmarried
*Nancy, b. c. 1807, m. (1) John C. Day; m. (2) Vivian Follansbee
Inscription
Mr.
Phinehas Austin
died Febr 4
1812
in the 60 year
of his
age
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Alas the brittle day
That built our bodies first
And ev'ry month and ev'ry day
Tis mouldring back to dust
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