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Note: !BIRTH: ABT 30 SEP 1783 County Kerry, Ireland. Date calculated from newspaper account which gave age at death as 87 years, 6 months, and 7 days. !MARRIAGE: Abt 1819 to Eliza A. LITTLE RIN31 probably in New York City - first child born 1820 (1850 census). !MILITARY: U.S. Navy War of 1812 - National Archives Washington DC 20408 Military Reference Branch, Textual Reference Division Ref:NNRM92-08433-HFC LYNCH, JAMES (PURSER'S STEWARD) USS MACEDONIAN MUSTER ROLLS, VOL.I 1813-1821 11W4 7/8/B SEPTEMBER 1, 1813 MUSTER ROLL, PAGES 8 AND 9 ***** SHIP'S NUMBER FOR PERSONNEL, "49 ***** SHIP'S NUMBER FOR LYNCH, JAMES IS "49 ***** USS MACEDONIAN MUSTER ROLLS, VOL.I 1813-1829 11W4 8/8/B PAYROLL OF JANUARY 1, 1813 TO AUGUST 30, 1813, PAGE 3 SHIP'S NUMBER FOR LYNCH, JAMES IS "104, PAGE 20 SHIP'S NUMBER FOR LYNCH, JAMES IS "49 ***** USS MOHAWK MUSTER AND PAYROLL POUCH, 11W4 11/3/L USS MOHAWK AT SACKET'S HARBOR, REC'D DECEMBER 16, 1814 PAGES 300 AND 301 SHIP'S NUMBER FOR LYNCH, JAMES IS "49" PURSER'S STEWARD, 1814Y" MILITARY NOTES(1): "CHRONICLES OF THE FRIGATE MACEDONIAN 1809-1922" by James Tertius de Kay , 1995 published by W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10110 - Sunday, 25 Oct 1812 at 29o N x 29o 30'W, Stephen Decatur captured the British Frigate Macedonian, later named the USS Frigate Macedonian on which James Lynch served. After being block- aded since January 1st, 1814 in the Thames River at New London, CT by the British fleet, the Macedonian's guns were taken ashore to defend the area and the crews reassigned. The book (above) stated that Captain Jones and crew of the Macedonian were sent to Lake Erie. (Since James Lynch ac- cording to pay records served on the USS Mohawk based in Sacketts Harbor, not all men went to Lake Erie.) MILITARY NOTES(2): Sackets Harbor was the major US Naval Base on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812. This was the point of embarkation for the American attack on York (now Toronto, why they changed it I can't say, guess they liked it better that way. Oh, you can't go back to Constantinople....oops!). The capital of Upper Canada was burned (see Fort McHenry for the net results!). The British attacked Sackets Harbor on 29 May 1813. The soon to be Brigadier General Jacob Brown rallied the local mili- tia and with the help of strong artillery support beat off the British "diversion." Brown became one of the more suc- cessful American leaders during a war noted for incompetent American Generals. He may be the only War of 1812 General with a High School named for him. [Sackets Harbor] Kristina at the monument commemorating the defenders of Sackets Harbor. Ulysses S. Grant was stationed here after the Mexican War. A very pleasant place in the summer. [ Forts and Battlefields | Mail: thomsen@@cahp.nbc.upenn.edu ] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [HTML 3.0 (Beta) Checked!] Last updated and validated: 13 February 1996 ====================================================== THE COLUMBIA ENCYCLOPEDIA, 2nd Edition - Page 1727 "Sackets Harbor, village (pop. 1,962), N N.Y. at eastern end of Lake Ontario W of Watertwon; settled c. 1801, inc. 1814. An important naval base in the War of 1812, it was successfully defended against British attacks. The village was the starting point in 1813 of General James Wilkinson's unsuc- cessful invasion of Canada. Zebulon M. Pike is buried in the military cemetery here." (Compiler's note - Brigadier General Pike, age 34, was killed while in command of U.S. troops assaulting York, now Toronto, Canada. Pile's Peak is named for him.) =================================================================== Copy of history of the Frigate Mohawk received with a Dec. 3, 1997 letter from the Naval History Center, Washington DC (letter and enclosure in the James Lynch (30) file folder): Frigate: tonnage 1,350; length between perpendiculars 155'; beam 37'6"; depth of hold 15'6"; complement 350; arms 26 24-pdrs., 16 32-pdrs. The first Mohawk, a 42-gun frigate, was laid down 8 May 1814 by Henry Eckford, builder, Sacketts Harbor, N.Y.; launched 11 June 1814; and acquired by the Navy and placed in service shortly thereafter, Capt. Jacob Jones in command. One of the large warships built under the direction of Commodore Isaac Chauncey for service against the British on Lake Ontario, Mohawk departed Sacketts Harbor 31 July 1814 in Chauncey's squadron to challenge the British squadron of Capt. Sir James Yeo, RN, for control of the lake during the crucial Niagra campaign of 1814. Sailing up to the head of the lake seeking the English squadron, the American ships found the enemy had retired to Kingston, Ontario. In mid-July, Mohawk, in company with full-rigged ships Superior, Pike, and Madison, began a blockade of the Canadian port, remaining there for 45 days, providing valuable suppoort for the army of Maj. Gen. Jacob Brown in his campaign against the English posts along the Niagra frontier. On 21 September the frigate helped transport General Izard and 3,000 men from Sacketts Harbor to the Genesee River and then resumed her blockade of Kingston until the end of the month. As winter began to close in, the American squadron retired to Sacketts Harbor. The War of 1812 ended 28 December 1814, long before the ice on the Great Lakes melted to allow further operations. Mohawk was then laid up in ordinary at Sacketts Harbor. She was reported unfit for repairs in 1821 and soon after sold and broken up. !NATURALIZATION: Date of Declaration of Intention - 27 Sep 1838 Date of Sworn Allegiance to U.S. - 28 Sep 1840 Country from which owes allegiance - G.B. & I. Character Witnesses: Michael Lynch/Cornelius Lynch. Compiler's note: Michael is assumed to be oldest son who was native born. James had a nephew, Cornelius, son of his brother John Lynch while probably not native born could have been naturalized earlier. !DEATH and BURIAL: 7 APR 1871 Syracuse,,New York. St. Mary Cem, Syracuse,New York. (Note: The last paragraph of the newspa- per account below which was not copied herein states "inter- ment in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Second Ward"; however, other newspaper accounts including his wife's obit give St. Mary's. In the handwriting of compiler's great grandmother, Louise L. LYNCH is the following: "Darling Mother died in Chicago March 17th 1888 was interred in St. Mary Cemetery, Syracuse, NY March 22." On page 77 of the scrapbook men- tioned below under SOURCE(1) is inscribed in the same hand- writing: "Dear Father died April 7th 1871 Syracuse N.Y." !RESIDENCES: County Kerry, Ireland; New York City; Utica, N.Y.; and 1825 Syracuse (Salina) NY. (came to Syracuse in 1825 according to nsp clipping of wife's death in same scrapbook mentioned below. Location of residence given in newspaper death notice of son, Michael, was corner of Park and Centre Sts. !CENSUS(1): 20 July 1850 Page 26 1st Ward Onondaga Syracuse James LYNCH 60 Ireland RIN30 Elisa 46 New York RIN31 Michael 30 Mechanic " RIN853 John 25 " " RIN137 George 23 " " RIN852 Adelia 21 " RIN136 James 18 " RIN138 Thomas 15 " RIN851 Louisa 13 " RIN15 !CENSUS(2): 1870 PG 54-55 332 413 LYNCH, JAMES 86 MW RETIRED SALE MAKER IRELAND 125,000 REAL ESTATE 125,000 PERSONAL LYNCH, ELIZA 72 FW KEEPING HOUSE NEW YORK LYNCH, JAMES 37 MW CLERK IN STORE NEW YORK !SOURCE(1): Newspaper clippings from Syracuse NY papers. They will be found on page 77 of compiler's grandmother, Florence Marie PENDERGAST RIN7 scrapbook (this scrapbook was appar- ently originally that of compiler's great grandmother - see inscription on page 76 which is quoted above in the 'BURIAL' paragraph). It is in the compiler's file folder for his grandparents, 6-3/7-3. Compiler's grandmother was the granddaughter of James LYNCH. !SOURCE(2): The following was copied from a newspaper clipping in a scrapbook belonging to Florence Marie PENDERGAST RIN 7, grandmother of the compiler and granddaughter of James LYNCH. (Scrapbook is in RIN 7 file folder of the compiler): Death of James Lynch and Solemn Obsequies James Lynch died in venerable years at his resi- dence in the First Ward on Good Friday (April 10,) at the advanced age of 87 years, 6 months and 7 days. He was a gentleman of the old school whose early compan- ions have one by one preceded him to the grave, until few, if any remain to drop a tear of sympathy upon his bier. Strong in his likes and dislikes, he was straightforward in his dealings, and liberal and toler- ant of the opinions of others. He was an uncompromis- ing Catholic and Irishman - fond of his religion and fond of his nationality and of his adopted country. He came to this country from the County Kerry shortly before the war of 1812 and was among the first to enter the Naval service of his adopted country, gladly taking the opportunity offered him to strike a blow against the government whose tyranny had sent him an exile from home. After the war he settled in the city of New York, where he married the estimable and now venerable lady who survives him. About the year 1825, he removed to Syracuse where he at once entered into the mercan- tile business and continued in active life until 1854, when he retired to enjoy the ample fortune his industry and integrity had secured for him. He took an active part in the early formation of our city government, and throughout his entire life he was honored by his fel- low-citizens with offices of trust. At the time of his death he was President of the Gas Light Company, and Trustee from its foundation of the Syracuse Savings Bank, and a Director of the Salt Springs National Bank. He was a zealous, life-long Democrat, well grounded in the principles of his party, and a firm, unswerving friend of the Union of the States. In the late Rebellion, he stood squarely by the North and the Union eager to protect and defend the National life, and was active in sending forward his own blood and kindred to battle in the cause and for the Old Flag. He came to this city when there was no regular Priest located here west of the city of New York, and the good old Missionary of those days who made his appearance once or twice a year, seeking the scattered Catholic population to administer to them the consolations of religion, always met a hearty welcome at his home. Living as we do now amidst all the com- forts and triumphs of our old religion, when our faith is better understood by those who differ from us, we can scarcely appreciate the trials that beset the early Catholic settlers -when, to profess the Catholic reli- gion was a reproach, and to profess it in the person of an Irishman was sure to call forth the anathemas of the pulpit and bitter hostility in business and social relations. Yet, James Lynch, by his exemplary life and honorable dealings, did much to break down the preju- dice existing at the time, and raise the Irish Catholic to a social equality with his Protestant neighbor. As a father, husband and friend, he had few equals in those sterling, social qualities, and no superiors. Stating in life with limited means, it was his pride to give to his family the best educational advantages. Exemplary and temperate in his own life, his home was an earthly paradise where an angry word was never heard. Warm and genial in his own nature, he was always glad to enjoy the companionship of his numerous friends, who always left his presence feeling the better from the contact. He was slow to enter upon religious or political discussions, but none knew better than he how to defend, successfully, the princi- ples which actuated his conduct. The first Catholic Church in the old village of Salina received his early and warmest devotion in the shape of liberality, and where, in its sacred portals, he first knelt in prayer before its Altar, there also did his Requiem ascend before God from whom he received all the blessings and successes of a long and well-spent life. It was his wish to survive until he saw the beauties of the new temple to which his liberality has contributed not a little, but this desire of his heart was not realized, at least to its fullest extent, for he was called hence just as the new Church of St. John the Baptist was putting on its most attractive beauties..Nearly all the public improvements of the city can claim some part of his fostering care and the charitable institutions owe much to the deep interest which he manifested in them, and which caused him to extend a charitable hand to their development. He reached a ripe old age, with his faculties clear and unimpaired to the last; and, now, as we look back upon his career, we know of no man in his sphere of life from the memory of whose deeds and actions we could draw a more salutary lesson. The deceased was remarkable for the upright manliness and integrity of his character, and the unostentatious kindness which he displayed to all, alike, made him generally admired and respected, but most beloved by those who knew him best. THE OBSEQUIES-LARGE FUNERAL PAGEANT-REQUIEM MASS (long details concerning the funeral Mass and the sermon by Father Duffy followed the above account and have not yet been copied as of February 19, 1989) Cemetery and funeral: The funeral of James Lynch took place yesterday forenoon. Requiem High Mass was celebrated at St. John the Baptist's Church with Rev. Father Duffy as celebrant and Dr. O'Hara as Deacon. A large number of friends were present with the Common Council and citizens generally. The remains were interred in St. Mary's Cemetery. !CITATION: From the book PIONEER IRISH OF ONONDAGA, page 37 -> 41: James Lynch was the son of Cornelius and Joanna Dooling Lynch of Tralee, County Kery, Ireland. Originally from the city of Dublin, Cornelius Lynch married and settled among the relatives of his wife in Kerry. Their sons, James and John, both came to Onondaga County. James had obtained a clerkship in Cork with relatives engaged in shipping dairy products to Eng- land. Some good fortune brought him a similar office in the United States Navy during the War of 1812, and he came to America. During his service he met many men from the city of New York among whom were two brothers named Little serving in the navy. These young men invited Lynch to their home and there he fell in love with their sister, Eliza, then sixteen years of age. She was of Knickerbocker stock, her mother a daughter of the Von Mullers. Small and curly-headed, vivacious yet haughty, she surrendered to the tall, handsome, bold Irishman whom her brothers called their friend. James Lynch was a gentleman of distinguished bearing, exquisite taste in dress, and of polished manners, upright in character and of sterling worth. His little wife forsook for him the gay life of New York and came up into the wilderness to Utica, where the Devereaux family, true to their reputation made them welcome. There in the course of time James Lynch and Thomas McCarthy met. Lynch with his wife and children came to Salina in the year 1824, opened a store, and engaged in the salt industry. McCarthy and Lynch worked together for many years, in business, in politics, and in reli- gion. They were both in the movement which led to the establishment of the first Catholic church in this County. Both were eminently successful in business, accumulating a fortune. Socially they were in the foremost rank and exercised a hospitality of which this generation knows not the mode. Both held office and took part in every work of good citizens and won for themselves a place in the history of their time. Eliza Little Lynch brought with her to the settlement at Salina the charm and grace of the metropolis and is still remembered for her dainty loveliness. The first piano of this region was hers, and the salt boilers often gathered round her gate to beg the favor of her musical art. Her home rivalled the McCarthy home in its reception of distinguished guests. It became a chapel at need and the piano served for an altar. So was laid in Onondaga County the foundation of the Lynch family, which grew and spread into all the avenues of work and life. The children of James anmd Eliza Little Lynch are: Mary, who married Edward Murray of Pompey; Lucy who married John White of Binghamton; Michael, who married Helen Barry of Oswego; John O'Sullivan, who married Eleanor Denman, Ohio; George, who went to California; James, Captain 149th N.Y.Vol. Inf.; Thomas, unmarried; Louise who married Charles Pendergast, a ship owner of Baltimore, and Adelaide, who married James Pendergast of Baltimore, a ship owner and a brother of Charles. James Lynch, the third, son of James Lynch and grandson of James Lynch, served in the war with Spain. !REMARKS(1): On page 77 of the above described scrapbook are three news- paper clipping one of which describes James LYNCH as a director of Salt Springs National Bank; another as director of the Syracuse Savings Bank; and the third as director of the Gas Light Company. !ANOMALY(1): On page 76 of the scrapbook are three clippings concernig the death of Mrs. James Lynch at the Chicago home of her daughter, Mrs. E. D. MURRAY. Since daughter Adelaide LYNCH-136 was married to James F. PENDERGAST-131, Eliza LYNCH (junior)-135 to Jerome Aloysius PENDERGAST-132, and Louise L. LYNCH-15 to Charles Henry PENDERGAST-14, another daughter, Mary, born probably after the 1850 census became Mrs. E. D. MURRAY. She was not identified by this compiler until the CITATION above was discovered. !TRIVIA: Received via Email on Internet, May 11, 1996 Larry, I doubt that there is any connection between your 5 gen (3G?) Grandfather and my 2G Grandfather Walter Lynch who was born in NYC in 1789. Somehow Walter removed to Sidney, Delaware Co., NY, by 1825, where and when my Great Grandfather William Rufus Lynch was born. I'm seeking more information about them, especially Walter who first shows up in the Federal Census in 1830 as head of household in Huntsville (latter named Butternuts), Otsego Co., NY. If you ever see any thing about him or his son, I would be greatly appreciative of such info, no matter how trivial. In regard to the name of James Lynch, this name was listed as a passenger aboard the ship Westpoint, which left from Londonderry about 10 Mar 1812 and arrived in New York 9 May 1812 (Schlegel, Doanald M.:Passengers from Ireland: Lists of Passengers arriving at American Ports between 1811 and 1817. Baltimore: Genealogical Publ. Co., 1980). Did your ancestor come here first and then get into the US Navy, or was he recruited directly from Ireland? Impressed? Must be a interesting story.
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