THE MAIN TREE II, Second Edition, by Nancy (Portor) Childress, 1995. page51.
He served with the New York troops in the War of 1812. Pvt.Kickerbacker's 45 Regiment New York Militia.

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1. Nancy MAIN b. 1820, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York; d. 25 Oct 1900, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York.
2. Clark MAIN b. 1822, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York.
3. Gardner MAIN b. 1824, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York; d. Iowa,unmarried.
4. Darius James MAIN b. 1826, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York.
5. Sarah MAIN b. 1825, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York.
6. Hannah MAIN b. 1830, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York.
7. Lois MAIN b. 1832, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York.
8. 1. Mary MAIN b. 1834, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York; d. her youth.
9. Hiram MAIN b. 19 Sep 1836, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York.
10. Charles MAIN b. 18 Sep 1838, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York.
11. Benjamin MAIN b. 6 Feb 1840, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York; d. 11 Mar 1913.
12. Almira MAIN b. 1842, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York; d. 5 Feb 1847, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York.

THE MAIN TREE II, Second Edition, by Nancy (Portor) Childress, 1995. page21.
They lived at Stephenson, New York and later in Petersburg,Rensselaer Co., NY then Crawford Co., PA and then Bloomfield, PA.

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1. Nathan MAIN b. 1777, Hopkinton,Kings Co.,Rhode Island; d. 11 May 1870, Alfred,Allegany Co.,New York.
2. Dorothy MAIN b. 1780, Hopkinton,Kings Co.,Rhode Island.
3. Oliver MAIN b. 1785, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York.
4. Thomas MAIN b. 1788, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York; d. Aft 1872, Kingsville,Ashtabula Co.,Ohio.
5. Charlotte MAIN b. 14 Aug 1790, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York.
6. 2. Gardner G. MAIN b. 1793, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York; d. 5 Jul 1874, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York.
7. Ruby MAIN b. 1795, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York.
8. Miss MAIN b. 1797, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York.
9. Deborah MAIN b. 1799, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York.
10. Samuel MAIN b. 1801, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York; d. 19 Mar 1873, Elk Creek,Erie Co.,Pennsylvania.
11. David MAIN b. 1803, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York; d. Wisconsin.
12. Eunice MAIN b. 1805, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York.
13. Rebecca MAIN b. 1807, Petersburg,Rensselaer Co.,New York; d. Abt 1819.

THE MAIN TREE II, Second Edition, by Nancy (Portor) Childress, 1995. page12.
Jeremiah's will was probated 12 Jul 1780.
DAR #315226; Palmer/Wheeler book; Brown Genealogy; HofS, pp.449-450.; Bible Records NY, Vol. 14, pp. 150-154. this bible is theproperty of Mars. Lester Lang. At DAR Library, Washington, CD.

LAND RECORDS
26 JUN 1758, VOL. 7, PAGE 188.
Ichabod Eccleston to JEREMIAH MAIN dated June 26, 1758, Vol. 7, page188 -- 55 1/4 acres for 96 pounds -- beginning at a small gray oaktree standing on the westwardly side of Elihu Chesebrough's land, thencerunning south about 122 rods to a small chestnut tree with stones aboutit, thence running West 18 North 34 rods to a mearstone, thence runningWest 37 North 24 rods to a mearstone standing in a brook, thence runningnortheastwardly down streem. In the middle of said brook, as the sameruns, about 173 rods to a mearstone standing in said brook, thencerunning South about 38 East 47 rods to the land first mentioned,Witnessed by Joseph Billings and William Witter. Recorded Feb. 10, 1759.

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THE BROWN GENEALOGY, Vol. II, 1915, by Cyrus Henry Brown, page 242.
The foregoing is written especially to show the parentage ofThankful Brown and her sister Elizabeth, and to show the identicallocation where they were born and married.
It is interesting to note that Thankful Brown Main named her oldestson, James, for her father, and it has been interesting to notice forfive succeeding generations that the name James appears in regular orderamong her descendants. This was discovered when the B. & MG was written.

1. James MAIN b. 27 Jan 1743, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 1847, Stonington,New London,Connecticut,aged 104 years.
2. Lydia MAIN b. 11 Apr 1745, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. her youth.
3. Thankful MAIN b. 14 Jan 1748, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 14 Sep 1819, Springfield,Otsego Co.,New York.
4. Bridget MAIN b. 4 Jan 1749, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. her youth.
5. David MAIN b. 26 Aug 1752, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 27 Dec 1843, Connecticut.
6. 4. Nathan MAIN b. 1756, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 13 May 1855, Crawford Co.,Pennsylvania.
7. Daniel MAIN b. 26 Jan 1761, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 20 Jan 1835, So. Brookfield,Madison Co.,New York; bur. Main Cemetery,So. Brookfield,Madison Co.,New York.