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James Calcott Pratt

James Calcott Pratt

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James Calcott PrattJames Calcott Pratt

    Notes:

    BIOGRAPHY: Manor Hamilton, Ireland.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Matilda Pratt  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1827 in Ireland; died in 1915.
    2. 3. Eliza Pratt  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Dec 1819 in Manor Hamilton, Ireland; died about 11 Feb 1897 in Paris, Seine, France.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Matilda PrattMatilda Pratt Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in 1827 in Ireland; died in 1915.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1850, Ward 18, New York City, NY
    • Census: 1870, Elizabeth, Union County, NJ
    • Census: 1880, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY
    • Residence: 1890; 124 E. 81st St., New York City, NY

    Notes:

    BIOGRAPHY: Matilda's sister, Eliza, who married Henry Wellington Greatorex, published pen and ink sketches in book form, from 1872 to 1876, the text of which were prepared by Matilda.

    BIRTH: Probably Manor Hamilton, Ireland.

    Matilda married Clement Johnson Despard in 1849. Clement (son of Richard Despard and Isabella Daly) was born in 1820 in New York; was christened in 1821 in The Bowery, New York City, NY; died in 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Clement Lyndon Despard  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jul 1853 in New York; died on 16 Apr 1916.
    2. 5. Alice Isabella Despard  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Oct 1866 in New York; died in 1952 in Bermuda.
    3. 6. Walter Douglas Despard  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Dec 1859 in New York; died on 27 Nov 1923.
    4. 7. Henry Despard  Descendancy chart to this point was born cal 1851 in New York.
    5. 8. Edward Despard  Descendancy chart to this point was born cal Oct 1859 in New York.

  2. 3.  Eliza PrattEliza Pratt Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 25 Dec 1819 in Manor Hamilton, Ireland; died about 11 Feb 1897 in Paris, Seine, France.

    Notes:

    BIOGRAPHY: Came to New York in 1840, where in 1849 she married Henry Wellington Greatorex.

    BIOGRAPHY: Notes of Nancy Willard Crompton:
    (b. 1819 Manorhamilton, Ireland; d. 1897 Paris) Painter, etcher (landscapes, views of NYC) act. NYC from 1855, Europe. One of the earliest Amer. women landscape painters, she supported herself and two daughters Kathleen Honora and Elizabeth Eleanor through sales of her art. Both daughters were trained by her and became artists sharing their mother's studio. They traveled extensively in Europe, Africa, and the U.S. Greatorex was one of the first artists to paint in the Colo. Springs area, sent there by G. P. Putnam in 1873 to procure sketches for a volume "Summer Etchings in Colorado." Two books were published of her etchings and text recording travels in Germany: "The Homes of Obermmergau" (1872) and "Etchings in Nuremburg" (1875). She was best known for her paintings and pen and ink sketches of New York scenes, some painted on panels and woodwork salvaged from old historical houses and churches. STUDIES: with Wotherspoon, James, and William Hart in NYC; Lambinet in Paris; Munich Piankothek; engraving with Toussaint in Paris. EXHIB.: NAD from 1855 (elected Associate in 1869); Wash. Art Assn. 1859; Salmagundi Club; PAFA 1862, 1869; Boston Athenaeum; Phila. Centennial 1876; Paris Salon 1881-94; in Berlin 1891. REF.: ... obit. "New York Tribune" (Feb 11, 1897).

    Eliza married Henry Wellington Greatorex in 1849 in New York. Henry was born in 1816 in Burton-on-Trent, England; died in Sep 1858 in Charleston, SC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Kathleen Honora Greatorex  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1851 in Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ; died in 1913.
    2. 10. Elizabeth Eleanor Greatorex  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1854; died in 1897.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Clement Lyndon DespardClement Lyndon Despard Descendancy chart to this point (2.Matilda2, 1.James1) was born on 13 Jul 1853 in New York; died on 16 Apr 1916.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1880, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY
    • Occupation: 1880, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY; insurance salesman
    • Occupation: 1890; insurance broker/16 Exchange Pl., New York City, New York Co., NY
    • Census: 1900; 675 West End Ave., New York City, NY
    • Occupation: 1900, New York City, New York, New York, USA; insurance broker
    • Residence: 1900, Manhattan, New York, New York; Age: 46; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Residence: 1910, Manhattan Ward 19, New York, New York; Age in 1910: 54; Age in 1910: 34; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self; Relation to Head of House: Head

    Notes:

    BIOGRAPHY: According to Jessie Despard (email 11Sep2002), ran Despard and Co., a maritime insurance company.

    Clement married Caroline Russell Bates on 18 Oct 1883. Caroline (daughter of Russell Bates and Margaret Kollock Shaw) was born on 5 Mar 1854 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Margaret Deering Despard  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Mar 1888 in New Rochelle, Westchester County, NY.
    2. 12. Jr. Clement Lyndon Despard  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jul 1884 in New Rochelle, Westchester County, NY; died in 1957.
    3. 13. Gwendolyn Russell Despard  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 14. Catherine Despard  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Nov 1889 in New York City, New York, New York, USA; died about 1896.

  2. 5.  Alice Isabella DespardAlice Isabella Despard Descendancy chart to this point (2.Matilda2, 1.James1) was born on 8 Oct 1866 in New York; died in 1952 in Bermuda.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1870, Elizabeth, Union County, NJ
    • Census: 1880, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY

    Alice married Carl Hexamer on 31 Aug 1905. Carl was born cal 1853. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 6.  Walter Douglas DespardWalter Douglas Despard Descendancy chart to this point (2.Matilda2, 1.James1) was born on 13 Dec 1859 in New York; died on 27 Nov 1923.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1880, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY
    • Occupation: 1880, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY; iron foundry salesman
    • Census: 1920, W. 55th St., Manhattan, NY

    Walter married Cornelia C. Cornell on 1 Nov 1883. Cornelia was born on 1 Feb 1859; died on 11 Mar 1924. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Marie Despard  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 16. Douglas Cornell Despard  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 17. Estelle Despard  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 7.  Henry DespardHenry Despard Descendancy chart to this point (2.Matilda2, 1.James1) was born cal 1851 in New York.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1850, Elizabeth, Union County, NJ
    • Occupation: 1870, Elizabeth, Union County, NJ; life insurance salesman
    • Census: 1880, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY
    • Occupation: 1880, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY; insurance salesman
    • Occupation: 1890; insurance broker/16 Exchange Pl., New York City, New York Co., NY

    Family/Spouse: Fanney. Fanney was born cal 1848 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Harry L. Despard  Descendancy chart to this point was born cal 1874 in New York.

  5. 8.  Edward DespardEdward Despard Descendancy chart to this point (2.Matilda2, 1.James1) was born cal Oct 1859 in New York.

  6. 9.  Kathleen Honora GreatorexKathleen Honora Greatorex Descendancy chart to this point (3.Eliza2, 1.James1) was born in 1851 in Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ; died in 1913.

    Notes:

    BIOGRAPHY: Notes of Nancy Willard Crompton:
    Painter (flowers, still lifes, decorative pieces), illus. act. NYC and Europe with her mother Eliza Greatorex and sister Elizabeth. STUDIES: with her mother; NAD; Henner at Paris; Munich Pinakothek and in Rome. EXHIB.: Paris Salon (awards 1886, 1889); Phil. Soc. of Artists 1881; Columbian Expo., Chicago 1893 (gold medal); Atlanta Expo. (gold medal); Louisville Art League 1898.


  7. 10.  Elizabeth Eleanor GreatorexElizabeth Eleanor Greatorex Descendancy chart to this point (3.Eliza2, 1.James1) was born in 1854; died in 1897.

    Notes:

    BIOGRAPHY: Notes of Nancy Willard Crompton:
    Amer. painter (flowers, genre, gardens, china paintings), etcher act. NYC and Europe with her mother Eliza Greatorex and sister Kathleen. STUDIES: with her mother and at Minich Pinakothek. EXHIB.: Union League Club, NYC 1888; Phila. Soc. of Artists 1881.



Generation: 4

  1. 11.  Margaret Deering DespardMargaret Deering Despard Descendancy chart to this point (4.Clement3, 2.Matilda2, 1.James1) was born on 14 Mar 1888 in New Rochelle, Westchester County, NY.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1900; 675 West End Ave., New York City, NY
    • Residence: 1900, Manhattan, New York, New York; Age: 12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    • Residence: 1910, Manhattan Ward 19, New York, New York; Age in 1910: 22; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    • Census: 1930; 1589 Herbert, Memphis, TN
    • Occupation: 1930, Memphis, Shelby County, TN; interior decorator

    Margaret married Zenas Newton Estes on 18 Aug 1924 in New York City, New York, New York, USA. Zenas was born cal 1878 in Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Richard Despard Estes  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 20. Newton Collier Estes  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 12.  Jr. Clement Lyndon DespardJr. Clement Lyndon Despard Descendancy chart to this point (4.Clement3, 2.Matilda2, 1.James1) was born on 14 Jul 1884 in New Rochelle, Westchester County, NY; died in 1957.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1900; 675 West End Ave., New York City, NY
    • Residence: 1900, Manhattan, New York, New York; Age: 15; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    • Residence: 1910, Manhattan Ward 19, New York, New York; Age in 1910: 25; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    • Occupation: 1913; insurance broker/60 Wall St., New York City, NY
    • Census: 1930; 77 Buena Vista, Rumson, Monmouth Co., NJ
    • Occupation: 1930, Rumson, Monmouth County, NJ; insurance broker

    Notes:

    BIOGRAPHY: According to Jessie Despard (email 11Sep2002), ran Despard and Co., a maritime insurance company, as did his father before him. There is a Clement L. Despard listed in the 1930 NY Blue Book, which may be this person.

    Clement married Jessica Van Rensselaer Bond on 3 Nov 1923. Jessica (daughter of Jr. Hugh Lennox Bond and Jessica Van Rensselaer) was born cal 1896 in Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Jessica Van Rensselaer Despard  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 22. Catherine Greatorex Despard  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 23. III Clement Lyndon Despard  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 13.  Gwendolyn Russell DespardGwendolyn Russell Despard Descendancy chart to this point (4.Clement3, 2.Matilda2, 1.James1)

    Gwendolyn married John Wheelwright Wendell [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. John Wheelwright Wendell  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 25. Nancy Everett Wendell  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 14.  Catherine DespardCatherine Despard Descendancy chart to this point (4.Clement3, 2.Matilda2, 1.James1) was born on 12 Nov 1889 in New York City, New York, New York, USA; died about 1896.

  5. 15.  Marie DespardMarie Despard Descendancy chart to this point (6.Walter3, 2.Matilda2, 1.James1)

  6. 16.  Douglas Cornell DespardDouglas Cornell Despard Descendancy chart to this point (6.Walter3, 2.Matilda2, 1.James1)

  7. 17.  Estelle DespardEstelle Despard Descendancy chart to this point (6.Walter3, 2.Matilda2, 1.James1)

  8. 18.  Harry L. DespardHarry L. Despard Descendancy chart to this point (7.Henry3, 2.Matilda2, 1.James1) was born cal 1874 in New York.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1880, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY

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