This map from Wikipedia shows the closeness of New Castle to Long Island, where Amy and Aldrich were married.Because of the surnames of Amy and her spouse, Aldrich Carver, I like to think of them as close companions... the carver needing his knife by his side. Amy must have been missed when Aldrich needed to go back to New York, from his new land in Ohio, to claim her as his bride. Her "sharp" wit may have been an asset to his shrewd political endeavors in Ruggles and she probably helped him "cut" through the red tape that hampered him along the way.
Amy was born about 1801 in New Castle, Westchester, New York. She and Aldrich were married in New York and then they both left for Ruggles, Ohio. They had the following children, all born in Ruggles Township:
1823 Sarah I.
1829 Phebe Ann
1830 Fannie Josephine, our ancestor
1831 John Randolph
In the 1870 census, Amy, widowed, is the head of the household with her son, John Randolph, carrying on the work on their farm. In the 1880 census she is living alone and died that year, age 80. She was buried next to Aldrich at the Savannah Cemetery in Savannah, Ashland, Ohio.
AMY KNIFFEN
BORN: abt 1801 in New Castle, Westchester, NY
MARRIED: abt 1821 in ,Long Island, NY
DIED: abt 1880 in Ruggles, Ashland, OH
BURIED: 1880
at Savannah Cemetery in Savannah Ashland, OH
SOURCES:ABBRcensus #1512, SL#020206 Rubbles Twp, AshlandTITL 1850 census #1512, SL#020206 Rubbles Twp, Ashland Co., OH, D.W. Brown,
Assistant Marshal. [Note: The name of the township is Ruggles]; Alice Huffman Chilcote e-mail of 24 Aug 2000=Fanny Carver's parents were Aldrich Carver and AmyS Kniffen (discrepancy with Ann from federal census records and Daniel G.'s obituary) Research notes:
Alice Chilcote's letter of 24 Aug 2000= married Amy Kniffen in 1821 Footnote: Marriage of Aldrich Carver, Huffman Notebook.Compiled by Mary Kirsch and her son, David, descendants of Amy and Aldrich Carver.
