(1) Corick Myres, born about or before 1740; married Lydia Higsbee, born about 1740 or before, died before 1808. His name also appears in records as Cork, Corrick, Corack, Chorack, Coreck, Charich Myers, Meyers, Miers and Mires.
        The first available record of Corick Myers is dated 30 March 1760 at Hopewell, Dutchess Co., New York. On 14 December 1766, the baptism of Johanna, daughter of "Chorack Meyers" and "Lydia Hicksbie" was recorded at the Hopewell Reformed Church. Johanna is not mentioned in Corick's will of 1808, so perhaps died by then.
        Corick Meyers appears in the Rombout Precinct Tax Lists from 1765-1774. Also listed for the periods 1756-1763, 1765-1775 and 1777-1779 is a John Meyers, of unknown relation.
        He was recorded in Rennselaerwyck, Albany Co., New York, in 1779.
        According to Rennsalaerwyck Manor Records, on 17 May 1790, Corick Myers leased a 208 acre farm in Renssalaerwyck, Albany Co., New York. That same year, Corack was enumerated in the 1790 census of Rensselaerswyck, with two males 16 years or over, two males under 16 years, and three females; there were no other Myers families in the immediate vicinity.
        On 24 October 1796, Corick's son, Richard Myers, leased land in Schodack, Renssalaer Co., New York.
        Four years later, in the 1800 census of Schodack, Corick Mires was enumerated in his own household as being over 45, and having with him a female between the ages of 10 and 15, and another female over 45. Living in separate households immediately next door to Corick were his sons: James G. Mires, between ages 26 and 44, with a son and a daughter under 10, a son and a daughter between 10 and 15, and a wife between 26 and 44; Henry Mires, between ages 16 and 25, with a daughter under 10, and two females between 16 and 25; and Samuel Mires, between ages 16 and 25, with a son under 10, a female between 16 and 25, and female between 26 and 44. Richard Mires, between 26 and 44, was enumerated a greater distance (two pages) away from Corick, with three sons under 10, a daughter under 10, a female between 16 and 25, and a female between 26 and 44.
        On 2 July 1808, "Corack Myres," of Schodack, signed a will which named nine children and one granddaughter; the will was witnessed by Thomas Frost, Jr., John Clapp and Henry Dubois. The will made no mention of a wife, so presumably she had predeceased him.
        Corick is not enumerated in the 1810 census, and does not appear to have been enumerated in the homes of his nearby sons.
        Corick's will was proved at the Surrogate's Court at Lansingburgh, on 24 April 1812, on which date letters testimentary were granted by the court to son Richard Myers of Schodack.

Children:

1. Jeremiah, birth not known, named first in his father's will, in which he received $500. Jeremiah does not appear in the censuses of Schodack his his father and siblings and is perhaps the Jeremiah Myers recorded with wife Jane Van Vliet at the Protestant Dutch Reformed Church of Greenbush, Rensselaer Co., as having children in 1790, 1793 and 1797; further research is needed to verify this connection.
2. John, birth not known, named second in his father's will, in which he received $250.
3. Betsey, birth not, named third in her father's will, in which she received $125.
4. Marey, birth not known, named fourth in her father's will, in which she received $125.
5. Sarrah, birth not known, named fifth in her father's will, in which she received $125.
   1. "Pegga" (illegible), named immediately after Sarrah in Corick' Myer's will as "grand daughter", therefore tentatively assigned as a child of Sarah here, though further research is needed to confirm this relationship. She was given $625, to be held for her by the executor of her grandfather's will until she reached maturity, the remainder of which after her decease was to be distributed to Corick's four sons, James G., Richard, Henry and Samuel.
6. James G., born about 1765; married Sabra. James was mentioned seventh in his father's will, in which he was given $437.50. Parents of:
   1. James
   2. Eber M.; first Narciss R. Stewart, born about 1793, died 1816 age 23, buried Log Meeting House Cemetery, Schodack, Rensselaer Co., New York; married 20 June 1818 at the Nassau Reformed Church, Rensselaer Co., New York, Margaret Potts.
   3. Alanson, born about 1794 or 1797; married first October 1818 at Northeast, Dutchess Co., New York, Sybil Birch, born about 1798, died 1833, age 35 years, daughter of Jeremiah Burch and Sybil Parrish; married second Susan Garrison, died 28 February 1836, buried in Nassau-Schodack Cemetery, Nassau, Rensselaer Co., New York, daughter of Ira Garrison and Anna Bingo; married thrid married Ann with whom he resided at Galen, Wayne Co., New York. Alanson and Anna were parents of:
      1. Dewitt, born 1824.
      2. Sabra Anna, born 11 February 1821, died 15 October 1865; married 11 July 1844 at Galen, Wayne Co., New York, William Quereau. Parents of:
         1. Dewitt Quereau, born 20 February 1845 in Sterling, Cayuga Co., New York, died 27 July 1845.
         2. George Henry Quereau, born 4 June 1846 in Sterling, Cayuga Co., New York.
         3. William, born 2 August 1847 in Wolcott, Wayne Co., New York.
         4. Emily Virginia Quereau, born 26 October 1849 in Wolcott, Wayne Co., New York, died 11 June 1892.
         5. Frank Quereau, born 28 November 1851 in Wolcott, Wayne Co., New York.
         6. Coric Alanson Quereau, born 1 January 1854, died 1 January 1864 in Wolcott, Wayne Co., New York.
         7. John Charles Quereau, born 15 June 1856, in Wolcott, Wayne Co., New York.
         8. DeWitt Myers Quereau, born 24 July 1858 in Wolcott, Wayne Co., New York.
         9. Eugene Quereau, born 29 July 1860 in Wolcott, Wayne Co., New York
   4. Phebe; married Mr. Clapp
   5. Sabra, born about 1800, died 1821, age 21, buried in Log Meeting House Cemetery, Schodack, Rensselaer Co., New York.
7. Richard Myers, born about 1771, died 13 November 1861, age 90 in Denmark, Lewis Co., New York. Richard was enumerated in the 1800 and 1810 census of Schodack, Rensselaer Co., New York. He was named eighth in his father's will, in which he was given $437.50; he was granted letters testamentary for the estate on 24 April 1812. He served in the War of 1812 (according to obituary of grandson William Sylvester Myers). He is mentioned in Hough's History of Lewis County as building a stone mill at Deer River in 1824, causing the town to be called "Myer's Mills" at various times thereafter. He was enumerated in the 1860 census in the home of Alanson as "retired" age 88.
   1. James H., born about 1794, died 26 September 1877, age 83 in Denmark, Lewis Co., New York
   2. Gilbert C., born about 1801, was living next door to Alanson in the 1880 census. Father of:
      1. James M., born about 1823, died 1901 a week after assisting in the burial of his uncle Alanson; married first Elsie Hewitt; married second Adeline Conyne. Father of:
         1. Frank Leon Myers, born about December 1856, died 20 March 1857, ae 2 yrs, 4 mos, 9 dys, "only ch. of James M. & Eliza A. of Deep River"
         2. Ward Myers, was residing in Carthage, Jefferson Co., at the time of his father's death in 1901.
      2. William Sylvester, named is James M. Myers' obituary as his brother living "out west".
      3. Henry M., named in James M. Myers' obituary as his brother living "out west".
      4. Mallissa, born about 1835; married Albert Potter
      5. Sabra; married Dr. Horatio S. Hendee. Parents of:
         1. Leslie H. Hendee, a doctor in Westfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts
         2. Irene Sabra Hendee, died 1888
   3. Samuel, born about 1803, died 13 December 1869, age 66, in Denmark, Lewis Co., New York. Father of:
      1. Ephraim H., born 1848 in Rome, Oneida Co., New York; married Ada Spencer. He organized the First National Bank of Carthage in 1880, was appointed its first cashier that year, and elected president in 1887. One night in April 1893, he absconded from the town aboard a train, taking substantial deposits with him, scandalizing the town of Carthage and environs.
   4. Alanson R., born about 1813; married about 1840 at Champion, Jefferson Co., New York, Clarissa Earl. He was enumerated between his sister Caroline Mallissa Potter and Gilbert Myers in the 1880 census of Deer River. In 1860 Richard Myers "retired" was enumerated in their household and is therefore tentiatively identified as his father. He appears in the 1890 census of veterans at Denmark, Lewis co. Father of:
      1. Josephine Myers, born about 1842, was enumerated in her father's household in the 1880.
8. Henry, mentioned below
9. Samuel, born about 1779, died 1823, age 44 years, buried in the Log Meetinghouse Cemetery, Schodack, Rensselaer Co, New York; married first Phebe Palmer, born about 1773, died 1802, age 29, buried at Log Meetinghouse Cemetery, Schodack, Rensselaer Co, New York; married second Abigail Tourtellot, who after Samuel's death married Stephen Gregory. Samuel was a captain in the War of 1812. He was named tenth in his father's will, in which he was given $437.50.
   
   Children of Samuel and Phebe:
   
   1. Hannah, born about 1802, died 1828, age 26, buried in Log Meeting House Cemetery, Schodack, Rensselaer Co., New York.

   Children of Samuel and Abigail:

   1. Ralph P., born about 1806, died 1818, age 12, buried in Log Meeting House Cemetery, Schodack, Rensselaer Co., New York.
      

       (2)  Henry Myres, born between 1775 and 1784, died after 1815; married Elizabeth Frost, born 27 July 1777 in Rensselaer Co., New York, daughter of Thomas Frost, Jr., (Thomas, Jr., was a witness to the wills of Corack and James G. Myers, father and brother of Henry respectively). Elizabeth and Henry probably had two children, only one of whom is known by name (Frost, born in 1802).
        In the 1800 census, Henry and Elizabeth were enumerated together next door to his father's home. Henry "Mires" reported his age as between 16 and 25, and had with him a girl under 10, and two females between 16 and 25 one of whom would have been Elizabeth and the other perhaps a sister.
        Elizabeth died in 1804, according to "The Frost Genealogy," which also states that their son Frost was thereafter raised by her father Thomas Frost, Jr.
        Henry was named in his father's will, written in July 1808, in which he was given $437.50. No residence was cited in the will so Schodack can be assumed.
        By 1810, Henry had remarried and had moved to the Town of Northampton, Montgomery Co. (now the Town of Mayfield, Fulton Co.), specifically to Cranberry Creek which is cited as the birthplace of his son Elisha in Elisha's obituary. The 1810 census shows one Henry "Myars" age 26-44, living there with a woman age 16-25, a boy under 10 (probably Elisha) and a girl under 10 (not Sally, who was born five years later).
        The details of Henry's life after 1810 are unclear. He lived at least until 1815 when his daughter Sally was born. He does not appear in the 1820 census of the Town of Northampton, Montgomery Co. The obituary of his son, Elisha, indicates that the latter walked from his birthplace of Cranberry Creek to Deer River, Lewis Co., at the age of 17, equating to about 1827, so it can be assumed that Henry probably remained there until at least then. It is possible that Henry either died around that time (he would have been in his 50s), or moved his whole family there (explaing why his then-12-year-old daughter Sally ended up near that location). Elisha is known to have gone that year to Deer River, for the purpose of living with his uncle Richard who had a successful mill operation there; the 1830 census of Richard's home shows a boy between 15 and 20, matching Elisha, and a girl between 10 and 15, matching Sally, but no man matching Henry's age, and Henry is not enumerated in the census of that place.

Children of Henry Myers and Elizabeth Frost:

1. daughter, under age 10 in the 1800 census
2. Frost, born 25 August 1802, died 7 February 1886; married first Elizabeth Clipperly, born 2 February 1801, died 21 April, 1838; married second Sarah Campbell. Frost was raised by his grandfather, Thomas Frost, according to "The Frost Genealogy" (p. 306). Frost and Elizabeth were parents of:
   1. Elizabeth, born 7 October 1835, died 1902, buried at Sand Lake, Rensselaer Co., New York; married Martin Shaver of Greenbush, Rensselaer Co., New York. She is mentioned in newspaper accounts as being a niece of Elisha G. Myers, (which establishes Henry Myers as the father of Elisha and Sally).

Children of Henry Myers and unknown woman:

1. Elisha Green, a farmer, born about 1810 or 1811 in Cranberry Creek, New York (then in Montgomery Co., now in Fulton Co.), to parents born in New York (according to census reports), died October 1895 at the home of his "nephew" Horace S. Anable at Evans Mills, Town of LeRay, Jefferson Co., New York, according to the October 17th edition of the Lowville Journal and Republican (reprinted in October 21, 1920 issue).
           An issue of the Lowville Journal and Republican printed in August 1888 reported that "E. G. Myers" was residing in Deer River in 1840, in Lewis Co., New York.
           Elisha has not yet been located in the 1850 census of Lewis or Jefferson Counties, New York; his 1895 death notice indicated that he had been a resident of Lowville for 36 years, leaving the period of 1840 to 1859 as yet unaccounted for.
           Elisha was politically active throughout life. On 16 October 1840, "E. G. Myres," along with fourteen other men, signed a statment withdrawing their support for Martin Van Buren, which was subsequently published in the October 22, 1840 edition of the Northern Journal. Van Buren was running against William H. Harrison for U.S. President. That year, Elisha, along with Nelson Hammond and Joel Martin, also of Deer River, traveled to Watertown for a Harrison campaign meeting (where they dined on "roasted ox"); his support was recalled in 1888 when it was published that Elisha and the surviving members of the old delegation to Watertown would support "Young Tip" for President that year.
           In the 1860 census of Lowville, Elisha was enumerated with his 42 year old wife, Lydia, between the Lampher and Buck homes. No children were listed with them, though by that time any they may have had were undoubtedly grown and living in homes of their own.
           In the 1870 census, Elisha was enumerated with his wife Lydia, who reported her age as 52 and her birthplace as Massachusetts, and with Sonia(?) Rogers, age 54 and also born in Massachusetts. Mary Rogers (Sonia's daughter?), age 21 was living with them. Based on this record and later ones, it is possible that Sonia Rogers was Lydia's sister. According to the census this year, neither Elisha nor anyone in his home could read or write.
           According to 1874 land ownership maps of Lewis Co., New York, Elisha G. Myers resided on lot 34 in District no. 6 of the Town of Lowville, a short distance from the village of Lowville and from the Martinsburg town line. This year proved to be a sad and dangerous one for Elisha: His wife, Lydia, died 15 January 1874, age 55, at their home in Lowville, according to her death announcement published in the January 21st edition of the Lowville Journal and Republican (reprinted in the January 24, 1924 issue). A few months later, on Friday, April 10th, Elisha fell through an upper floor at Searl's sawmill near his home, and tumbled a dozen feet down into the nearby water, breaking two ribs and nearly drowning before he was rescued by a mill worker (reported in the April 15th, 1874 issue of the Lowville Journal and Republican). Later, on June 3rd, he was crossing Ellingworth bridge over the Black River at Lowville when his team of horses became frightened and took off, causing Elisha to fall off his wagon; his injuries were slight, (reported in the June 4th, 1874 issue of The Daily Times).
           In the 1880 census, Elisha, by then a widower, was enumerated in his home with 39 year old Orville J. (Jackson) Ross, farmer, his wife Mary Ross, age 31, and their daughter Mary Ross, age 4. This Mrs. Mary Ross is presumably the same Mary Rogers enumerated in Elisha's house ten years earlier, then of age 21.
           On 17 October 1895, Elisha died at the home of his nephew, Horace S. Anable, in Evans Mills, Town of Leray, Jefferson Co., New York. According to his death certificate (Reg. # 502), on file with the Town of Leray Town Clerk, his age was 84 years, 11 months and 28 days, equating to a birthday in the latter half of November 1810. The cause of death was "Apoplexy Cerebral (Organic Heart Disease Asthma)" and onset was five days prior to death. He was attended by R. A. Smith, M.D. The certificate listed Ellisha's occupation as "farmer" and parents' names as "Unknown." His place of burial was listed as "Lowville, NY."
           The November 21, 1895 edition of the Watertown Daily Times reported that nephews Horace S. Anable and Levi F. Anable were appointed by the Surrogate Court as administrators of Elisha's estate; the article indicated Elisha's residence as "Leray," though there is no other evidence available at this time to support the notion that he moved to Leray before this date. The August 6, 1896 edition of the Watertown Daily Times reported that the case of Levi F. and Horace S. Anable vs. Orville J. and Mary Ross was heard in which the plaintiffs tried to recover $100 on a promissory note from the defendants.
2. Sally, born about 1815 probably at Cranberry Creek, Town of Northampton, Montgomery Co. (now Fulton Co.), New York, died 18 January 1860, buried in Evans Mills, LeRay, Jefferson Co., New York; married Abner H. Anable, born about 1811 in Saratoga Co., New York, and died 1 April 1891 in the town of LeRay, Jefferson Co., New York, where he is buried in Evans Mills.

Life of Elisha G. Myres in Writing

Politics in 1840 & 1888

Map of Residence, 1875

Censuses for 1860, 1870 & 1880

Accidents in 1874

Death Notices, 1874 & 1895

Estate Proceedings, 1895 & 1896