Posted by: Admin on Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 11:23 AM
Here's a bit of information about Enoch Auty - given to me by Louise Maskrey.
Hi Brian,
I will try to help you with as much as I know about Sarah Auty Knight (Verry).....She was the grandmother to my foster father Everett Walter Knight......Chas. W Knight & Annie Nelson, were his parents.
Sarah Auty Knight later married George Verry who was born in 1857 and who must have died before she did as she is on the census with her son & daughter-in-law in 1920.....She said she had 6 children of which only two were alive.
There is a George Von Lewis Auty who was the son of Sarah Roberts and who must therefore be the brother of Sarah. There are alot of Sarah's and George's in that line. There is a Sarah bn 1815 who was a widow and age 65 He was born in 1853. I think this was Sarah Roberts.
A George Auty was born 8/30/09....The Auty I remembered was related to David Sumner I believe as his name was Enoch Auty and was a cousin of my Dad Everett. He was born in Foxboro MA (norfolk County) on August 8, 1883 and Died in 1960. I think he married Jennie Mason in 1912 in RI but I am not sure.....We visited him all the time as my father and he were quite close and he lived in Attleboro Falls MA close to where we lived. They were both brought up in Foxboro MA however and they were farmers before going into the jewelery business. I believe Enoch Place Auty was the father of the Enoch Auty that I knew. On the city directories in 1910 there is a George Auty living in the vicinity of the Knights on Pleasant Ave. in Attleboro MA and was listed as jeweler.
There is also a misc. will in Dec. 1930 Wrentham or Attle. Kin 1 George, Kin @ Rachel.
I think George and Enoch might have been brothers because I remember them talking about George Auty. I believe the Place connected with the Autys is from the mother of one Enoch's (surname Place...) There are many in RI.
In the directory 1890 there is an Enoch Auty listed as harnessmaker. I believe that is Enoch P bn 1855 died in 1930. In the 1911 directory Enoch Sr. listed as jeweler....
I wish I could tell you more however I was primarily interested in helping WilliamKnight with the Knight genealogy. Since I was only a foster child I knew only what I remembered my Dad telling me and having pictures of the headstones in No. Purchase Cemetery in Attleboro Ma. I don't know if any of the Auty's are buried there. David Sumner said his people were in Plainville however I am not sure about this.
Anything you may find on the census of Foxboro (Norfolk Cty) would be the proper place for these people as they had the farm adjacent to the Knight family where my Dad was brought up.
Sorry this is so cut up in info but I wrote notes and didn't make proper associations except to the people who were connected to the Knight family.
I remember Enoch well. He was a typical New Englander who wore suspenders and had huge hands as I remember....
1920 Census Enoch 37yrs. MA living with father-in-law (Mason)
Wife Jeannie 4lyrs. born in MA
Lillian 6 yrs bn in MA
Marion 4yrs. bn in MA
The father in law was Edwin Mason-68yr
Mary his wife bn. in PA
Wish I could be of more help but if I find something else I will notify you.
Regards
LouiseMaskrey(Knight)Picchione
